Feb 7 (Reuters) – Mining companies gather this week in Cape Town, South Africa, for the first major industry conference of the year.
The meeting returned to its traditional February time after disruption caused by the pandemic and attracted about 7,500 delegates, organizers say, up from 6,500 last year when the conference was held in May.
A predominant theme is investment in Africa, which has the potential to play a key role in providing minerals for a transition to a low-carbon economy, but is likely to weigh on concerns about high interest rates and failing economies.
Mining companies pushed to face a growth dilemma
Newmont may reject the $16.9 billion bid for Newcrest
Anglo American urges public-private to fix Transnet
Burkina Faso denies it favors Russia’s Nordgold
Zambian mining minister expects Mopani deal
Congo Gecamines seeks to diversify
Thungela says emerging markets still want coal
Sibanye-Stillwater peels off gold mega-merger
Gold miner Harmony looks at hydrogen, LNG
Petra Diamonds open to M&A deals, says CEO
Angola seeks dual listing for Endiama (Compiled by Barbara Lewis)
