AFRICA DAY 04-05-2012
Date: Friday 4th May 2012
Africa hosts amongst the best mineral deposits in the world. The continent represents 20% of the world’s land area but contains an estimated 30% of the mineral reserves (by value). This includes 40% of the gold, 60% of the diamonds and fully 90% of the world’s platinum group metals.
Many deposits remain under-developed and under-explored due to historical and political factors. Many of the the continent's 53 countries have however attracted investment with new mining codes, stable democracies and of course one of history's strongest commodity bull cycles. This investor seminar introduces some of the companies that have established successful businesses there.
Africa Day 04-05-12 Webcasts
The Mining Journal Investor Seminars hosted Africa Day on May 5th, 2012. Please click the links below to view each company webcast.
| Company | View Webcast | View Company News Portal |
| Keynote speaker: Ed O'Keefe - Director - Synergy Global Consultants Growth in Africa – managing social risks and opportunities in mining | ||
| Bilboes Holdings | ||
| Aureus Mining | ||
Andiamo Exploration | ||
Nevsun Resources |
The Lincoln Centre
The Lincoln Centre is just minutes away from Holborn, Chancery Lane and Covent Garden underground stations.
Address:
The Lincoln Centre
18, Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3ED
Agenda
08:30 - 09:00 Registration and tea/coffee
09:00 - 09:05 Chairman's opening remarks
09:05 - 09:30 Keynote speaker: Ed O'Keefe - Director - Synergy Global Consultants
Growth in Africa – managing social risks and opportunities in mining
09:30 - 09:55 Bilboes Holdings - Victor Gapare - Chief Executive
09:55 - 10:20 Aureus Mining - David Reading - CEO
10:20 – 10:45 Networking tea/Coffee and biscuits
10:45 - 11:10 Andiamo Exploration – Tim Williams – Chairman & CEO
11:10 – 11:35 Nevsun Resources – Scott Trebilcock – VP Business Development & I.R.
11:35 – 12:00 Networking tea/Coffee and biscuits
Presenting Companies
Andiamo Exploration Ltd is a private UK company exploring for gold and base metals in Eritrea. The 723 square kilometre Haykota exploration licence, some 45 kilometres south west of the Bisha mine, has demonstrated Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide mineralisation, with near surface gold enrichment, as well as extensive shear-hosted gold mineralisation.
Bilboes Holdings is a privately owned company developing the Isabella-Bubi Complex and Gold Quarry projects in Zimbabwe which were previously owned by Anglo American Zimbabwe.
Nevsun operates the high grade, low cost Bisha Mine in Eritrea. Bisha generates strong free cash flow from production of 1,000 ounces of gold per day at $300 cash cost.
Aureus Mining Inc. is a gold exploration and development company listed on TSX and AIM (AUE). It is focussed in highly prospective and under-explored areas of Liberia and Cameroon. The company’s principal strategic objectives are to be a gold producer in 2013, expand the resource base through high-impact exploration and develop towards being a mid-tier gold producer.
Speakers
Keynote speaker
Ed O'Keefe - Director - Synergy Global Consultants
Ed has 20 years’ experience of managing social issues in natural resource projects. Synergy Global Consulting is a leading advisory firm on extractive industry and social issues, and has worked in over 25 countries with clients including AngloGold Ashanti, Newmont, Rio Tinto, London Mining, Shell, OMV, EBRD and IFC. He has conducted numerous reviews against the IFC Performance Standards, acted as an external assessor for Newmont's community relations management system and lead the EITI validation exercises for Ghana and Nigeria. He worked previously for the UK Department for International Development and Fauna & Flora International.Presenting company speaker
Aureus Mining - David Reading - CEO
Mr Reading has significant expertise in the global mining industry with over 35 years’ experience across the fields of exploration, feasibility, project development and mining. Mr Reading has an MSc in Economic Geology and has held senior positions with leading mining companies. He is the former CEO of European Goldfields and the former General Manager of African exploration for Randgold Resources. In addition, he has held senior exploration and project development positions for Anglo American and Phelps Dodge.
Presenting company speaker
Nevsun Resources - Scott Trebilcock - VP Business Development and Investor Relations
Scott is a process engineer and MBA with 15 years of industry and consulting experience working withn Nautilus Minerals, PRTM management consultants, Noranda and Hatch Associates. Scott brings significant strategic planning and international business development experience to the company. Scott joined the Nevsun team in September 2010.
Presenting company speaker
Andiamo Exploration - Dr Tim Williams - Executive Chairman
Dr Tim Williams is a geologist and a chartered engineer. He has more than thirty years of experience in the mining industry ranging from positions in major mining companies through to junior exploration operations. He also has a background in financial institutions in the City of London. Dr Williams has over 17 years of experience of operating in Eritrea in north east Africa and has founded two start-up exploration companies focussed on the country. He is now dedicated full-time to ensuring the success of Andiamo Exploration.
Presenting company speaker
Bilboes Holdings - Victor Gapare - Chief Executive
Victor Gapare is the Chief Executive of Bilboes Holdings. Victor worked for Anglo American Zimbabwe for 16 years and rose to the position of operations director. He left Anglo American Zimbabwe in 2003 after leading the management buyout of Anglo American’s gold and pyrites interests in Zimbabwe.Victor is also a director of the Zimbabwe Power Company, which is responsible for generating electricity in Zimbabwe and Zimnat Lion Insurance Company, one of the biggest short term insurance companies in Zimbabwe.
Victor was the President of the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe during the period 2009 to 2011 and was actively involved in shaping a new direction for the mining industry in Zimbabwe.
He holds a Masters Degree in Business Leadership from the University of South Africa as well as a Bachelor of Business Studies degree from the University of Zimbabwe.
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