MMWER to engage resources sector
Staff Writer | Friday June 5, 2015 16:16
The 12th Annual Botswana Resource Sector Conference takes place between June 9 and 10, 2015 in Gaborone.
The Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Kitso Mokaila will open the conference on the 9th. A full agenda will see presentations from a significant proportion of the leading resource sector companies in Botswana. In a significant development, this year sees the launch of the Inaugural ‘Digging Deeper’ Consultative Forum highlighting the Botswana Government’s willingness to engage with the Botswana Resource Sector, and its key participants. The ‘Digging Deeper’ forum is being held on Wednesday 10th at 15h00.
The principal objective is for prospectors, miners and other stakeholders to raise and discuss different issues that affect them as the industry. The workshop will be led by senior ministry officials including Nchidzi Mmolawa, DPS Minerals, Ofentse Ditsele, Deputy Director (Operations) Department of Mines, Mogomotsi Nyepetsi, Deputy Director (Licensing), Department of Mines, Kenneth Kerekang Director Department of Energy and Tiyapo Ngwisanyi, Director, Department of Geological Survey and this exciting addition to the agenda will provide a chance for some very real dialogue. In a statement organisers of the conference, Capital Conferences said the ministry will be available for views, challenges and suggestions that the industry encounters in their operations and their recommendations on how to improve some of the services for the companies in the minerals sector. “The ministry will open the session with a Government overview of the industry and then the different sectors – coal bed methane, coal, base metals, diamonds, industrial minerals, soda ash and precious metals will follow with their short presentations highlighting their concerns. “These will then be addressed by the Ministry officials and comments from the floor will be welcomed,” reads the statement.