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The projects magazine in collaboration with Stanbic bank launched the future of mining summit 2024

The Projects Magazine today launched The Future of Mining Summit, set to become the country’s premier mining conference. The event is scheduled for 12th and 13th of June 2024, at Boipuso Hall, Fairgrounds in Gaborone.
The Projects Magazine today launched The Future of Mining Summit, set to become the country’s premier mining conference. The event is scheduled for 12th and 13th of June 2024, at Boipuso Hall, Fairgrounds in Gaborone.

The Projects Magazine today launched The Future of Mining Summit, set to become the country’s premier mining conference. The event is scheduled for 12th and 13th of June 2024, at Boipuso Hall, Fairgrounds in Gaborone.

The summit, which is organised in partnership with the Botswana Chamber of Mines (BCM) is endorsed and supported by the government of Botswana through the Ministry of Minerals and Energy. It will serve as a convergence point for mining industry leaders, high-level government officials, policy-makers, thought leaders in extractive industries, investors, and ESG stakeholders. The summit will feature strategic keynote presentations, technical insights, and panel discussions over the course of two days.

Hosted under the theme “Building Competitive Global Players in the Face of Evolving Industry Challenges,” the summit will feature prominent figures from Botswana’s mining sector, including Mmetla Masire (Managing Director of Okavango Diamond Company), Naseem Lahri (Managing Director of Lucara Botswana), Sedireng “Sed” Serumola (Managing Director of DTC Botswana), and Johan Ferreira (CEO of MNG Khoemacau Copper Mine), Edwin Elias (CEO of Morupule Coal Mine) all of whom have so far confirmed their participation.

Editor's Comment
Don't let FMD outbreak drag on

Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...

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