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March 31 2020 is D-day for South Africa’s miners, they have to be compliant with regulation of the new Mining Charter governing ownership in the country. According to Lili Nupen, a director at Nupen Staude De Vries Inc it is not going to be easy. Here’s why.</p>


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#MiningIndaba2020: Next month it is going to be sticky for SA miners, here’s why

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CNBC Africa’s Chris Bishop spoke with Fortune Mojapelo, CEO of Bushveld Minerals about the company’s plans to scale up production at the on-going Mining Indaba in Cape Town.</p>


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Benedikt Sobotka, CEO, Eurasian Resources Group addressed the burning issue of the beneficiation of Africa raw materials at the on-going Mining Indaba in Cape Town with CNBC Africa’s Chris Bishop.</p>


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In January 2019, Sierra Leone began a nationwide airborne geophysical survey to help the country identify all its minerals. Julius Mattai, Director-General of the National Minerals Agency of Sierra Leone disclosed this in a chat with CNBC Africa’s Chris Bishop on the side-lines of the African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa.</p>


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Ghana is fine-tuning its relationship with mining companies, but the country’s insists on local content. That’s according to the board Chairman of the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation, Prince Imoro Andani. Adani discussed this and more with CNBC Africa’s Chris Bishop on the side-lines of the 2020 African Mining Indaba in South Africa.</p>


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South Africa is on a trans-formative journey towards development by addressing inequality, unemployment and poverty to build an inclusive and innovative society but how is mining playing a role in this transformation process? CNBC Africa&#8217;s Chris Bishop is joined by Mpumi Sithole, Head of Corporate Affairs, Anglo Coal SA and Heidi Sternberg, Sector Specialist Mining, PIC to discuss the role of women in the mining sector.</p>


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On the side-lines of the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, CNBC Africa’s Chris Bishop spoke to Mzila Mthenjane, Executive Head: Stakeholder Affairs at Exxaro on how the company’s plans to transition from coal to renewables and the impact of this journey on local communities.</p>


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CNBC Africa&#8217;s Chris Bishop spoke with Alex Caldwell, Head of Mining at Vivo Energy on the company&#8217;s strong business operations in Africa and its plans for expansion following opportunities provided at the investing in Mining Indaba.</p>


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CNBC Africa&#8217;s Chris Bishop spoke with Jacob Mbele, Deputy Director-General of Energy Programmes and Projects at the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on Minister Mantashe&#8217;s announcement of mining companies being able to generate its own electricity and what this will mean for the relation with government and the private sector.</p>


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Industrial Development Corporation CEO, Tshokolo Nchocho spoke to CNBC Africa’s Chris Bishop about the IDC’s role in driving investment into South Africa’s mining sector.</p>


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There’s a number of issues in relationship between the mines and the community in Africa, CNBC Africa’s Chris Bishop spoke to Molefe Pilane, Community Chief at Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine in Rustenburg about how these relations are managed in 2020.</p>


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While Mining Indaba is about delegates addressing issues such as land and mineral rights, regulatory uncertainty and the future of the mining industry other individuals go for inspiration. Mining Engineering student, Smangaliso Mahlangu shares his story with CNBC Africa.</p>


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#MiningIndaba2020: How this Mining Engineering prospect looks to navigate through SA’s tough job market

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At the 26th African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, CNBC Africa&#8217;s Chris Bishop spoke with Michelle Taylor, COO, Tharisa Minerals on how a gathering like this helps connect junior miners with investors and the impact of Eskom’s crisis on mining.</p>


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#MiningIndaba2020: Tharisa Minerals’ Michelle Taylor on what self-generation means for junior miners

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The Minerals Council South Africa this morning published its Facts and Figures 2019 pocketbook at the Mining Indaba. Based on the latest available statistics the council said, it is clear that South African mining companies are struggling to ramp up production in response to improved commodity prices due to structural constraints such as the cost and unreliability of electricity supply. CNBC Africa spoke to Minerals Council South Africa’s Chief Economist, Henk Langenhoven for more.</p>


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Billy Mawasha, Director of Prieska Copper-Zinc Mine Orion Minerals and Popo Molefe Chairperson, Transnet sat down with CNBC Africa’s Chris Bishop at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town to discuss the investment environment in South Africa’s mining sector and why infrastructure remains critical to driving investment in mining.</p>


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On the side-lines of the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, CNBC Africa’s Chris Bishop spoke to the Minerals Council of South Africa CEO, Roger Baxter about the cost of state capture on electricity prices as well is the decision to allow mining companies to self-generate power.</p>


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<p>By Chris Bishop </p>



<p>Next week almost 7,000 delegates from 90 countries will descend on Cape Town for the biggest mining gathering on the planet in the hope that the gloom could soon lift from one of the big drivers of African growth.</p>



<p><em><strong>Tune in daily from 3-6th February as CNBC Africa brings you all the action from #MiningIndba2020 brought to you by Brand South Afric</strong></em><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InvestInSAMining?src=hashtag_click">a #InvestInSAMining</a>  </p>



<p>For years South Africa – the biggest mining nation on the continent – has been in decline losing tens of thousands of jobs amid economic and regulatory uncertainty. The Mining Indaba, a place where investors and the industry meet, has mirrored this downturn. In recent years there has been a deathly quiet in some quarters of the Cape Town International Convention Centre where once there was noisy bustle. This year could prove a little brighter, according to some delegates who have booked their flights to Cape Town because of more stability in South African mining and an uptick in commodity prices. </p>



<p>“I am excited this year and I think it will be a lot less gloomy than last year, “says Tawanda Madondo the Senior Coverage Banker Natural Resources at Absa Corporate Investment Banking. Madondo cited the increase in prices for rhodium and palladium as part of the drive to cut down car emissions. Palladium, a by-product of platinum, touched record highs of $2500 in 2019, an increase in the price of 19%.</p>



<p>More junior miners are expected at this year’s Mining Indaba – a bellwether for the mining industry. Junior miners are the scouts of the mining industry. They are nimble companies with low-cost bases that find mining projects that the big operators may miss and grind them through to bankable feasibility. Junior miners then sell to the major miners who pour in the required hefty load of capital.</p>



<p>“They are the in the front line and we are seeing a lot of
interest this year from Australian junior miners, especially when it comes to
West Africa,” says Wickus Botha,&nbsp; Energy
&amp; Natural Resources Leader for Africa at Ernst and Young.</p>



<p>Both delegates agree that West Africa is seeing a lot of
interest from junior gold miners attracted by the shallow reefs of the region.
The West African gold fields promise less risk and capital and can be swifter
to set up. Veteran South African miners, who are used to negotiating narrow
shafts up to four kilometres, are finding West Africa a happy hunting ground.</p>



<p>Madondo also believes there could be a lot of interest in so-called ESG investing – that is investment that takes into account environmental, social and governance issues – this year. The carrot for these investors is that they could ease pressure on the environment at the same time as helping South African mines to free themselves from expensive, production disrupting, power cuts.</p>



<p>“The electricity costs for mines are at about 25%. If you
look at projects that will create green energy, through solar and wind, to fill
that need – I think it could be very attractive for ESG investors at the Mining
Indaba this year,” says Madondo.</p>



<p>One of the ESG investors in Cape Town this year will be the Church of England with its multi-million-pound pension fund for its vicars, bishops and deacons. If it decides to invest in green energy in the mines the environment of South Africa could have a prayer.         </p>


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