1. 5th West & Central Africa
Mining Summit 2012
11 - 12 September 2012
Traduction simultanée Accra International Conference Centre
en Anglais / Français
Accra, Ghana
The 5th West & Central Africa Mining Summit 2012 is the Our Distinguished Speakers Include
region’s No. 1 mining business industry event dedicated Hon Mike Hammah, Minister, Ministry of Lands and Natural
to probing new investment and exploration opportunities Resources, Ghana
for investors, miners and financiers. Benjamin Aryee, Chief Executive, Minerals Commission, Ghana
Listen to keynote addresses, benefit from insightful dynamic Prof Jean Koulidiati, Minister, Ministry of Environment &
Sustainable Development, Burkina Faso
presentations. Interim Minister, Ministry of Mines & Energy, Burkina Faso
Visit the technology showcase and take advantage of extraordinary Hon George Aston Wreh, Director of Mines, Ministry of Lands,
networking opportunities. Mines & Energy, Liberia
Babacar Diouf, Head of Division, Mining Economy, Department of
Mines and Geology, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Senegal
RECEIVE FIRST HAND INFORMATION ON: Ahmed Taleb Mohamed, Technical Adviser in charge of the Mining Sector,
Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines, Mauritania (confirming)
Growth Drivers and Investors in West & Central Africa’s Mining Sectors
Macro-Economic Trends & Commodities Investment Climate Prof John C Anyanwu, Lead Research Economist, African Development Bank
New Sources of Institutional Capital for Mining Companies in Africa Dr Edeki Mudiare, Executive Member, African Iron and Steel
Growth of Private Equity in Mining Investments Association (AISA), Nigeria
Funding Options for New Discoveries for Resource Companies
George Kwatia, Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Gh) Ltd
in the Current Economic Climate
Is Africa an Acquisitions-Friendly Market? M&A Trends and Marcus S Wleh, Head of External Affairs and Corporate Responsibility
ArcelorMittal Liberia
Implications for Investors
Commodities Price Outlook & What’s hot and what’s not? Dr Désiré Vencatachellum, Director, African Development Bank
Resource Nationalism: Exploring Trends and Assessing Impact Amadou Sangaré, Partner, Sangaré Partners sarl
on the Industry
Mining Hotspots: From Democratic Republic of Congo to Franklin Joseph Asamoah-Mensah, Ghana Representative,
Rio Tinto Alcan
Mauritania- Developing Mining Enterprises in the Resource
Rich West & Central Africa Region Yves De Moor, Director, Group DML
Outlook on Taxation Policies in Ghana Tshediso Mabelane, Managing Director, Newblak Investments
Dedicated Sessions on Investment Opportunities in Ghana, Ivory
Coast, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Congo, Gabon, Dr M P Narayanan, Vice Chairman, World Mining Congress
Chairman, Asian Mining Chapter of WMC
Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria President, GIS Development
Dedicated Sessions Focusing on Specific Commodities (gold, Former Chairman, Coal India Ltd
iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, coal) Daniel (Dan) Kenneth Bansah, Vice President, Exploration Banro Corporation
Tapping into India’s Demand for Mineral Resources
Chris Waller, Manager of Studies, Lycopodium Minerals Pty Ltd
Corporate Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability
within the Mining Sector Adrian Singh, Gold Process Specialist, DRA Mining
Building Healthy Partnerships with Local Communities Madeline R Young, CSR Analyst / Government Relations Advisor,
Managing Country Risk for Mining Projects Cominco Resources
Turning Transportation Challenges into Opportunities:
Dr Andreas Barth, Managing Director, Beak Consultants GmbH
Infrastructural Bottlenecks and Mining in West & Central Africa
Mining PPP with the European Community Peet van Schalkwyk, Executive Vice President & Head of MENA &
Eurasia Region, Gold Fields
Geoffrey Wynne, Partner, SNR Denton UK LLP
Kwabena Osei-Boateng, Managing Director, IC Securities (Ghana) Ltd
Platinum Sponsor Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsors
Richard Levack, Director & Operations CEO, Banlaw Africa Group
Daniel Misiano, VP Marketing Exploration, Atlas Copco
Senior Representative, Ecobank Ghana
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2. 5th West & Central Africa Platinum Sponsor
Atlas Copco is an industrial group with world-leading positions in
Mining Summit 2012
compressors, construction and mining equipment, power tools
and assembly systems. The Group delivers sustainable solutions
for increased customer productivity through innovative products
and services. Founded in 1873, the company is headquartered
in Stockholm, Sweden and has a global reach spanning more than 170 countries.
The Group’s vision is to become and remain First in Mind - First in Choice® of its
customers and other stakeholders. The Group operates through a number of divisions
11 - 12 September 2012 within four business areas; Compressor Technique, Mining and Rock Excavation
Technique, Construction Technique and Industrial Technique. Atlas Copco Ghana Ltd
Accra International Conference Centre was established in 1992 to serve the mining industry (both in underground and surface
operations) and is currently the leading supplier of mining equipment, compressors, road
Accra, Ghana construction equipment (Dynapac) as well as aftermarket services in the country. The
company operates in Accra, Obuasi and Tema with a total of 128 employees.
Diamond Sponsor
MINING INVESTMENTS IN WEST & Banlaw Africa Group is a mining services company, which
builds mines and carries out contract mining. The Group
CENTRAL AFRICA ARE HOT! operates in Sub-Sahara Africa, with offices in Tarkwa, Ghana,
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Monrovia,
Liberia, and in Bukavu, DRC. As a multi-discipline company, Banlaw has carried out
many contracts in the fields of contract mining, earthworks, infrastructure civil works
Attracting a Substantial Share of Mining Interest and joint management of mine construction projects with EPCM companies. Other
areas of expertise include mine Infrastructure maintenance, material processing,
and Investment Dollars geotechnical and geodetic services as well as joint venture mining. Banlaw has in-
depth experience in Sub-Saharan logistics, operating procedures, mining codes,
and management. The company also has the support of its own in house fleet of
earthmoving and civil works equipment. Co-founder and CEO, Richard Levack heads
The 5th West & Central Africa Mining Summit 2012 is strategically hosted in Accra, a strong team of expatriates gathered from around the world as well as qualified and
experienced African Nationals, to enable Banlaw to provide high quality services to the
the heart of emerging mining activities in Africa. Designed to provide you with a broad mines of Sub-Saharan Africa.
comprehensive analysis of the latest exploration activities and highlights challenges and
opportunities that the extractive industry is facing in the West & Central parts of Africa – the Gold Sponsors
only authoritative platform on this region. Lycopodium Minerals Pty Ltd has undertaken projects
across a broad range of commodities including gold, base
The Summit will present the most relevant insights into investment & exploration metals, iron ore, uranium and rare earths. Since its establishment in 1992, the company
has focused on evaluation and development of mineral processing and infrastructure
opportunities in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Congo, Gabon, projects in Australia, Africa, Asia and Europe. Lycopodium has implemented major
Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. You will hear about raising capital & financing projects and studies within Africa covering over 18 countries including Ghana, Tanzania,
Burkina Faso, Senegal and Mauritania and has a reputation for successful project
alternatives for exploration and expansion, examine the corporate and social responsibility of delivery to world class levels of safety through the introduction of modern process
plants and associated infrastructure to logistically challenging locations on time and on
mining companies & optimal risk management strategies. The Summit will also showcase budget. Lycopodium’s commitment to consistently delivering to client expectations has
metals and bulk commodities that are in the spotlight, including gold, iron ore, cobalt and helped foster strong working relationships and ongoing repeat assignments with its
international client base over the past 20 years.
bauxite and discuss infrastructural bottlenecks affecting the mining industry.
Gold Fields is one of the world’s largest unhedged producers
of gold with attributable annualized production of 3.6 million
Join Us in Accra and Be Part of the Growing Mining Industry gold equivalent ounces from eight operating mines in
Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa. The company also
has an extensive and diverse global growth pipeline with
of West & Central Africa! four major projects in resource development and feasibility,
with construction decisions expected in the next 18 to 24 months. Gold Fields has
total attributable gold equivalent Mineral Reserves of 76.7 million ounces and Mineral
Resources of 225.4 million ounces. The company is listed on the JSE Ltd (primary
listing), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ Dubai Ltd, Euronext in Brussels
A Must Attend For: (NYX) and the Swiss Exchange (SWX). The BIOX® process was developed for the pre-
treatment of refractory ores and concentrates ahead of conventional cyanide leach for
gold recovery. The BIOX® process destroys the sulphide minerals and exposes the gold
• Senior & Junior Mining Companies • Project Finance Managers for subsequent cyanidation, thereby increasing the overall gold recovery.
• Investment and Financing Firms • Consulting Companies
• Government and Regulators • Law Firms Silver Sponsors
• Stock and Commodity Exchanges • Mining Software Technology Providers
• Merchant Banks • Mining Machinery & Banro is a Canadian gold company with production from its first
gold project, Twangiza, located in the Democratic Republic of
• Mining & Metal Consultants / Traders Equipment producers the Congo. The company also focuses on the development of
• Fund Management Companies • Industry Associations its second open pit project, Namoya, and undertakes exploration
on two further fully-permitted and licensed projects, Kamituga
• Geologists and Lugushwa. Banro’s Twangiza oxide mine began production in
October 2011 and is projected to produce some 120,000 ounces of gold during its
first full year of operation. Led by a proven management team with extensive gold
and African experience, the company has identified 6.74 million ounces of Measured
Right at the Heart of the Action and Indicated Resources, plus Inferred Resources of 4.59 million ounces along this
highly-prospective gold belt.
Here are just a few of the statistics on why this Summit is such an DRA Mining, a division of the DRA Group, was established in 2006.
The company provides a high standard of engineering competence,
essential date in your diary: with a leaning towards the practical application of technologies. DRA
offers the following services: mine design and planning; materials
handling; infrastructure; compressed air, water and cooling requirements; electrical
design; EPCM services; mining construction; and management of contract mining.
Additional services with the assistance of specialized service providers include: mine
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from design, construction and commissioning to production.
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3. 5th West & Central Africa | Mining Summit 2012
11th September 2012, Tuesday
DAY 1
8.00 Registration & Welcome Coffee and Tea Amadou Sangaré
Partner
9.00 Welcome Remarks from Magenta Global Sangaré Partners sarl
9.05 Chairman’s Opening Remarks 13.00 Networking Luncheon & Exhibition Visit
9.15 Opening Ministerial Address: Ghana’s Mineral 14.00 Mining in Ghana, Gold Fields Contributions and
Potential and Resources Expansion Plans in West Africa, and the Challenges
Hon. Mike Hammah of Operating in the Region
Minister Peet van Schalkwyk
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Ghana Executive Vice President & Head of MENA
& Eurasia Region
9.45 Ghana’s Policy Challenges for Minerals and Metals Gold Fields
Benjamin Aryee
Chief Executive 14.30 Commitment to Country
Minerals Commission of Ghana Chris Waller
Manager of Studies
10.30 Morning Refreshments & Exhibition Visit Lycopodium Minerals Pty Ltd
11.00 Mining Potential and Opportunities in Burkina Faso 15.00 Exploration Potential of the Twangiza –
Pr. Jean Koulidiati Namoya Gold Belt
Minister, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Daniel (Dan) Kenneth Bansah
Development, Burkina Faso Vice President, Exploration
Interim Minister, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Banro
Burkina Faso
15.30 Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition Visit
11.25 Exploring Investment Environment and Mining
Project Opportunities in Liberia 16.00 Key Legal Issues to Consider in any Mining Finance
• How to invest in Liberia mining projects as a • Structuring and types of facilities
foreign investor? • due diligence
• Assessing country risk: How does Liberia compare • legal issues both under the governing law
with its neighbours? (usually English) and local law issues especially
• Guide to key mineral deposits and projects in the surrounding security
Liberian market (gold, iron ore, diamonds) Geoffrey Wynne
• Investment case studies Partner
Hon. George Aston Wreh SNR Denton UK LLP
Director of Mines
Ministry of Lands, Mines & Energy, Liberia 16.20 The Role of the Minerals Development Parastatal
in Developing Countries- the Nigerian Case
11.45 Senegal: Fast Growing Mining Country Dr Edeki Mudiare
Babacar Diouf Executive Member
Head of Division, Mining Economy Department African Iron and Steel Association (AISA), Nigeria
of Mines and Geology
Ministry of Energy and Mines, Senegal 16.40 Creating Sustainable Mining in the Republic of
Congo and Comparison to Ghana
Speaking on behalf of Madeline R. Young
Ousmane Cissee CSR Analyst / Government Relations Advisor
Director of Mining & Geology Cominco Resources
Ministry of Mines, Senegal
17.00 Panel Discussion: From Democratic Republic of
12.05 Update Mining Deposits in Mauritania Congo to Mauritania: Developing Mining
Ahmed Taleb Mohamed Enterprises in the Resource Rich West & Central
Technical Adviser in charge of the Mining Sector Africa Region
Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines, • Mining industry projections and outlooks
Mauritania (confirming) • Key trends and developments in the mining sector
• Regulatory developments and investment incentives
12.30 Malian Mining Environment after the Coup
• Mining environment in Mali 17.30 End of Day One
• Tax and legal Mining framework in Mali
• Step to obtain and maintain a mining licence in Mali
• Why invest in Mining sector in Mali despite the coup
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4. 5th West & Central Africa | Mining Summit 2012
12th September 2012, Wednesday
DAY 2
9.00 Chairman’s Remarks • Mineral reserves as collateral to mobilize money
• Win-win concept for Africa and Europe
9.15 Indian Public Sector Interests in Coal, Oil and Yves De Moor
Minerals in Africa to Meet Long Term Requirements Director
• Technological issues Group DML
• Financial viability
• Sustainable Development 12.30 Building Mines and Mining in Africa
• Speeding up the process. Richard Levack
Dr. M.P.Narayanan Director & Operations CEO
Vice Chairman, World Mining Congress Banlaw Africa Group
Chairman, Asian Mining Chapter of WMC
President, GIS Development 13.00 Networking Luncheon & Exhibition Visit
Former Chairman, Coal India Ltd
14.00 Current Tax Issues Affecting the Mining Sector
9.40 Financial Modelling in the Mining Sector in Ghana
Dr. Désiré Vencatachellum • Windfall profit tax
Director • Taxation of mining assets and corporate tax rate
African Development Bank • Transfer pricing
• Deductibility of hedge losses
10.05 Macro-Economic Trends and the Commodities George Kwatia
Investment Climate Tax Partner
• Examining the key economic forces impacting PricewaterhouseCoopers (Gh) Ltd
metals and energy demand in 2013
• Assessing the appetite of global investors for mining 14.30 Building Healthy Partnerships with Local
commodities and mining company stocks Communities
• Exploring key macro-economic catalysts that could Marcus S. Wleh
signal the return to more bullish market sentiment Head of External Affairs and Corporate Responsibility
• What are African investors looking for in a potential ArcelorMittal Liberia
mining investment target
Tshediso Mabelane 15.00 DRA’s Project Capability in Africa
Managing Director • Mining Capability
Newblak Investments • Mineral Projects Capability
• Minopex Plant Operations
10.30 Morning Refreshments & Exhibition Visit Adrian Singh
Gold Process Specialist
11.00 Funding your Mining Discoveries DRA Mining
• Trends
in the availability
of funding
for developing
projects
• What’s the right balance of equity, sub debt, and debt? 15.20 Corporate Presentation by Atlas Copco
• Financing: what are your options/existing & new Daniel Misiano
financiers in 2012/13 VP Marketing Exploration
• The government as your friend: ECAs and other Atlas Copco
pockets of capital
Ecobank Ghana 15.45 Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition Visit
11.30 Is Africa an Acquisitions-Friendly Market? M&A 16.15 Mining and the Zambian Economy
Trends and Implications for Investors Professor John C. Anyanwu
• Focus on partnerships Lead Research Economist
• Expansion plans and projects throughout West & African Development Bank (ADB)
Central Africa that are attractive for M&A transactions
• To what extent are low valuations leading to a growth 16.35 Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability
in M&A activity? and Community Relations and Development in
• How liquidity challenges of early-stage mining the Mining Industry
companies is also driving this trend Franklin Joseph Asamoah-Mensah
• Who is buying what and what valuations can Ghana Representative
we expect? Rio Tinto Alcan
Kwabena Osei-Boateng
Managing Director 16.55 Advangeo®: Exploration Targeting by Use of Artificial
IC Securities (Ghana) Limited Neural Networks. Background and Experiences
Dr Andreas Barth
12.00 Mining PPP with the European Community, a new Managing Director
geopolitical strategy Beak Consultants GmbH
• New geopolitical strategy
• Increasing mining revenues for Africa 17.15 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and End of Summit
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