4th West & Central Africa Mining Summit 2011

4th West & Central Africa
Mining Summit 2011
26 - 27 September 2011
Accra International Conference Centre
Accra, Ghana

Into its 4th year, this niche, high profile Summit will Our Distinguished Speakers Include:
gather top representatives from governments and senior • Hon Mike Hammah, Minister,
decision makers from the industry. Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources,
Ghana (confirming)
• Dr Joyce Aryee, CEO,
Listen to keynote addresses, benefit from insightful Ghana Chamber of Mines
dynamic presentations, visit the technology showcase and • Benjamin Aryee, Chief Executive ,
Minerals Commission of Ghana
take advantage of extraordinary networking opportunities. • Hon A Kpandel Fayia, Deputy Minister
for Planning And Development,
Ministry of Lands, Mines & Energy
of Liberia
• Dr Gaétan Roch Moloto-A-Kenguemba,
Adviser, Prime Minister Office -
Receive first-hand information on: Central African Republic (CAR),
Councillor Central African Region ,
Geological Society of Africa (GSAf )
• How regional governments are reforming mining codes • Marcus S Wleh, Manager,Corporate
Responsibility , ArcelorMittal Liberia
• The current mining activities in Ghana, Liberia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, • Peter von Klemperer,
Ivory Coast, DRC, Senegal, Guinea, Gabon, CAR, Sierra Leone, Congo, Director , Mining and Metals ,
Cameroon, Mali and Mauritania Standard Bank
• Prof John C Anyanwu,
Lead Research Economist ,
• Techniques to minimize risk and ensure regulatory compliance in Africa African Development Bank
• Gabriel Kamga, Managing Director ,
• How to raise capital for exploration and expansion including private BHP Billiton, Gabon
equity, joint venture partnerships, project finance, debt financing and • Gregory Jones, Finance Director ,
structured finance Seizon International Limited, Hong Kong
• Tshediso Mabelane, Managing Director ,
Newblak Investments
• What bulk commodities and metals are in the spotlight with high
• Gibril Bangura, Executive Chairman ,
investors’ interest AML Sierra Leone, African Minerals
• Market outlook on iron ore, gold, silver, bauxite, manganese, zircon, • Kevin Thomson, Exploration Manager ,
Perseus Mining
limestone, phosphate and rare-earth elements
• Claude Mwenze Kiswaka,
• Upcoming gold projects & is the gold market overheating Commercial Manager ,
La Générale des Carrières et des Mines
• Upcoming Chinese Mining investments into Africa (Gecamines)
• George Kwatia, Partner,
• How to structure partnerships with major African, Australian and PricewaterhouseCoopers
Canadian mining companies • Dr Désiré Vencatachellum, Director ,
African Development Bank
• New developments in various government taxation & royalties regimes
• Financial modeling in mining projects
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Mining Summit 2011
Accra, Ghana

The 4th West & Central Africa Mining Summit 2011 – right
The 4th West & Central Africa Mining at the heart of the action. Here are just some statistics
on why
Summit 2011 is strategically hosted in Accra, this Summit is such an essential date in your diary:
the heart of mining activities in Africa. Designed
to provide you with the only broad comprehensive Summit 2010 Audience Profile by Job Title
analysis of the latest exploration activities and
highlights challenges and opportunities that the
extractive industry is facing in the West & Central 5%
Principal Policy &
parts of Africa – the only authoritative platform Planning Officer
on this market.
6%
The Summit will cover topics such as the latest Head of Corporate Affairs 4%
regulatory and tax challenges, growth drivers for and Social Development Lawyer
West & Central Africa’s mining industry and 36%
Chairman/President/
outlook on foreign investments coming from China 12% CEO/Managing
and elsewhere. You will hear up-to-date reports Business & Corporate Director/Country
Development Manager/ Manager
on minerals extractions of iron ore, gold, bauxite, Marketing Manager
manganese, zircon, limestone, phosphate and rare-
earth elements (Lithium, Tantalum, Niobium). The
Summit will also examine upcoming investment
opportunities in Ghana, Liberia, Guinea, Burkina
Faso, Ivory Coast, DRC, Senegal, Guinea, Gabon, 10%
CAR, Sierra Leone, Congo, Cameroon, Mali and CFO/Financial
Mauritania. Controller/Investment 5%
Officer Chief Operating Officer/Business
Operations Manager
7%
8% Research/Mining Analyst & Consultant
Technical Director/
Join us in Accra and be part of Project Manager 7%
Exploration Manager/Geologist
the growing mining industry of
West & Central Africa!
Summit 2010 Audience Profile by Industry
A Must Attend For:
• Senior and Junior Mining Companies 4%
• Investment and Financing Firms Law Firms 4%
• Government and Regulators Mining Software Technology/Equipment &
5% Machinery Producers
• Stock Exchanges and Commodity Exchanges
Consulting Companies
• Merchant Banks
• Mining and Metal Consultants / Traders 33%
• Fund Management Companies Senior & Junior Mining
12% Companies
• Geologists Geology/Engineering
Consultancies
• Project Finance Managers
• Consulting Companies
• Law Firms
• Mining Software Technology Providers
• Mining Machinery and Equipment Producers
• Industry Associations
22%
Governments/Regulators/ 20%
Industry Associations Merchant Banks/
Project Finance &
Investment

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Day One – 26 September 2011, Monday
8.00 Registration 12.40 Presentation by the Nigerian Stock Exchange
9.00 Welcome Remarks from Magenta Global Taba Peterside, General Manager / Head ,
Listings Sales and Retention, The Nigerian Stock Exchange
9.05 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
13.00 N ET WORK ING Lu NCHEON
9.10 Opening Ministerial Keynote Speech: Ghana’s Mineral
Resources: Geological Context and Industrial and 14.00 Growth, Opportunity and Market Risk in a Minerals
Commercial Opportunities Boom (Panel Discussion)
• Exploring diverse minerals: gold, diamonds, manganese • Where should investors focus their attention right now?
ore and bauxite • Predictions on how long the current minerals boom will last
• Strong rail and road network to support mineral activities • Are we en-route to higher prices for commodities in the
• Availability of geological data long term? What does this mean for the industry?
Hon Mike Hammah, Minister, • Our panellists’ predictions for future trends in coal, iron
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Ghana (confirming) ore, copper and base metals, precious metals, uranium,
lithium and rare earths
9.30 Industry Keynote Address: Africa and Environmental Issues Thomas Ennison LLM, Director,
Corporate Secretary & Legal Advisor , PMI Gold
Dr Joyce Aryee, CEO, Ghana Chamber of Mines
Gibril Bangura, Executive Chairman ,
AML Sierra Leone, African Minerals
10.00 Regulatory Policy Developments Including Ghana’s Gregory Jones, Finance Director,
Increase of Mining Royalties and its Impact on Seizon International Limited, Hong Kong
Mining Sector David Awuah-Darko, CEO,
IC Securities Holdings Limited
Benjamin Aryee, Chief Executive,
Minerals Commission of Ghana George Kwatia, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

14.30 China and the Africa Resource Sector- China’s Investment
10.30 M O R N I N G R E F R E SHM E N TS & into Africa and Which Commodities China Considers
E X H I B IT I O N TO u R Most Valuable
• China’s resource consumption outlook (bauxite, copper,
11.00 Overview of Manganese Mining Activities in Gabon iron-ore, lead, manganese, phosphorous, sulphur and zinc)
Gabriel Kamga, Managing Director , BHP Billiton Gabon • China’s outlook for mining investment in Africa
• Chinese mining enterprises favouring Africa’s listed mining
11.20 Liberia Focus: Exploring Investment Environment and enterprises
Mining Project Opportunities • Imperatives for African companies looking to leverage
Chinese opportunity
• How to invest in Liberia mining projects as a foreign investor?
• Assessing country risk: How does Liberia compare with Gregory Jones, Finance Director ,
its neighbours? Seizon International Limited, Hong Kong
• Guide to key mineral deposits and projects in the Liberian
market (gold, iron ore, diamonds) 15.00 Presentation by Atlas Copco
• Investment case studies Patrick Attipoe, Business Line Manager - Underground Rock
Hon A Kpandel Fayia, Deputy Minister for Planning and Excavation (URE) , Atlas Copco Ghana Ltd
Development, Ministry of Lands, Mines & Energy of Liberia
15.30 A F TERNO ON R EFRESHMENTS
11.40 Extractive Sector in the Central African Republic (CAR)
with Focus on Gold, Iron Ore, uranium and Diamonds
16.00 Central Ashanti Gold Project (Ayanfuri) in Ghana and the
Dr Gaétan Roch Moloto-A-Kenguemba, Outlook for Gold Exploration Activities in Cote d’Ivoire
Adviser, Prime Minister Office -
Central African Republic (CAR) Prof John Anyanwu, Lead Research Economist ,
Councillor Central African Region, African Development Bank
Geological Society of Africa (GSAf )
Geoscientiste, university of Bangui 16.30 Exploring Key Success Factors for a Mining Project in
Burkina Faso
12.00 Opportunities for Phosphate, Gold, Iron Ore, Zircon and
Industrial Limestone in Senegal • Assessing the geology and natural resource opportunities
(e.g gold and manganese)
• Senegal set to rank as a top ten phosphate producer worldwide • Infrastructure to support mining projects
• One of Africa’s future leading gold producers • Understanding the licensing process for mining and
• A world class iron ore deposits to be exploited in the near exploration projects
future
• Industrial Limestone vs satisfying regional cement demand 17.00 From Congo to Mauritania: Developing Mining
Dr Moussa Sylla, Director of Mining & Geology , Enterprises in the Resource Rich West & Central Africa
Ministry of Mines, Senegal Region (Panel Discussion)
• Mining industry projections and outlooks
12.20 Sierra Leone Mining and Mining Investment Outlook • Key trends and developments in the mining sector
• Major projects update across the Sierra Leone mining • Regulatory developments and investment incentives
industry Gabriel Kamga, Managing Director , BHP Billiton Gabon
• Exploring the richness in natural resources: rutile, bauxite, Dr Moussa Sylla, Director of Mining & Geology ,
gold and iron ore Ministry of Mines, Senegal
• Steps to improve safety and the impact on production levels Kevin Thomson, Exploration Manager , Perseus Mining
Gibril Bangura, Executive Chairman, AML Sierra Leone, Gregory Jones, Finance Director ,
African Minerals Seizon International Limited, Hong Kong

17.30 End of Day One

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Day Two – 27 September 2011, Tuesday

9.00 Chairman’s Remarks
14.00 Development updates on Regulatory Plans for
9.15 The Challenge of Funding Mining Projects in West and State-owned and Private Mines
Central Africa - The Opportunities Offered by South • How is government ensuring the region is a competitive
African Development Finance Institutions (e.g. IDC, mining investment destination?
DBSA, PIC) • Updates on concessions and licensing issues for foreign
• Project financing – mining perspective explorers and operators
• The mandate of South Africa’s development finance • What assurance can government provide private mines
institutions (DFI’s) – the experience of funding mining projects that their investment is protected?
in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• South Africa’s DFI’s in mining projects in the West & Victor Gborglah, Partner, Ernst & Young
Central African mining landscape
• Issues in leveraging South Africa’s DFI financing for mining 14.30 Corporate Responsibility and Environmental
projects in West & Central Africa Sustainability Within Mining Business Environment
Mhlangano L Maphalala, Principal Advisor - Synergy, Marcus S Wleh, Manager, Corporate Responsibility,
Synthesis & Synch Advisory, Prop 5 Corporation ArcelorMittal Liberia

9.40 uncovering New Opportunities for Investors in West & 15.00 Small-Scale Mining in Africa: Tackling Pressing
Central Africa Environmental Problems with Improved Strategy
• Looking at the environmental matters
• The direct investment environment in the region • What technology is out there?
• Uncovering returns in Africa’s mining projects • Do we damage the environment?
• How to overcome the geopolitical risk
• Funds key criteria and concerns when investing
• Risk ratios that funds are seeking in emerging markets 15.30 A F TERNO ON R EFRESHMENTS
Peter von Klemperer, Director, Mining and Metals , 16.00 Mining and the Economy of Sierra Leone
Standard Bank • Sierra Leone is richly endowed in important mineral
resources, including diamond, bauxite, gold, rutile, ilmenite,
10.10 Ghanaian and West African Capital Market and its and zircon. Though the country has recently diversified its
Positioning to the Development of Mining Industry mineral exports, their share in its total exports had been
David Awuah-Darko, CEO, IC Securities Holdings Limited dwindling: falling from a peak of 93% of total exports in
1992 to a low of about 60% in 2009.
• Mineral exports not only accounts for a small percentage of
10.30 M O R N I N G R E F R E SHM E N TS GDP but this also declined from a peak of 20% in 1992 to
just about 7% in 2009. Worse still, mineral revenue as
11.00 Emerging Opportunities for Private Equity a share of total domestic revenue is miniscule, averaging
• What are private equity and private investors considering in just 2% between 2001 and 2009.
mining investments today? • Employment in the mining sector is also low, around 2.6%
• Opportunities in the African exploration mining sector to 4.5% of national employment.
• Comparing mining projects at different stages – identifying • Moreover, mineral exports are a drag on economic growth
the most lucrative of Sierra Leone.
• Who are the dealmakers and brokers? Prof John C Anyanwu, Chief Research Economist ,
Tshediso Mabelane, Managing Director, Newblak Investments African Development Bank

11.30 Financial Modelling in the Mining Sector 16.30 Gold Exploration and the Creation of Added Value in Sub
Saharan Africa…. Focusing on West & Central Africa
Dr Désiré Vencatachellum, Director, • Overview of the up and coming gold projects
African Development Bank • Is the market overheating?
Thomas Ennison, LLM, Director,
12.00 Taxation and the Mining Industry - an update
Corporate Secretary & Legal Advisor , PMI Gold
George Kwatia, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
17.00 More Equitable Gains from Gold Mining Transactions
12.30 Providing Capital to Mining Companies that are Focused in Africa
on Investment in Africa (Panel Discussion) • What are the relationships between gold mining
• How to raise capital for junior and mid-tier companies? transactions and development outcomes?
• Identifying the difference between various stock • How the financing of gold mining operations are usually
exchanges and private investors structured in Africa?
• Exploring the best strategies • Are there any relationships between the structure of gold
mining transactions and potential development outcomes?
Tshediso Mabelane, Managing Director , Newblak Investments • What are the roles of development finance institutions
David Awuah-Darko, CEO, IC Securities Holdings Limited (e.g. African Development Bank) in helping finance and
Peter von Klemperer, Director, Mining and Metals , structure transactions in order to maximize their
Standard Bank development impacts? For this area, we would like to
Kobby Andah, President & CEO, specifically focus on mining conventions usually signed
Songhai Development Partners between African governments and mining firms and how
they conform to enacted mining codes.
13.00 N ET WO R K I N G Lu N CHE ON Dr Ousman Gajigo, Economist , African Development Bank

17.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and End of Summit

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