Promoting mining investment in Africa since 2002

  • MineAfrica Inc.

    MineAfrica is a business development and marketing company providing the premier platform, since 2002, for mining companies, advisors to the mining industry, service providers and governments to promote themselves to a senior level, Africa focussed audience of financial institutions, analysts, mining executives and media.

    Our flagship event is our Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar held in conjunction with The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business African Mining Breakfast held during PDAC each March in Toronto.

    We also provide marketing and consulting services to public and private sector clients.

  • MASTERMINING

    Join the more than 400 participants who have mastered the mining industry by taking our acclaimed course "Understanding the Mining Industry From A to Z". This modern and interactive course provides you with an overview on all aspects of mining and financing.

    It is offered virtually in a 5-module format as well as in-person in a classroom setting and can be customized specifically for your organization’s needs and timeframe and delivered in-house.

    In addition to our MASTERMINING courses MineAfrica Inc. is pleased to announce an innovative partnership with the Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC), Schulich School of Business at York University, to deliver co-branded educational and training programs for the international natural resources sector and to promote SEEC's Custom Leadership Development and Business Continuity programs for all industry sectors.

  • On the Ground Group

    On the Ground Group is the international division of MineAfrica Inc. and the umbrella organization for our three brands: MineAfrica, MASTERMINING and mineLatinAmerica.

  • mineLatinAmerica

    Under our mineLatinAmerica brand we organize mining investment seminars focussed specifically on South and Central America.

  • President & Co-founder

    Wayne has 30+ years of international trade and investment promotion experience and expertise, with a particular focus on mining. He worked previously with the South African Department of Trade and Industry in Toronto and the Sudbury Regional Development Corporation. He has organized numerous delegations at international trade shows, trade missions and conferences including; the annual MineAfrica pavillion at PDAC, MinExpo in Las Vegas, Electra Mining, and the Canadian Institute of Mining, as well as high profile ministerial and trade delegations to Canada. He is a current Board Member (and past Chairman) of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business, Past President of the Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Canada and a current member of The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC). Wayne holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario - a world centre for mining and mining technology.

    416.533.3998 wayne@mineafrica.com

  • Past President & Co-founder & Past President, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business

    Bruce Shapiro is president of MineAfrica Inc., a leading platform for African Mining companies, service providers and governments to get their message out to an international Africa friendly investor audience, and A.P.O.C. Inc., a business development and consulting company providing management consultancy and executive services to various African focussed and other organizations. Bruce was also president of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business for 20 years. During his career, Bruce has held various senior executive positions in the retail, real estate and finance industries and owned a consulting practice in trade and investment finance. He has taught finance and marketing at various universities and colleges both in Canada and South Africa and is a frequent speaker at international conferences. Bruce is a member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.

    416.588.7749 bruce@mineafrica.com

  • Project Management

    Karen Kelly-Woolcock has been involved in the Hospitality and Event Sector for over 20 years. While maintaining a full-time Account Executive career, sheowned and managed an Event Planning company and an Independent Record Label. No stranger to multi-tasking, in 2016, Karen launched fully into the Hospitality business with her own company, KY Concierge Services, providing Travel Logistics and Event Management Services to international Business Travelers.

    Over the past 7 years, Karen has worked with a variety of VIP clientele from across the globe. She has facilitated groups of four to over four-thousand in the planning and execution of their business travel agenda’s by providing much needed Logistics Management. Her services range from Event Planning and Management, VIP and Dignitary Care to arranging Translators, Meeting Space, and Private Charters. Her clients are primarily referred by the various Consulates, Embassies, Trade Offices, and Executives familiar with, and confident in the services provided.

    416.994.2995 karen@kyconcierge.ca

  • Business Development

    A Canadian public service employee for over 20 years, Ateau has an MBA and international Human Rights background.

    As a Business Development Associate, she focuses on market development and trade and investment links between Canada and Africa.

    Through Zola Consulting, Ateau provides management consulting and executive services to various Canadian organizations focused on Africa. She helps develop comprehensive strategies that take into account the nuances of Canadian and African culture. She builds bridges between Canada and Africa by fostering economic, business and entrepreneurial links.

    She has worked with several networks of African women entrepreneurs through strategic alliances with businesswomen's organizations in Africa and Canada. She has served as Vice President of the Canadian Women's Organization and is currently a member of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business and a member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).

    Ateau is French-English bilingual.

    613.327.1052 ateaub@yahoo.com

 

What can we do for you?

Watch our 7 minute introductory video from “Africa Accelerating 2021” by The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business at which MineAfrica was pleased to be a partner.