Africa at PDAC 2025 Report
We were delighted to once again put Africa front and centre at the biggest mining investment show in the world.
27,353 people attended PDAC 2025 and it seemed that most were at our events!
630 participants (including 57 speakers) at our African Mining Breakfast and Seminar presented by Hatch on March 4
165 participants at our DRC Ministry of Mines breakfast on March 2
11 exhibitors, 85 delegates and non-stop traffic in the MineAfrica pavillion at the PDAC Trade Show from March 2-5
See the photo galleries below.
We kicked the week off with the DRC Ministry of Mines breakfast seminar on March 2 at the InterContinental Hotel focussing on Critical and Strategic Minerals: Exploring DR Congo’s Potential. Download the agenda in French or English. Thanks to our moderator Terry Ortsland, Managing Director, TSO & Associates.
The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business 26th Annual African Mining Breakfast & MineAfrica’s 23rd Annual Investing in African Mining seminar presented by Hatch on March 4 at the Sheraton Hotel featured an impressive lineup of speakers including:
The Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Canada’s Minister of International Development
Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Republic of Ghana
Keynote Speaker Abdul Rahman Amoadu, Managing Director - Africa and Canada, Newmont
Joe Lombard, Vice-Chair, Hatch
Paula Caldwell St-Onge, Chair, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business
Paul Lefebvre, Mayor, City of Greater Sudbury
Garreth Bloor, President, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business
Following breakfast we had six breakout rooms with country, regional and topical spotlights featuring country overviews by African Mining Ministers, project updates by mining CEO’s and presentations on current trends in African mining by expert advisers.
Opportunity Africa (Sudan, Tanzania)
Spotlight on DRC
Spotlight on Francophone Africa (Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania)
Spotlight on Ghana
Spotlight on Southern Africa (Namibia, Zimbabwe) presented by Koryx Copper
Spotlight on Zambia
Ministerial spotlight speakers included:
Hon. Mohamed Bashir Abunommo, Minister of Minerals, Republic of Sudan
Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Republic of Ghana
Hon. Anthony P. Mavunde, Minister of Minerals, Republic of Tanzania
Hon. Thiam Tidjani, Ministre des Mines et de L'Industrie, Republic of Mauritania
Hassan Abdoulaye Khadidja, Vice-Ministre des Mines et de la Géologie, Republic of Chad
Dr. Hapenga Kabeta, Permanent Secretary, Zambia Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development
Aboubacar Kourouma, Secretaire General, Guinea Ministry of Mines & Geology
Marcellin Paluku, Directeur de Cabinet Adjoint, RDC Ministre des Mines
See the full program and speakers bios.
A big thank you to:
Our presenting partner: Hatch
Our partners: 6ix, B2Gold, Global Affairs Canada, Koryx Copper
Our sponsors: DRA Global/Minopex/SENET, Ecobank, Gattuso Bouchard Mazzone, Ivanhoe Mines, Lycopodium, Newmont, and SGS.
And thanks to our Spotlight moderators:
Firmin Bado, Regional Head of Geochemistry, SGS
Mpho Nkgodi, Senior Vice President of Origination and Special Projects, Minopex, a DRA Global Group Company
Jacques NdoutouMve, Managing Director, El Consulting
Emmanuel Okang, Head of Protocol, Ghana Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
Andrew Cheatle, Mining Executive & Consultant, GeologyWorkz
Francis Chibesakunda, Chief Geologist, Zambia Ministry of Mines & Minerals Development
Ateau Zola, Business Development Associate, MineAfrica Inc. and Business Development & Partnerships, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business
We were delighted to work with a great group of exhibitors in the busy MineAfrica pavillion at the PDAC Trade Show from March 2-5
ARSP (L’autorité de Régulation de la Sous-traitance dans le secteur privé) RDCongo
Chad Ministry of Mines and Geology
Ecobank Trans International Corporation
Elephant-Trade Services
Guinea Ministry of Mines & Geology
Mauritania Ministry of Mines and Energy
Sonamines (National Mining Corporation of Cameroon)
Stamico (Tanzania)
Sudan Ministry of Minerals
Zambia Ministry of Mines & Minerals Development
We have three photo galleries for you. Check them all out carefully - you are probably in there! And feel free to download them.
Thank you Blake Chorley Photography for another great job capturing not only the activity over 4 days but more importantly, the vibe - the networking, the interaction, the energy, and the enthusiasm. This vibe has become a central theme and a highlight of our African programming during PDAC - which is exactly what you can expect when you put Africa, Canada and mining together on the agenda for the biggest African mining event in North America.
DRC Breakfast Seminar - March 2
PDAC 2025 Trade Show - March 2-5
We were proud to put Africa front and centre on the mining investment stage at PDAC. And we were delighted to have you be part of it.
See you next March 1-4, 2026! Email wayne@mineafrica.com or ateau@mineafrica.com for more information on joining us next year!
We are also running our annual Sudbury Mining Field Trip this May 12-15, 2025. Visit one of the world’s great mining centres for an unprecedented learning, capacity building, business opportunities development and networking experience. Read more.
Visitez l’un des plus grands centres miniers du monde pour une expérience d’apprentissage, de renforcement des capacités, de développement d’opportunités commerciales et de réseautage sans précédent. En savoir plus.
Cheers,
Wayne
