Keith Muller and Neil Haerbert
The Chairman of Atlantic Lithium, the Africa-focused lithium exploration and development company targeting the delivery of Ghana’s first lithium mine, Neil Herbert is set to attend this years Future Mining Forum slated from 14 to 16 January in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.
He will be accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Lithium, Keith Muller.
The company is currently awaiting ratification of its mining agreement with the government of Ghana.
Over 85 governments from key mineral-producing and consumer nations, including 16 countries from the leading G20 economies, and around 50 ministers and 13 vice ministers, have confirmed their participation for the forum.
The fourth annual edition of the meeting will also see the participation of more than 50 international organisations, as well as top mining industry leaders, making it a truly global event.
The meeting is set to be the largest and most senior gathering of mineral resources officials in the world, as they come together to lead global action on increasing the supply of minerals to meet the surging demands of the energy transition and create development opportunities in supplier countries.
The Ministerial Roundtable, a multi-stakeholder, government-led initiative, is the traditional opener of FMF, spurring international action to increase investment in mineral supply and build capacity in the Super Region of Africa, Western and Central Asia, and other supply regions.
Part of the issues to be discussed at the meeting are the progress made over the past year on the three Ministerial Roundtable initiatives. They are:
Development of an International Critical Minerals Framework which provides guidelines for building resilient and transparent supply chains;
Establishment of Centers of Excellence spanning the Super Region. These focus on capacity building in essential areas such as: sustainability (Morocco), talent development (South Africa) and technology innovation (Saudi Arabia); and Advancements in Certification Systems introduced to ensure responsible mineral sourcing.
H.E. Bandar Alkhorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, will chair the Roundtable with an opening address highlighting the Kingdom’s commitment to sustainable mineral development, reaffirming its role in enhancing the sector, and discussing opportunities for global cooperation to address challenges and harness the vast potentials offered by the minerals sector.
Joining him are high-profile leaders, including G20 ministers from large supplier and financing such as Brazil, South Africa, the DRC, India, Egypt, Italy, Nigeria, Qatar, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Thailand, Morocco, Indonesia, France, USA and the United Kingdom, discussing opportunities for global cooperation. Some of these ministers include:
H.E. Prof. Dr. Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Italy
The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP, Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade, UK
H.E. Alexandre Silveira, Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy
H.E. Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister for Coal and Mines, India
H.E. Parks Tau, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, South Africa
H.E. Kizito Pakapomba Kapinga Mulume, Minister of Mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo
H.E. Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Egypt
H.E. Dr. Dele Henry Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals, Nigeria
H.E. Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Morocco
With additional file from International Mining
