Mining Indaba

Mine owners, investors and critical-minerals dealmakers; the biggest mining investment meeting that US mining and minerals professionals travel to.

Dates
Feb 8 to Feb 11, 2027
Where
Cape Town, ZA
Cost
Paid ticket. Registration page asks to register interest; prices not read.
Type
Conference · Paid ticket
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Speaking opportunities

Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Mining and minerals

Roles: critical minerals lead, mining engineer, geologist

The field it serves: Energy & Utilities

Verified open jobs
about 10,423

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$133,000 a year (middle half $102,000 to $160,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,093 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
32% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
+1.7% in utilities, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

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Employers at this conference

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.

  • AECI Sponsoring 2027
  • Barrick Sponsoring 2027
  • BHP Sponsoring 2027
  • Enaex Africa Sponsoring 2027
  • Exxaro Resources Sponsoring 2027
  • Gecamines Sponsoring 2027
  • Harmony Gold Sponsoring 2027
  • Ivanhoe Mines Sponsoring 2027
  • Kinross Gold Corporation Sponsoring 2027
  • LiuGong Machinery Sponsoring 2027
  • Newmont Sponsoring 2027
  • Open Society Foundations Sponsoring 2027
  • Rio Tinto Sponsoring 2027
  • Transnet Sponsoring 2027
  • Valterra Platinum Sponsoring 2027
  • Africa Global Logistics (AGL) Exhibiting 2027
  • B2GOLD CORP. Exhibiting 2027
  • BME, Omnia Group Exhibiting 2027
  • CATERPILLAR INC. Exhibiting 2027
  • ENAEX AFRICA Exhibiting 2027
  • KOMATSU Exhibiting 2027
  • LIUGONG Exhibiting 2027
  • Ministry of Mines & Mineral Development, Zambia Exhibiting 2027
  • MOTA-ENGIL Exhibiting 2027
  • Shell South Africa Exhibiting 2027
  • Alcoa Speaking 2027
  • Anglo American Speaking 2027
  • Gold Fields Speaking 2027
  • Sasol Speaking 2027

Read from the event’s own pages: miningindaba.com.

Speakers and sessions

Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.

Speakers

  • Ben Magara

    CEO, Exxaro

  • Craig Miller

    CEO, Valterra Platinum

  • Dan Marokane

    Group Chief Executive, Eskom Holdings

  • Duncan Wanblad

    CEO, Anglo American

  • Japie Fullard

    CEO, Glencore Ferroalloys

  • Marna Cloete

    President & CEO, Ivanhoe Mines

  • Mike Cinnamond

    President & CEO, B2Gold

  • Mike Fraser

    CEO, Gold Fields

  • Mike Teke

    CEO, Seriti Resources

  • Moses Madondo

    CEO, Thungela

  • Mpumi Zikalala

    CEO, Kumba Iron Ore

  • Mzila Mthenjane

    CEO, Minerals Council South Africa

  • Natascha Viljoen

    President & CEO, Newmont

  • Richard Stewart

    CEO, Sibanye Stillwater

  • Sebastiaan Bock

    CEO, Rest of World, Barrick

  • Simon Baloyi

    President & CEO, Sasol

  • Vuslat Bayoglu

    Co-founder & MD, Menar

  • William Oplinger

    President & CEO, Alcoa

Read from the event’s own pages: miningindaba.com

Industries and functions

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