Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe President Foreword
Welcome to the Chamber of Mines 2022 Edition of the Annual Mining Conference. The event, which will be held from 2 – 4 June 2022 at Elephant Hills, Victoria Falls, will be Officially Opened by HE President E. D. Mnangagwa who will be the Guest of Honour.
This Conference is the Prime Event for the mining industry, and it provides a platform for key stakeholders in the sector including Government, senior executives in the mining industry and investors to deliberate on pertinent matters in the mining industry. This year’s conference will run under the Theme “Consolidating Growth Drivers for the Mining Industry”.
As per tradition, our key stakeholders have already shown strong interest to attend the Event with a number of international delegates and Speakers having already confirmed their participation.
As was the case last year, the Event Programme will include a Symposium, Main Conference, Exhibition and side events and activities including a boat cruise, golf tournament, dinners and cocktails.
On the first day, 2 June 2022, there will be a Symposium that will run under the theme “Unleashing the Potential of the Zimbabwe Gold Industry”. The Guest of Honour for the Symposium is Hon Winston Chitando, the Minister of Mines and Mining Development. Our Guest Speaker is Mr Benjamin Mchwampaka, the Executive Secretary for the Tanzania Chamber of Mines to share Tanzanian experience in growing the gold sector. Other Speakers are drawn from the mining industry, Fidelity Printers and Refinery, the Chamber of Mines and the Zimbabwe Miners Federation.
The second day is the Main Conference Day. The Conference will be officially opened by HE President ED Mnangagwa. Other key speakers include the Vice President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Rtd Gen. Cde CDGN Chiwenga, Hon. W. Chitando, Hon. Prof. M. Ncube, Dr J. P. Mangudya, as well as international speakers including Mr. Charles Siwawa, the Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Chamber of Mines; Mr Vusi Mabena, Executive Secretary for the Mining Industry Association of Southern Africa (MISA), an Association of Chambers of Mines in SADC; Mr Andrew Snyders, a seasoned industry expert at Standard Bank.
The outcome of the Conference is expected to shape policy formulation that promotes the development and growth of the mining sector in the medium to long term.
We wish you a successful Conference –