Beneath the theme ‘12 months of Influence’, the Future Minerals Discussion board 2025 is about to make an excellent greater splash within the mining world than the three occasions that preceded it, Saudi Arabia’s Vice-Minister for Mining Affairs, H.E. Khalid Al-Mudaifer, made clear throughout a press convention in Riyadh, earlier this week.
Now in its fourth 12 months, FMF has grown exponentially from its inaugural occasion in 2022, with organisers anticipating attendance to swell to over 20,000 for the 2025 version, happening on the King Abdulaziz Worldwide Convention Middle, in Riyadh, from January 14-16. The occasion is organised by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Trade and Mineral Assets beneath the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Throughout this week’s press convention to launch the occasion, Al-Mudaifer (pictured) mentioned the occasion continued to not solely showcase the mineral exploration and growth alternatives accessible throughout the Kingdom, but additionally convey collectively each mineral producing and consuming nation representatives to handle the variety of challenges going through international provide chains.
This focus is strengthened by the occasion’s Ministerial Roundtable, an occasion throughout the occasion that has grown exponentially since FMF began in 2022 and, in 2025, is predicted to host over 100 authorities representatives and 50 worldwide organisations. This one-day, invite-only occasion is the place coverage and trade intersect to form international methods, the organisers say.
For the second 12 months working, FMF will host an Worldwide Geological Surveys assembly, which is able to symbolize the most important gathering of survey CEOs ever assembled, organisers declare. Contributors embrace Geological Survey leaders from the “Tremendous Area”, which extends from Africa to West and Central Asia, in addition to the historic geological survey’s information reservoirs just like the US Geological Survey, the British Geological Survey, BRGM of France and GTK of Finland. Targets of this assembly are to:
- Construct capability in geological surveying throughout the Tremendous Area to draw extra funding in exploration;
- Use the newest digital applied sciences and synthetic intelligence to find minerals with better precision, in addition to making geological info accessible to traders and the broader public; and
- Create a regional centre of excellence to drive innovation, abilities growth and the deployment of latest applied sciences.
There may even be an inaugural “Facilities of Excellence and Know-how” assembly, a gathering of specialists at the forefront of minerals analysis and innovation.
One other occasion first is the ‘Data Trade’, an area for in-depth sharing of the newest developments in minerals intelligence, geology, expertise, sustainability and expertise growth. This can be complemented by an inaugural ‘Management Roundtable’, which goals to collect ministers, CEOs and international specialists to sort out funding, infrastructure, worth addition and processing hub creation.
On high of a convention plenary that includes CEOs from 11 of the highest 20 international mining firms and 10 Worldwide Council for Metals and Mining (ICMM) member firms, the worldwide exhibition is about to run for the complete three days, versus the 2 days it has beforehand been hosted for.
The Vice-Minister emphasised that the discussion board is among the world’s main platforms for addressing regional and worldwide challenges within the mining sector. He highlighted FMF’s deal with enhancing the availability of crucial minerals and their pivotal position within the international transition to wash vitality. “FMF gives an distinctive alternative to alternate concepts, showcase modern options and strengthen worldwide cooperation to realize sustainability in mining, whereas additionally driving financial and social developments,” he added.
Day one of many occasion will set the stage with the Worldwide Exhibition and interactive Data Trade periods, the place trade leaders will current insights into the worldwide mineral provide outlook, technological advances and sustainability frameworks. Recent voices from the downstream sector will current modern methods to combine native communities and economies into the mineral worth chain, providing attendees first-hand insights into the long run purposes of rising applied sciences and showcasing the probabilities on the intersection of expertise and sustainability, organisers say.
Days two and three embrace the Management Roundtables together with a collection of Regional Management Roundtables for Africa, Latin America and Central Asia, bringing focus to the alternatives for commerce and funding to and from rising provider areas. Every session will contain Ministers, CEOs and trade specialists to sort out a troublesome challenge in an effort to unlock and de-risk international mineral provide via collaboration.
FMF 2025 has a formidable line-up of trade titans, together with;
- Dominic Barton, Chairman of Rio Tinto;
- Máximo Pacheco, Chairman of Codelco;
- Duncan Wanblad, CEO of Anglo American;
- Mark Bristow, CEO of Barrick Gold;
- Tom Palmer, President and CEO of Newmont;
- Graham Kerr, CEO of South32;
- Kent Masters, CEO of Albermarle;
- Catherine Uncooked, Chief Growth Officer at BHP;
- Jinghe Chen, Government Chairman of Zijin;
- Yuan Honglin, Chairman of CMOC;
- Jonathan Worth, CEO of Teck Assets;
- Jeremy Weir, Government Chairman and CEO of Trafigura Group;
- Mark Cutifani, Chairman of Vale Base Metals;
- Bob Wilt, CEO of Ma’aden;
- Jasper Jung, Government Director of Strategic Initiatives and International Public Coverage at Normal Motors;
- Joe Kaeser, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens Vitality and Daimler Truck;
- Robert Friedland, Founding father of Ivanhoe Mines, Ivanhoe Electrical, and I-Pulse;
- HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Vitality;
- H.E. Bandar AlKhorayef, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Trade and Mineral Assets;
- H.E. Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Finance;
- H.E. Khalid Al-Mudaifer, Saudi Arabia’s Vice-Minister for Mining Affairs;
- H.E. Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Funding;
- H.E. Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary Normal of Gulf Cooperation Council;
- H.E. Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Training;
- H.E. Saleh Al Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistics Companies; and
- Mohammed A. Abunayyan, Chairman of ACWA Energy.
Worldwide Mining is a media sponsor of FMF 2025, and can be in Riyadh, in January, reporting from the occasion. Discover out extra concerning the occasion right here.
