With just a few days left, over 85 governments from key mineral-producing and shopper nations, together with 16 nations from the main G20 economies, and round 50 ministers and 13 vice ministers, have confirmed they’ll be a part of the 2025 Future Minerals Discussion board (FMF) Ministerial Roundtable on January 14, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The fourth annual version of the assembly will even see the participation of greater than 50 worldwide organisations, in addition to high mining business leaders, making it a very world occasion.
The assembly is about to be the most important and most senior gathering of mineral sources officers on the planet, as they arrive collectively to guide world motion on growing the provision of minerals to fulfill the surging calls for of the power transition and create growth alternatives in provider nations.
The Ministerial Roundtable, a multi-stakeholder, government-led initiative, is the normal opener of FMF, spurring worldwide motion to extend funding in mineral provide and construct capability within the Tremendous Area of Africa, Western and Central Asia, and different provide areas.
A part of the problems to be mentioned on the assembly are the progress revamped the previous yr on the three Ministerial Roundtable initiatives. They’re:
- Improvement of an Worldwide Essential Minerals Framework which gives tips for constructing resilient and clear provide chains;
- Institution of Facilities of Excellence spanning the Tremendous Area. These deal with capability constructing in important areas equivalent to: sustainability (Morocco), expertise growth (South Africa) and know-how innovation (Saudi Arabia); and
- Developments in Certification Techniques launched to make sure accountable mineral sourcing.
H.E. Bandar Alkhorayef, Minister of Trade and Mineral Assets of Saudi Arabia, will chair the Roundtable with a gap deal with highlighting the Kingdom’s dedication to sustainable mineral growth, reaffirming its position in enhancing the sector, and discussing alternatives for world cooperation to deal with challenges and harness the huge potentials supplied by the minerals sector.
Becoming a member of him are high-profile leaders, together with G20 ministers from massive provider and financing equivalent to Brazil, South Africa, the DRC, India, Egypt, Italy, Nigeria, Qatar, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Thailand, Morocco, Indonesia, France, USA and the UK, discussing alternatives for world cooperation. A few of these ministers embody:
- H.E. Prof. Dr. Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of the Surroundings and Vitality Safety, Italy
- The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP, Secretary of State for Enterprise and Commerce and President of the Board of Commerce, UK
- H.E. Alexandre Silveira, Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Vitality
- H.E. Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister for Coal and Mines, India
- H.E. Parks Tau, Minister of Commerce, Trade and Competitors, 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 Assets, Egypt
- H.E. Dr. Dele Henry Alake, Minister of Strong Minerals, Nigeria
- H.E. Leila Benali, Minister of Vitality Transition and Sustainable Improvement, Morocco
His Excellency Khalid Al-Mudaifer, the Vice-Minister for Mining Affairs of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Trade and Mineral Assets, emphasises that, “The assembly is a vital step in the direction of reaching sustainable growth within the mining and minerals sector globally, noting that the mining business performs an important position in reaching sustainable growth and development within the mining sector.
“The Ministerial Roundtable is a perfect platform for delivering concrete options, creating laws on greatest practices within the discipline of sustainable mining, and exploring methods to put money into mining initiatives to attain financial and social growth in producing nations.
“This yr, discussions will search to boost collaboration between governments, business, and communities to drive extra funding in minerals, and growth via worth addition in provider nations. We wish to help the urgent want for sustainable mining practices, resilient provide chains, and value-driven partnerships within the minerals business.”
Al-Mudaifer highlighted the strategic significance of those initiatives: “Establishing a community of Facilities of Excellence will drive analysis, know-how switch and the adoption of accountable mining practices. It will appeal to funding, equip a brand new technology with invaluable expertise and help the creation of a contemporary, high-tech business that advantages native communities.”
Importantly, the outcomes of the Ministerial Roundtable should not confined to the occasion itself however type an ongoing, year-round program. Regional Coordination Teams will proceed to drive the implementation of key initiatives, guaranteeing that the discussions translate into actionable outcomes that ship affect.
Al-Mudaifer added: “FMF is quickly rising as the most important world hub for minerals collaboration and motion – no different platform brings collectively authorities ministers and senior business leaders at this scale. Collectively, we’re shaping the way forward for the minerals sector, not simply as a key enabler of the power transition, but additionally certainly one of financial growth.”
Now in its fourth yr, 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 Heart, 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 a latest press convention to launch the occasion, Al-Mudaifer mentioned the occasion continued to not solely showcase the mineral exploration and growth alternatives obtainable throughout the Kingdom, but additionally deliver collectively each mineral producing and consuming nation representatives to deal with the variety of challenges going through world provide chains.
Worldwide Mining is a media sponsor of the 2025 Future Minerals Discussion board and will probably be reporting from Riyadh subsequent week. For extra info on the occasion, click on right here.
