Af ri can Geology and Mineral Information Systems

1. AfricanGeology and Mineral Information Systems ExpertGroupConsultative Meeting

2. Africa Gold Silver Platinum is blessed with minerals Copper Aluminium Iron Titanium Chromium Uranium Coal Diamonds Gems Industrial min Agro minerals

3. But

4. Historically African countries and people have not benefited sufficiently from Africa’s mineral wealth

5. Africa has changed greatly, politically,sociallyandeconomically over the last decades

6. The youth of today rightly have much higher expectations in terms of: • - Jobs and opportunities • - Governance, and • - Development

7. Governments, business and civil society all have a role in ensuring these expectations are realised

8. Blessing or curse?

9. It is up to us AfricanMiningVision

10. African MiningVision Transparent,equitableand optimal exploitation of mineral resources to underpin broad-based sustainable growth and socio-economic development

11. Principals Optimizing knowledge and benefits of finite mineral resources at all levels of mining and for all minerals; Building human and institutional capacities towards a knowledge economy that supports innovation, research and development; Harnessing the potential of small scale mining to improve livelihoods and integration into the rural and national economy; Developing a diversified and globally competitive African mineral industry which contributes to broad economic and social growth through the creation of economic linkages; Fostering sustainable development principles based on environmentally and socially responsible mining, which is safe and includes communities and all other stakeholders; Fostering a transparent and accountable mineral sector in which resource rents are optimized and utilized to promote broad economic and social development; Promoting good governance of the mineral sector in which communities and citizens participate in mineral assets and in which there is equity in the distribution of benefits

12. Coordination Actions AMDC African MineralsDevelopmentCentre ActionPlan for Implementing the AVM Policy and licensing; Geological and mining information systems Governance and participation Artisanal and small-scale mining Linkages, investment and diversification Human capital and institutional capacities Communication and advocacy Mining revenues and mineral rents management Geological and mining information systems Building human and institutional capacities Artisanal and small scale mining Mineral sector governance Research and development Environmental and social issues Linkages and diversification Mobilising mining and infrastructure investment

13. Implementing the African Mining Vision And the role of geological information

14. AfricanMiningVision Transparent, equitable and optimal exploitation of mineral resources to underpin broad-based sustainable growth and socio-economic development CountryMiningVisions Through a participatory process, set out the expectations of government, business, communities and civil society around minerals, their extraction and use, and how they will benefit society and development more widely Policy Legislation Licensing Regulation Practices Geological info Exploration Mining CSR and development activities Local social, economic and environmental impacts Wider infrastructure, diversification, and revenue impacts

15. Geological info Largescaledata initiatives Capacities and gaps Development thinking Regional cooperation Issues Issues Scaling up mappingandexploration Harmonisation of geo data

16. e.g. GSOs and development GeologicalSurveyOrganisations Systematic geological surveys of the national territory Inventories of geological resources Geohazards Geological data centre Minerals resource data Hazards, geotech and other resource data Attracts investors Inputs to planning, development and infrastructure investments Direct benefits of GSO mineral mapping Co-benefits of GSO mineral mapping and exploration Defines areas of minerals potential and interest to investors Improved utilisation of resources and resilience of investments Revenue and economic activity related to the minerals sector Development

17. e.g. GSOs and development GeologicalSurveyOrganisations Systematic geological surveys of the national territory Inventories of geological resources Geohazards Is this a good model? Geological data centre Minerals resource data Hazards, geotech and other resource data Attracts investors Inputs to planning, development and infrastructure investments Direct benefits of GSO mineral mapping Co-benefits of GSO mineral mapping and exploration Defines areas of minerals potential and interest to investors Improved utilisation of resources and resilience of investments Revenue and economic activity related to the minerals sector Development

18. Background information Geological information Other information e.g. maps of current and historical mines and areas with minerals potential e.g. maps of infrastructure, demographic data, economic activities, land cover and land use Grounding the CMV process in reality National development goals e.g. in: agriculture; manufacturing, employment, services; infrastructure; health and education Country MiningVision Stakeholder expectations Discussions, consultations and processes e.g. Local people, government, business, civil society

19. ExpertGroupConsultative Meeting Day 1 Largescaledata initiatives Day 2 AMGI Capacities and gaps Development thinking Regional cooperation Issues Issues Filling data gaps Scaling up mappingandexploration Harmonisation of geo data

20. ExpertGroupConsultative Meeting Day 3 Working together and the way forward Recommendations and nextsteps

21. ExpertGroupConsultative Meeting We need your advice, as an expert, on: Improving geological capacities Large scale data initiatives The technical design of AMGI “BillionDollarMap” How to scale up geological mapping and exploration Geological data harmonisation and regionalintegration Bringing development thinking into geology

22. ExpertGroupConsultative Meeting Your advice will feed into: A summary of EGCM discussions and recommendations Recommendations on African concerns about AMGI (design and implementation) will be submitted to AUC Policy Organs for discussion and consideration A draft Geology and Minerals Information Systems Strategy for review AMDCworkplan for Geology and Mineral Information Systems revised and updated – new activities initiated with partners

23. Each of us must be: ambitious and modest Individually we can each make a small difference; together we can make a big difference.

24. Itsourchoice