Toronto 2011

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Bruce Shapiro with South Africa's Mining Industry: Perceptions & Reality seminar sponsors Marvin Singer (Macleod Dixon) and Peter Leon (Webber Wentzel)

Bruce Dickinson outlines Webber Wentzel's experience in mining projects in Africa. The seminar, held on Sunday March 6, drew 75 participants.

Presenter Janne Duncan of Macleod Dixon LLP and MineAfrica's Bruce Shapiro

Manus Booysen of Webber Wentzel presents on recent updates in South Africa's mineral regime

Michelle Garner & Pierre Bredell (PanMin Global), Noah Greenhill (Johannesburg Stock Exchange) Corrie Germin (South African Consulate)

Seth Mompei (South African Consulate) and Susan Warburton (Friends of NOAH Canada)

MineAfrica had 9 exhibitors in 4 booths at the sold-out PDAC trade show

Amadou Hamadou and Na-Allah Mamene (Niger Ministry of Mines & Energy) at the Niger booth

Brian Rhodes, Sales and Marketing Manager, Spidersat Communications. PDAC 2011 drew a record 27,700 delegates.

Vivienne Gower (CA Mining), Bruce Shapiro, Nicky Da Silva (CA Mining), Celeste Koortsen & Reinette Classen (Mining Weekly)

Dave Dodd (MDM Engineering), Bongani Mtshisi (BSC Resources), Nosiphiwo Mzamo (Mintek)

Ebo Bakker (Moydow Resources), Aguibou Ly (ITC Global), Ousmane Bangoura (Guinea Ministry of Mines & Geology)

Thierno Bademba Diallo (Senegal Ministry of Mines & Industry) and Dave Dodd (MDM Engineering)

Bruce Shapiro (MineAfrica) and Alan Friedman (Auryx Gold)

Christie Christelis, Chairman, Canada-Southern Africa Chamber of Business kicks off the premier African Mining Event in North America; the Chamber's 12th Annual Mining Breakfast & MineAfrica's 9th Annual Investing in African Mining seminar

The sell-out event with Premier Sponsor SGS drew 360 registrants - all with an interest in mining in Africa

Opening speaker Susan Shabangu, Minister of Mineral Resources, Republic of South Africa

Keynote speaker R. Michael Jones, CEO, Platinum Group Metals, discussed the African Market Discount

Wayne Floreani (MineAfrica) and sponsor Aggreko's Belinda Encarnacion and presenter Andy Walker

The Senegal Ministry of Mines and Industry delegation led by Dr. Moussa Sylla (far left)

Michael Hopley, Preisdent of Sunridge Gold updates on his Asmara project in Eritrea

Luis da Silva, President and Chief Executive Officer, African Aura

Janne Duncan (Macleod Dixon), presenter Mark Mendelsohn (Paul Weiss LLP) and Martha Deacon (Townships Project)

Mohammed Amate, Minister ARC. Musa Mohammed Sada & Linus Adie, Nigeria Ministry of Mines and Steel Development

Michelle Roth (Forbes Coal) and Santo Ranieri (Paradigm Capital)

George Bennett (MDM Engineering) discusses trends in Africa in 2011

Dr. Aliou Cisse, presenter Guillaume Curtis (Vice Minister), Mohamed Sedna Nansoko and Ousmane Bangoura from the Guinea Ministry of Mines & Geology

Andrew Beattie (PricewaterhouseCoopers) and Tom Bishop (IAMGOLD)

Stephan Theron, President of Forbes Coal

MineAfrica's Wayne Floreani with seminar moderators and sponsors Steve Wilson (SGS) and Gilles de Vignemont (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

Derick Govender of Premier Sponsor SGS

Seminar moderator Dr. Willem Smuts (WJS Consult and MineAfrica's MASTERMINING course leader) with Bruce Shapiro

Michel Miron (Natural Resources Canada) and Patricia Bentolila (Export Development Canada)

Presenter Glenn Mullan (Golden Valley Mines), Yaron Conforti (XDL Resources), Mark Offley & Daniel Tinarwo (Transglobal Projects)

Avril Cole of Macleod Dixon presents "From Resource Nationalism to John Ruggie's Guidelines..."

Our next seminar is Focus on West Africa on June 9 in Toronto. Contact us for more information on presenting or sponsoring.