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Overview

Across Africa, the legacy of mining is often measured by what remains after extraction ends: degraded land, abandoned infrastructure, unemployment, weakened local economies and communities left to manage long-term social and environmental risks. Mine closure is still too frequently treated as a technical obligation at the end of a mine’s life rather than a strategic process that should be planned, financed and governed from the beginning.

This webinar will challenge that narrow approach. It will explore how mine closure can become a platform for community regeneration—restoring land, supporting new livelihoods, repurposing mining infrastructure and building resilient local economies beyond the life of a mine.

The discussion will connect mine closure with governance, responsible investment, environmental stewardship, social transition and sustainable development. It will examine what governments, mining companies, investors and communities must do differently to ensure that the end of mining does not also mean the decline of mining communities.

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Objectives

The webinar seeks to:

  • Reframe mine closure as a strategic governance, investment and development priority rather than a final technical exercise.
  • Examine the long-term social, economic and environmental consequences of poorly planned mine closure.
  • Explore practical approaches for regenerating mining communities and creating sustainable post-mining livelihoods.
  • Discuss how governments, mining companies, investors and communities can share responsibility for closure and legacy planning.
  • Highlight opportunities for repurposing mining land, infrastructure, skills and other assets after extraction ends.
  • Identify policy, financing and institutional reforms that can improve mine-closure outcomes across Africa.

Why Attend?

Participants will gain:

  • A clearer understanding of why mine closure should be planned throughout the mining lifecycle.
  • Insights into models that connect environmental rehabilitation with economic diversification and community renewal.
  • Practical perspectives on closure financing, institutional accountability and social-transition planning.
  • A better appreciation of how mining infrastructure, land and skills can support new economic activities after closure.
  • An opportunity to engage in a forward-looking conversation on how Africa can transform mining legacies into lasting local value.

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Who Should Attend?

The webinar is designed for:

  • Policymakers and government officials
  • Mining regulators and local government authorities
  • Mining companies, operators and sustainability professionals
  • Investors, financial institutions and ESG practitioners
  • Traditional authorities and community leaders
  • Environmental specialists and mine-closure practitioners
  • Civil society and community-based organisations
  • Development partners and international organisations
  • Researchers, academics and students
  • Journalists and policy communicators

Key Focus Areas

  • Mineral Traceability and Transparency: Tracking critical minerals from their source through processing, trade and final use.
  • Responsible Sourcing: Strengthening compliance with environmental, social, labour and human-rights standards.
  • Governance and Accountability: Clarifying the responsibilities of governments, companies, buyers and other supply-chain actors.
  • Communities and Mineral Justice: Ensuring meaningful participation, fair benefit-sharing and protection for mining-affected communities.
  • Value Addition and African Participation: Moving Africa from raw-material extraction towards processing, manufacturing and greater value capture.
  • Market Access and Global Standards: Understanding how evolving international regulations and responsible-sourcing requirements affect African producers.
  • Partnerships for Responsible Supply Chains: Building cooperation among governments, industry, civil society, communities and development partners.

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Speakers

Dr. Kgomotso Tshaka

International Advisory Board Member

ACCET

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Wilfred Sa-Ambo

Lead, Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships

ACCET

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