South Africa has concluded a productive and strategically significant participation at Resourcing Tomorrow 2025 in London, where Team South Africa engaged investors, global partners, media, and policymakers to advance the country’s Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy and reinforce its position as a reform-driven, investment-ready mining jurisdiction.

Led by the Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, and supported by Brand South Africa, the delegation used this global platform to communicate South Africa’s progress in policy reform, energy transition minerals, responsible sourcing, and investment facilitation.

Advancing South Africa’s Strategic Priorities

Throughout the three-day programme, the delegation engaged directly with international stakeholders seeking clarity on South Africa’s policy direction, exploration environment, and commitment to sustainable and inclusive mining.

Key messages focused on:

• The Critical Minerals & Metals Strategy and South Africa’s role in global energy transition supply chains
• Progress on the Junior Mining Exploration Fund (JMEF), designed to support early-stage exploration
• Alignment with the G20 Critical Minerals Framework, promoting fair, transparent, and sustainable minerals governance
• Ongoing work to streamline permitting and licensing, increase predictability, and improve investor confidence

These priorities resonated strongly with investors and industry participants monitoring global minerals markets.

Stakeholder Engagement and Media Interactions

Despite the demanding conference schedule—where most attendees pre-book engagements weeks in advance—Brand South Africa secured valuable conversations with:

• Key global investors assessing South Africa’s exploration and development pipeline
• Industry analysts tracking policy, legislative reform, and critical minerals positioning
• International mining and commodity media, with interviews focusing on South Africa’s regulatory progress, beneficiation ambitions, and strengths in energy transition minerals

Several journalists expressed interest in South Africa’s reform trajectory, responsible sourcing initiatives, and efforts to harmonise mining, environmental and water-use licensing to improve efficiency.

Investor meetings also generated positive momentum, with follow-up engagements planned to explore investment proposals and partnership opportunities.

Policy Reform: A Strong Point of Interest

A recurring highlight in stakeholder conversations was South Africa’s accelerated work to modernise and integrate the permitting system.

Key updates communicated included:

• The alignment of mining, environmental and water-use licensing
• Processing applications in parallel rather than sequentially
• Reduced duplication and clearer governance
• Shorter, more predictable turnaround times

These reforms directly address long-standing investor concerns and reinforce South Africa’s commitment to a more transparent and efficient regulatory environment.

Positioning South Africa as a Global Mining Partner of Choice

South Africa’s presence at Resourcing Tomorrow 2025 demonstrated the country’s renewed commitment to:

• Supporting global decarbonisation and clean energy priorities
• Building resilient and responsible mineral supply chains
• Promoting beneficiation and industrialisation
• Strengthening investor confidence through regulatory reform
• Engaging global partners on sustainable, future-focused mining

As Brand South Africa and the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources continue post-event engagements, the message remains clear:
South Africa is open for investment, committed to reform, and ready to play a leading role in powering the world’s future economy.