Feb 9 (Reuters) - Mining companies gathered this week in Cape Town, South Africa, for the first major industry conference of the year.
The meeting returned to its traditional February timing after disruption caused by the pandemic and attracted around 7,500 delegates, organisers said, up from 6,500 last year when the conference was held in May.
A predominant theme is investment in Africa, which has the potential to play a major role in providing the minerals for a transition to a lower carbon economy, but concerns weighed about high interest rates and faltering economies.
Africa gears up to capture lithium boom profits
Squeezed mining companies face growth dilemma
Newmont may sweeten $16.9 bln bid for Newcrest
Endeavour Mining expects more gold M&A
Microsoft urges informal cobalt mines coalition
Anglo American urges public-private Transnet fix
Burkina Faso denies favouring Russia's Nordgold
Zambia's mining minister expects Mopani deal
Congo's Gecamines seeks to diversify
Thungela says emerging markets still want coal
Botswana warns of risk in Africa minerals dash
Sibanye-Stillwater shrugs off gold mega-merger
Gold miner Harmony looks to hydrogen, LNG
Petra Diamonds open to M&A deals, CEO says
Angola seeks dual listing for Endiama (Compiled by Barbara Lewis)
