Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 – Side Event
- Title: Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative: Updates on the road to finalisation
- Date: 9 February 2026
- Time: 13:00-14:15
- Location: Southern Sun, The Cullinan, Team Room, Cape Town, South Africa
Description
The Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative (CMSI) has entered its final stage of development following the successful second and final public consultation in late 2025. This session will provide the latest updates from the CMSI Partners – The Copper Mark, ICMM, Mining Association of Canada and World Gold Council – as they work to unify their respective standards and principles in a new global Standard. Following up on last year’s event, this session will discuss the final public consultation, the road to finalization, and the benefits the new standard can bring to the sector and stakeholders. This event will set the stage for coming developments in 2026 and include a panel discussion with CMSI Partners as well as industry and stakeholders. It will include time for audience Q&A.
The event is organised in partnership with the High Commission of Canada in South Africa and the Mining Association of Canada.
Moderator
- Pierre Gratton, President and CEO, Mining Association of Canada
Speakers
- Andrew Jacob, Standards & Advocacy, BHP
- Ruth Crowell, CEO, London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)
- Aidan Davy, Co-Chief Operating Officer, ICMM
Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 – Conference Panel
- Title: What if partnerships could finally deliver a global standard CEOs truly trust?
- Date: 11 February 2026
- Time: 10:40 – 11:40
- Location: Table Mountain Stage (CTICC1 – Ground Floor – Exhibition Hall), Cape Town, South Africa
Description
This session pressure tests the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative (CMSI) – led by four partners: the Copper Mark, ICMM, the Mining Association of Canada and the World Gold Council – as it combines their existing standards into a single framework with an assurance process and claims policy shaped by two rounds of public consultation. We’ll examine what this could mean for board level risk, audit burden, market access and cost of capital, and how its governance model formalises balanced oversight from mine site to value chain. Senior voices from industry, civil society and downstream will debate pragmatic adoption pathways in Africa and beyond – including how alignment on claims and site level implementation can unlock permitting confidence, offtake optionality and investor trust.
Moderator
- Michèle Brülhart, Executive Director, the Copper Mark
Speakers
- Stewart Bailey, Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Officer, AngloGold Ashanti
- Bady Baldé, Deputy Executive Director, EITI
- Tracey Jacquemin, Director Sustainability Assurance & Management Systems, Teck Resources
