We Visited 7 Mines in Africa. Here's What We Found

We Visited 7 Mines in Africa. Here's What We Found

April 17, 2026 · 35 min

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The episode discusses insights gained from visiting seven mines in Africa, focusing on investment opportunities and challenges in the mining sector.

After visiting 7 mines across South Africa and Zambia in 10 days, we unpack the biggest takeaways while waiting to board our flight home. From massive copper and operations to PGM shafts, gold tailings plays, enormous coal mines, the trip challenged some of our long-held assumptions. We discuss why Africa may be mispriced as a mining jurisdiction, the reality of costs, productivity and logistics, and where some investment opportunities sit. …………...… DIRECTOR'S SPECIAL EMAIL Join 16k+ subscribers to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Director’s Special⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : one daily email with all the news that matters in mining …………… TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Airport Trip Recap (2:30) Bullish Africa and PGMs (7:20) Costs, Power, Productivity, Logistics (12:30) Zambia Copper (17:50) DRD Gold (18:40) ZCCM (22:50) Scaling Mines and Electrification (30:00) Trip Highlights …………… PARTNERS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SS&C Intralinks ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Powering deals with unmatched security and efficiency ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sandvik Ground Support…

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Organizations: DRD Gold, ZCCM

Places: South Africa, Zambia

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