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Completed event01. - 03.10.2025 in-person-event, Cape TownAfrican Mining Week
African mining conference with focus on critical raw materials. More information: African Mining Week (External link).
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Completed event03. - 05.11.2025, in-person-event, GenevaIGF Annual General Meeting
Annual meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF). Participation by Sector Programme Extractives and Development. More information: IGF 21st Annual General Meeting - Intergovernmental Forum (External link).
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Completed event18. - 20.11.2025, in-person-event, BrusselsEU Raw Materials Week
Annual event organised by the EU on raw materials policy, security of supply and sustainability. Participation by Sector Programme Extractives and Development. More information: EU Raw Materials Week (External link).
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Completed event19.11. - 20.11.2025, in-person-event, JerewanEITI Board Meeting
Meeting of the EITI Board. Participation by Sector Programme Extractives and Development. More information: EITI Board meetings | EITI (External link).
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Completed event08. - 11.12.2025, in-person-event, BrusselsGBA Annual Meeting
Annual meeting of the Global Battery Alliance for responsible battery value chains. Participation by Sector Programme Extractives and Development. More information: Global Battery Alliance (External link).
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Completed event09. - 12.02.2026, in-person-event, Cape TownMining Indaba
The African Mining Indaba 2026 will take place in Cape Town from 9 to 12 February. The motto of this year's conference is: “Investing in African Mining”. Participation by Sector Programme Extractives and Development. More information: Mining Indaba (External link).
Events in the Extractives Sector




Responsible Mineral Supply Chains for the Just Transition
Who are we?
On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Sector Programme “Extractives and Development” is jointly implemented by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
The Sector Programme “Extractives and Development” supports the BMZ in shaping the national and international development policy agenda in the extractive sector through its own impulses and innovations, and advises the BMZ continuously and comprehensively on economic and policy issues related to extractives.