The West and Central Africa Mining Summit serves the region's mining community by providing the best and only authoritative platform to learn, innovate and synergise with the power players of the extractive industry. Panel discussions with industry leaders along with individual presentations will highlight pressing issues and global trends to the fore.
As partner event sponsor, Veolia organised a Mining Workshop taking place today from 10:30am till 16:00pm. The overall focus lies on Optimising Operations for Environmental Sustainability of Mining Facilities. The presentations highlight Veolia's value propositions in mining as well as specific case studies such as AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem gold mine where Veolia operates the water treatment plant.
Moreover, Chris Howell, Mining & Primary Metals Vice President at Veolia will deliver a speech about Optimising operations for environmental sustainability at the WaCA conference. It will be conducted tomorrow from 11:10 to 11:35am, and translated simultaneously in French and English.
Patrice Fonlladosa, President and CEO of Veolia Africa, said: "We believe the WaCA conference is an excellent platform that gives us the opportunity to emphasise our commitment to the mining industry in Africa, address inquiries and showcase tangible solutions to address environmental concerns of the industry."
Fonlladosa added, "We will share the added-value solutions and expertise that our Group provides to its mining clients, so that their processes can comply with the highest standards, in particular environmental, while improving the efficiency of their operations."
Veolia group is the global leader in optimised resource management. It has been operating in Africa for more than 20 years and has approximately 6,500 of employees. Veolia designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them in 13 countries in Africa.
Visitors and participants may visit Veolia at booth 49. Our experts will be available for discussion and questions today till 5pm and tomorrow from 9am to 5pm.
Tomorrow's workshop is free to all mining professionals. To get free entry, please register via moc.ailoev@gninim_acirfa.
