When and where was the Egypt Mining Forum 2026?

On 28–29 September 2026 at The St. Regis New Capital in Egypt's New Administrative Capital, Cairo. Day 1 ran 12:30–18:00 and Day 2 ran 10:00–17:00.

Who hosted and organised it?

It was held under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, hosted by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, supported by MRMIA, and organised by dmg events.

How could visitors reach the venue by public transport?

Via the East Nile Monorail or the Cairo LRT to Arts and Culture City Station, then a free shuttle to the hotel every 10 minutes (Day 1 12:00–19:00, Day 2 09:00–18:00). Cairo International Airport is about 33 km away.

What was on the programme?

A Strategic Conference, a Technical Conference, leadership roundtables and an exhibition of mining equipment, technology and service providers.

How did people register?

Visitors registered for a visitor pass and conference attendees booked a delegate pass on egyptminingforum.com.

Egypt Mining Forum 2026

Name: Egypt Mining Forum 2026
Start: 2026-09-28T12:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-29T17:00:00+00:00
Location: The St. Regis New Capital, Cairo

About this event

The fifth Egypt Mining Forum brought ministers, mining companies, investors, explorers and technology suppliers to The St. Regis New Capital in Cairo on 28–29 September 2026. Held under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and hosted by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources with support from the Mineral Resources & Mining Industries Authority (MRMIA), it ran under the theme "Unlocking Egypt and the Arabian Nubian Shield's Exploration Potential" and was billed by the organisers as the largest edition to date.

Why it mattered

Egypt is reforming its mining rules to turn largely underexplored geology into operating mines and downstream industry, with a stated goal of mining contributing 6% of GDP. The forum served as a working platform for government-to-government talks, government-to-business meetings and investor discussions on licences, projects, financing, joint ventures, processing and technology procurement.

Model Mining Exploitation Agreement framework and lower exploration licence fees
VAT and customs exemptions on mining equipment and services
New reconnaissance licences for junior explorers and one-stop permitting
A nationwide airborne mineral survey, the first in more than four decades

Conferences and exhibition

The programme combined a Strategic Conference on policy, investment and project development with a Technical Conference on exploration, geoscience, technology and mine development, plus leadership roundtables. An exhibition showed equipment, drilling, geoscience, processing and operations solutions from more than 100 companies.

Who took part

Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, HE Eng. Karim Badawi, was joined by mining ministers from the DR Congo, Ghana, Tanzania, Nigeria and other countries, Saudi Arabia's Vice Minister of Mining Affairs, and leaders from AngloGold Ashanti, In2Metals, Elsewedy Electric, ICMM, the World Bank Group, EBRD, Afreximbank, Trafigura and Metso.

Key figures (2026 edition, as announced)

Ahead of the opening, the organisers expected the following participation.

6,000+ attendees from 50+ countries
500+ conference delegates
100+ speakers
100+ exhibiting companies
30+ strategic and technical sessions

Egypt Mining Forum 2026 was an Industry & Manufacturing event that took place 28-29 Sep 2026 at The St. Regis New Capital, Cairo, Cairo , Egypt.

Event recap

The fifth Egypt Mining Forum took place on 28 and 29 September 2026 at the St. Regis New Capital, under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and with dmg events as organiser. Held under the theme of unlocking the exploration potential of Egypt and the Arabian-Nubian Shield, it brought together international mining companies, investors and mining ministers and officials from Arab and African countries. The programme centred on Egypt's first mineral exploration offering under its new Open Blocks licensing system, covering gold and associated minerals, phosphate, talc and kaolin. Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi set out the goal of raising mining's share of GDP to about 6%, and Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired a roundtable with major mining investors on the second day.

Speakers24

HE Eng. Karim Badawi
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Arab Republic of Egypt
HE Louis Watum Kabamba
Minister of Mines, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Republic of Ghana
HE Eng. Khalid bin Saleh Al-Mudaifer
Vice Minister of Mining Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Hon. Anthony P Mavunde
Minister of Minerals, United Republic of Tanzania
Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro
Minister of State for Mineral Development, Republic of Uganda
HE Dr. Oladele Henry Alake
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Federal Republic of Nigeria
HE Hassan Ali Joho
Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, Republic of Kenya
Alberto Calderon
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Leticia Reis de Carvalho
Secretary-General
Naguib Sawiris
Chairman
Ahmed Elsewedy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rohitesh Dhawan
President and CEO
Amit Lohia
Vice Chairman
Yasser Ramadan
Chairman
Isabelle Ramdoo
Director
Ibrahim El Gazzar
Head of Metals and Minerals, Middle East
Namrata Thapar
Global Director, Metals and Minerals
Natalia Lacorzana
Global Director, Natural Resources
Helen Brume
Director and Global Head of Project and Asset-Based Finance
Jacob Ricciardone
Chief Development Officer
Patrick Barnes
Vice President, Head of Metals and Mining Consulting
Rajneesh Mishra
Vice President of Minerals, Middle East
Eithne Treanor
Moderator