CHAIRMAN, SOUTH AFRICA & REGIONAL COORDINATOR (AFRICA), SRK GLOBAL
"We have learnt a lot about working with Chinese companies, who often preferred to work with contractors back home. We responded by working closely with the SRK Beijing office and creating a multi-country team involving South Africa, DRC and China – which has opened many doors."
"Africa has become the focal point in a tug-of-war over REE, battery minerals, and other critical minerals like copper, zinc and lead, creating opportunities for the continent to leverage its underground wealth."
"By developing intra-African energy infrastructure, we can reduce costs, improve energy access, and encourage local refining and petrochemical industries."
"Over the past year, we have invested in new equipment and specialized terrain vehicles to improve our productivity and capacity, and have also ordered new drill rigs."
"We plan to double our copper production by the end of the decade. There remains significant upside potential in the gold industry, and the copper operations are strategic and additive to that."
"The Teichmann Group comprises of companies with expertise in multi-disciplined construction services, mining and agriculture solutions across Southern, Central and West Africa."
Africa has been attracting more diverse and innovative capital flows over recent years. The US, Europe, the Middle East, Japan, and even India are all crowding in, while China maintains its already well-established presence.