Agenda

Growing demand for copper is increasing pressure to launch new mining projects. At the same time, the availability of high-quality, easy-to-mine deposits is declining, and the journey from discovery to the start of production is becoming longer, more capital-intensive, and more demanding. Investors' attention today is focused both on traditional mining regions and on new destinations in Africa, Central Asia, South America, and Europe. How to assess the potential of new deposits? Which projects have a realistic chance of entering the implementation phase? Can Europe and Poland increase their own copper production? It becomes crucial not only to find resources, but also to efficiently guide the project through subsequent stages: geological exploration, feasibility study, obtaining environmental and administrative permits, financing, infrastructure design, mine construction, and commissioning production. What determines today whether a deposit actually becomes a mine? How to shorten this process and reduce the risks that most often halt investments?

Key topics:

• New copper deposits and exploration directions
• Greenfield projects in Europe and worldwide
• The potential of Poland and the CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) region
• Resource quality and economics of new projects
• The path from deposit discovery to mine construction
• Permitting, infrastructure, and investment process organization
• Regulatory, environmental, political, and execution risks
• Conditions for the successful commissioning of new mines.

Key questions:

• Where will new copper mines be built?
• Which regions and projects will shape future supply?
• Can Europe rebuild its own mining potential?
• What is needed to turn a deposit into an operational mine?
• What causes the greatest delays in project implementation today?
• How to shorten the journey from exploration to first production?