The 7th edition of SIM Senegal will take place at the Centre international de conférences Abdou Diouf (CICAD) in Dakar from 03 – 05 October. Officially inaugurated by H.E. the President of the Republic of Senegal, Mr. Macky SALL and by the Honourable Minister of Mines and Geology of Senegal, Dr. Oumar Sarr, the event will be organised by the Ministry of Mines & Geology, Republic of Senegal in association with AME Trade.

SIM Senegal is a bi-annual mining event that has established itself as one of the largest mining events in West Africa and is the only event supported by the Senegalese government dedicated to expanding the country’s mining sector. The main theme of SIM Senegal will be “Diversification of mineral resources for the economic development of Senegal”, and the three-day conference and collocated exhibition will showcase the government’s strategy on the mining sector and concentrated on new developments and investment for further growth and expansion of the Senegalese mining sector.

SIM Senegal gathered over 900 attendees from 30 countries, consisting of 22 sponsors and more than 80 exhibition stands. The high-level audience demonstrated the importance of the event and its impact on the West African mining sector, and attracted a unique and diverse range of mining stakeholders from the mining service, exploration and production, associations, international and national governments, lawyers, consultants, transport, logistics, finance, banking, and education organisations.