Indaba to focus on how Agentic AI could transform and disrupt mining
The focus of this year's Investing in African Mining Indaba on disruptive technology reflects a growing acceptance that mining will not remain competitive using historic operating models alone, states Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG’s) Johannesburg branch MD Tycho Möncks. Mining Indaba organiser Hyve Group has described AI as the mining industry’s “next strategic battleground”, and a key focus of the 2026 Indaba is to foster a conversation that “moves beyond hype [and speculation] to hard realities as leaders dissect the rise of Agentic AI”.
The focus of this year's Investing in African Mining Indaba on disruptive technology reflects a growing acceptance that mining will not remain competitive using historic operating models alone, states Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG’s) Johannesburg branch MD Tycho Möncks. Mining Indaba organiser Hyve Group has described AI as the mining industry’s “next strategic battleground”, and a key focus of the 2026 Indaba is to foster a conversation that “moves beyond hype [and speculation] to hard realities as leaders dissect the rise of Agentic AI”.
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