Improving Mining Infrastructure For Economic Growth

Infrastructure is a bellwether of a country's potential for economic growth. Governments that spend on infrastructure give themselves the best chance to succeed, while underinvestment restrains inclusive economic prosperity. Mining is directly impacted by a country's infrastructure and ability to move mine product, key equipment, materials, and goods from source to market.

A large number of African states are visceral examples of these maxims. Many have failed to improve or maintain infrastructure to match population growth rates and economic needs. Growing populations and other demands have stretched the public fiscus, making it increasingly difficult to the point of being unaffordable for governments to solely fund infrastructure.