Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe hopes to spur growth in mining hubs within Limpopo, the North West and the Northern Cape provinces with the launch of the Limpopo Mining Investment Conference, which was held on September 28.

During a keynote address, he explained that the idea of increasing focus on mining within specific regions (in this case the three aforementioned provinces) came about after a recent visit to Australia by Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) representatives.