🌍 We’re thrilled to kick off the year at the first major global mining event - Investing in African Mining Indaba! Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA will be at booth #H20, joined by an incredible team of technical experts and executives who are ready to discuss new and improved Surpac features, easy scheduling with MineSched, material reconciliation for precious metals, a unified tailings digital platform and lots more.
⚡Heading to the event? Make sure to stop by, meet the team, and catch up on the latest updates!
General Information:
- Date: 9-12, February 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)
- Dassault Systèmes Booth: H20
- Registration Page of the Event: LINK
- Request a Meeting: Coming Soon!
What's New:
We'll be presenting the following at the booth #H20:
- What's New in Surpac: Book your seat for an exclusive view of what's coming for GEOVIA Surpac, one of the world's most popular geology and mining engineering software available. The new GEOVIA Surpac offers a modern, intuitive user experience that enables users to work faster and model with greater precision, while preserving the core workflows they rely on. It features a streamlined interface, smarter navigation, and improved performance, providing enhanced clarity, efficiency, and stability across daily geological and mining tasks.
- Easy Scheduling with MineSched: Discover how GEOVIA MineSched turns strategic plans into daily schedules, automates push-backs and benches, and identifies the most efficient and profitable open-pit schedule.
- Material Reconciliation for Precious Metals: Learn how Dassault Systèmes Mine Operations Management streamlines material reconciliation to help maximize value, ensure compliance, and optimize performance.
Unified Tailings Digital Platform: Learn how GEOVIA and Insight Terra deliver an integrated, real-time virtual twin for tailings and geotechnical assets, combining sensors, satellite data, AI, and engineering models into a single source of truth. Insight Terra provides a SaaS platform that uses IIoT sensors, earth observation data, and AI to monitor environmental and infrastructure risks, helping industries meet ESG goals and make real-time decisions. Together, they enable continuous, predictive stewardship, shifting tailings management from periodic compliance to proactive risk prevention, auditable governance, and portfolio-wide confidence.
CEO Alastair BOVIM and GEOVIA expert Francis MAGGISON will explain how it improves mining operations' efficiency, in a highly anticipated micro-presentation at our booth.
Exclusive Micro Presentations:
- 15-minute exclusive micro presentations (for 5-7 people only) at the booth.
- Limited seats are available - interested parties are encouraged to sign up in advance to secure their spot.
| Time | Mon, Feb 9 | Tue, Feb 10 | Wed, Feb 11 |
| 10:00 AM | What's New in Surpac | Material Reconciliation for Precious Metals | Easy Scheduling with MineSched |
| 11:00 AM | Easy Scheduling with MineSched | Unified Tailings Digital Platform | What's New in Surpac |
| 3:00 PM | Unified Tailings Digital Platform | What's New in Surpac | Material Reconciliation for Precious Metals |
| 4:00 PM | Material Reconciliation for Precious Metals | Easy Scheduling with MineSched | Unified Tailings Digital Platform |
Meet our Team:
@NN - GEOVIA Sales Director
@FM - GEOVIA Ideas Lab Industry Process Expert Director
@FW - EWEST/Africa Partner
@AR - EWEST/Africa Partner
@RO - EWEST Sales Expert
@SQ - EWEST/Africa Partner
@JB - EUROWEST Senior Client Executive
@YY - Offer Marketing
About the Event:
Since its inception in 1994, the Investing in African Mining Indaba conference has become a pivotal event for mining professionals, investors, and industry leaders looking to capitalise on the vast opportunities in Africa's mining sector. With a focus on fostering long-term economic growth and sustainability, the event serves as a premier meeting place for networking, deal-making, and discussions on topics such as technological advancements in mining, sustainable mining practices, and investment opportunities in African mining projects. As the event continues to grow in size and influence, it remains a crucial platform for shaping the future of mining on the African continent.
The overarching theme for 2026 is “Stronger together: Progress through partnerships.”
The growth of mining in Africa, across the entire ecosystem, thrives on collaboration – where governments, businesses, investors, communities, and innovators must unite. In doing so, we can collectively work towards a common goal- building a stronger industry and continent together by harnessing the power of a strong mining value chain.
Our reality: as an industry, we are Stronger together when breaking down silos and working collaboratively.
Our mission: to achieve the greatest progress through partnerships by unlocking transformative solutions. A single, aligned industry of empowered people across the ecosystem enables us to navigate complexities, embrace innovation, and secure a resilient, inclusive future for mining. United efforts lead to shared success!
