THE MODEL MINING CODE perspective for what would be an ideal model for purposes of encouraging investment ,” he says .
Looking to the future , WIOML is already working towards next year ’ s conference , which will be held in Madrid . The location choice for the conference , the first in London and this year ’ s conference in Paris is a very intentional choice .
Once again , it boils down to reaching out to the right people in the best possible way .
“ We had it in London first time around as it is where we are based but also its an international city . It ’ s about trying to reach out and being relevant in multiple languages while reaching out to the largest audience – the world ,” he says .
WIOML chose France to reach out the French speaking countries such as the Côte d ’ Ivoire and the 2017 WIOML conference will be held in Madrid , to reach out to the Central and Southern Americas .
Where does WIOML want to see future of the mining industry ?
“ We ’ d like to see the industry develop to a point where mining companies , NGO ’ s and governments are all actively participating and engaged in policy discussion ,” says Gourley .
“ That ’ s our real goal . So far we ’ ve made some inroads in the mining industry and we need to make further inroads with those NGO ’ s and policy makers . The conference is ultimately a way of simply measuring our success .” 13