What We Do
The junior mining sector has historically faced a range of interconnected barriers. JMFSA seeks to bring these challenges into one coordinated platform and work with the relevant stakeholders to develop solutions.
Our advocacy agenda will focus on key areas including:
Access to Funding
Advocating for funding models suited to junior mining's risk profile, including exploration funding, development finance, working capital, equipment finance, project finance, processing/beneficiation finance, infrastructure finance and investment partnerships.
Regulatory Reform
Engaging policymakers and regulators on legislation, regulations and administrative processes that create unintended barriers, promoting an environment that is efficient, transparent, predictable and appropriate to junior mining's scale.
Access to Mineral Rights
Helping stakeholders navigate the mineral-rights environment and advocating for transparent, efficient processes for viable projects.
Access to Equipment & Technology
Promoting access to modern, affordable, appropriate mining equipment and technology, particularly for companies with resources but limited capital.
Market Access
Helping junior miners move beyond production to secure sustainable markets — connecting them with offtakers, processors, traders, domestic industrial users, export markets, logistics providers and strategic commercial partners.
Processing & Beneficiation
Promoting greater participation in processing, beneficiation and value addition, so more value is retained within South Africa.
Infrastructure & Logistics
Advocating for improved access to roads, rail, ports, power, water, processing infrastructure and storage/logistics facilities to move commodities efficiently pit to port.
Skills & Technical Capacity
Creating access to technical expertise, professional services, training, mentorship and knowledge-sharing
Community Participation
Promoting meaningful economic participation by communities in and around mining areas, recognising them as key stakeholders with opportunities that extend beyond a project's life.
Partnerships & Collaboration
Building a platform where junior miners collaborate rather than operate in isolation — with government, private-sector institutions, established mining companies, financial institutions, professional bodies, investors, development agencies and communities.