IMC 2026, the third edition of the Morocco Mining Conference & Exhibition will take place 06 – 08 October 2026 for the first time in Rabat, the Kingdom of Morocco’s capital and administrative centre. IMC 2026 will once again be organised by the Federation of Mineral Industry of Morocco (FDIM) and AME Trade Ltd and supported at the highest levels by the Ministry of Energy Transition & Sustainable Development, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and AMDIE.  

Morocco has risen to 15th place globally in the latest Investment Attractiveness Index for the mining sector, according to the Fraser Institute’s 2025 Annual Survey of Mining Companies. The North African kingdom’s ascent marks a significant milestone in its strategy to diversify its economy and position itself as a critical hub for global mineral supply chains.

In a move reflecting Morocco’s ambition to position itself as a regional mining powerhouse, the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, has released a public tender for the exploration of precious and strategic minerals across the kingdom’s eastern provinces.

This covers approximately 13,000 square kilometres in the Tafilalet and Figuig mining basin.

IMC Morocco will feature:

• Two-day mining business focussed conference with
• Interactive roundtables & workshops
• Co-located trade event 
• Packed social programme including cocktail receptions and gala dinner

• Technical visits to Morocco’s major mining projects
• Touristic visit to savour the sites and flavours of Rabat, a cosmopolitan city where ancient streets meet modern sophistication.

IMC : a historic event for the future of the African Mining Sector

“This declaration is not Moroccan. It is African. And I know that each of us will remember this moment in Marrakech, wherever we may find ourselves in one year, in five years, or in ten. It belongs to every African nation and marks the Africa’s entry into a new era, one in which we define our own rules and determine the value of our own resources.” Hon. Leila Benali

Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Morocco

Morocco has it all to be Africa’s premier sustainable mining investment destination.

• Diverse mineral offering: regular production of varied mineral substances including phosphates, lead, zinc, copper, gold, silver, cobalt, manganese, fluorine and barite

• Three quarters of the planet’s known phosphate reserves & the world’s top exporter of crude phosphates. 
• Ambitious plans: to double 2020 revenue from non-phosphate mining to greater than $1.7 billion by 2030, this is coupled with a green strategy for responsible & sustainable mining in agreement with the European Union. 
• The centre of the global battery minerals production and processing revolution: The Kingdom of Morocco has a long-term vision to supply emerging gigafactories in Kenitra and Tangier with domestically sourced critical minerals, integrating mining with downstream battery and clean energy manufacturing, thereby strengthening Morocco’s leverage in global supply chains.
• Morocco has the world’s ninth largest producer of cobalt with a production of 2,000tn a year. Morocco aims to exploit its cobalt reserves as part of the supply chain for rechargeable batteries.
• Morocco launched a national digital mining registry; a reform aimed at streamlining licensing procedures and reducing bureaucratic obstacles. This will make the Kingdom’s mining sector more attractive to major international investors wary of regulatory risk

On the sidelines of IMC 2025, the Marrakech Declaration was adopted, the declaration commits the sector to robust environmental safeguards, social responsibility and improved governance standards, principles designed to attract global capital increasingly focused on ESG-compliant “green mining.”