Indigenous procurement key to mining’s future
Indigenous procurement key to mining’s future The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has called on Indigenous businesses and governments to consider equity frameworks alongside procurement frameworks. At the annual Aboriginal Enterprises in Mining, Energy and Exploration (AEMEE) conference in Darwin, Northern Territory, Indigenous ownership, equity and intergenerational prosperity were highlighted as integral to the resources sector’s future. According to the MCA, in FY25, total reportable Indigenous-business procurement reached $5.83b across Australia and, of that, the mining sector alone accounted for about $1.64b or 28%. MCA Indigenous partnerships and communities principal adviser Matt Denyer says the industry is at a reform crossroads. “We have only one Indigenous-led mine, no Indigenous-owned minerals processing facilities and no Indigenous capital funds capturing meaningful shares of that value,” he said....
