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BRIEFMay 26, 2025

Mining Forward video series

Series teaser video

Launched by the World Bank’s Extractives team, Mining Forward is a new video series exploring the key challenges, opportunities, and shifts shaping the future of mining.

Through candid expert conversations, the series explores what’s changing, what’s working, and what’s needed across mineral value chains, infrastructure, finance, governance, and environmental and social development priorities. Each episode dives into a new theme—such as jobs, investment, or sustainability—building on past discussions while keeping the content fresh and focused.

Episode 1: Mining as a Development Driver

🎙️ Episode 1: Mining as a Development Driver: Linking Resources to Results
Premiering during the 2025 World Bank Spring Meetings, this first episode features Michael Stanley, Global Lead, Mining, World Bank, in conversation with Robert Schlotterer, Global Head of the Extractives Global Unit. Together, they explore how mining—when approached strategically—can:

  • Expand energy access through shared infrastructure
  • Create higher-value, tech-enabled jobs
  • Drive economic transformation through local value chains
  • Promote sustainability and community inclusion
  • De-risk and mobilize investment through smart financing