The African Mining Vision (AMV) has unveiled a five-year comprehensive business plan developed to facilitate the establishment of the Africa Mining Development Centre (AMDC), which will provide strategic operational support for the Vision and its Action Plan. The business plan outlines a road map with seven result areas and their expected outcomes...The AMDC seeks to create a centre which will enhance the capacity of African mining countries to derive economic and social benefits from implementing the Africa Mining Vision. The centre will significantly contribute to the development of African mining economies based on consistent development-oriented mineral policies and regulatory frameworks across the continent. AMDC will be launched officially on Monday, 16 December, 2013...The central premise of the AMV is that mineral resources can play a transformative role in Africa’s development, based on the creation of appropriate social and economic linkages.