Meet the Market Event: Linking Cornwall’s mining expertise to North America for G7

As part of our work to promote Cornwall’s mining sector at G7 CTI in partnership with OCO Global, is running a virtual trade mission to North America. The event is designed for businesses operating in the mining and mining services sector in Cornwall who are ready to export their goods and/or services to the USA and Canada and will help highlight Cornwall’s mining offer on a global stage at G7.

What to expect?

Mining and georesources will be the focus of the Cornwall House at G7 exhibition on Thursday 10th June in Falmouth which will showcase key investment opportunities in the region.

Cornwall Trade & Investment plans to kick off the virtual trade mission on the afternoon of Thursday 10^th June inviting businesses to be a part of the G7 opportunity.

The mission will be targeted and bespoke, supporting circa 10 – 12 businesses in each cohort. It will comprise of the following:

A virtual trade workshop hosted by OCO Global on 10^th & 11^th June 2021.The workshop will cover key areas businesses will need to be aware of in terms of entering the new market (s), in addition to giving businesses the chance to get in front of OCO’s market contacts such as potential buyers and customers in North America/Canada.

Market penetration activity – marketing support & customer identification. Following the virtual study workshop, businesses that are most export ready will be supported on a closer 1-2-1 basis to assist them in gaining traction in the target export markets. Businesses will be supported with in-market introductions and referrals curated by OCO, linking businesses up with key partners such as the Department for International Trade in-market representatives.

On-going aftercare. CTI will seek to continually support businesses on their export journey, facilitating introductions and identifying business opportunities on an on-going basis.

Last year we took a Cornish contingent to PDAC and this is what Cornish Lithium had this to say about our service:
“It was great to bring together so many Cornish representatives from the mining industry. There’s power in numbers, and having so many of us there from different parts of the industry was great to really raise the profile of Cornwall as a modern mining district.”
Lucy Crane, Senior Geologist, Cornish Lithium.