Quinton Adams, is an Executive, External Affairs at Copper 360, a copper mining company listed at the JSE. His part of the Executive of Copper 360 and is responsible for external stakeholders such as the different spheres of government (national, provincial and local) and liaise with the broader an extended stakeholders and the local hosting communities. He has established the Copper 360 Mining school within the Namaqualand Copper region whereby they provide mining related courses for young people in order for them to become part of the copper mining industry. He has recently published an article on “The Race for Critical Minerals in Africa” for the G20 Consultancy Group magazine that formed part of the G 20 Summit that was held in November 2025 in South Africa.