Afrimetals.com
Unified Minerals Marketplace

One platform connecting Africa's minerals economy — from pit to payment, from assay to export.

OECD Compliant
Verified Suppliers
54 African Nations

Platform-Wide Services

Eight core pillars — available to all

These services operate across every client segment as the foundational infrastructure of the Afrimetals marketplace.

🏦 Trade Finance

Financial Services

Comprehensive trade finance solutions to support your commodity transactions.

  • • Letters of Credit (LC)
  • • Documentary Collections
  • • Trade Credit Insurance
  • • Structured Commodity Finance
  • • Prepayment Financing
  • • Bank Guarantees & SBLC

🛡️ Insurance & Risk Advisory

Risk Management

Afrimetals partners with Lloyd's-of-London-networked underwriters and pan-African insurance carriers.

  • • Cargo & Marine
  • • Political Risk
  • • Parametric ASM Cover
  • • Trade Credit

🚛 Logistics On-Demand

Supply Chain

A marketplace of verified minerals logistics providers — road, rail, inland waterway and airfreight.

  • • Road Haulage
  • • Airfreight
  • • GPS Tracking
  • • Proof of Custody

📄 Documentation & Compliance

Trade & Regulatory

From mining licences to export permits to OECD conflict minerals declarations.

  • • Export Permits
  • • OECD 5-Step
  • • Letters of Credit
  • • Certificates of Origin

🛒 Procurement & Sourcing

Marketplace

Two-sided procurement marketplace connecting mining operators with suppliers.

  • • Reverse Auctions
  • • Supplier Vetting
  • • Bulk Aggregation
  • • Trade Credit Terms

🏭 Refinery Access

Processing

Direct connections to accredited African and international smelters and refineries.

  • • Toll Treatment
  • • Concentrate Sales
  • • Offtake Agreements
  • • Metal Accounts

💳 Stablecoin Wallet & USDT

Fintech

Native USDT wallets for every Afrimetals participant.

  • • USDT Settlement
  • • Mobile Money Off-ramp
  • • Smart Contract Escrow
  • • 40+ Country Fiat Conversion

📦 Bonded Warehousing

Custody & Storage

A network of Afrimetals-vetted bonded warehouses at key African export hubs.

  • • Multi-hub Network
  • • Digital Receipts
  • • Inventory Finance
  • • Customs-Free Storage

🌍 Export Services

Trade Facilitation

Full-service export facilitation covering permits, customs, freight and port liaison.

  • • Permit Applications
  • • Customs Brokerage
  • • Freight Booking
  • • Import Clearance

Commodity Specifications

Precise commodity definitions, pricing terms, and compliance documentation for transparent mineral trading.

Gold bars being weighed and assessed
Au

Gold

Au 99.99% / Au 99.95%

Source Countries: Ghana, SA, DRC, Tanzania
Form: Dore Bars, Bullion
FOB Range: $2,300 - $2,450/oz
Pt
Pt

Platinum

Pt 99.95%

Source Countries: South Africa, Zimbabwe
Form: Ingots, Sponge
FOB Range: $950 - $1,050/oz
Cu
Cu

Copper

Cu 99.99% Grade A

Source Countries: Zambia, DRC, Namibia
Form: Cathodes, Wire Rod
FOB Range: $9,200 - $9,800/t
Co
Co

Cobalt

Co 99.8% / Co 99.3%

Source Countries: DRC, Zambia, Morocco
Form: Powder, Sulfate, Cathode
FOB Range: $26,000 - $32,000/t
Li
Li

Lithium

Li2O 6%+, spodumene

Source Countries: Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mali
Form: Spodumene Concentrate
FOB Range: $1,200 - $1,800/t
Ta
Ta

Tantalum

Ta2O5 30%+ concentrate

Source Countries: Nigeria, Rwanda, Ethiopia
Form: Columbite-Tantalite (Coltan)
FOB Range: $180 - $250/kg

Commodity Specifications

Mineral Type

Classification by elemental composition, mineralogical form, and geological origin.

Grade/Purity

Measured in parts per million (ppm), percentage purity, or karat (for gold).

  • • Gold: 99.99% (4N), 99.95% (3N9)
  • • Copper: Grade A (LME registered)
  • • Cobalt: 99.8% Co content minimum

Physical Form

Description of shape, size, and packaging of the commodity.

  • • Bars, ingots, cathodes, granules
  • • Concentrate, ore, sponge
  • • Packaging: palletized, drummed, bulk

Chemical Assay

Independent laboratory analysis specifying elemental composition.

  • • Full elemental breakdown
  • • Impurity levels (S, Fe, Si, etc.)
  • • Moisture content where applicable

Energy Commodities

Expanding beyond minerals — trading in energy products for global markets.

Energy Products

Oil barrels and fuel
D

Diesel

ULSD 10ppm / 50ppm

Source: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Nigeria
Form: Bulk, ISO Tank
FOB Range: $600 - $750/mt
P
P

Petrol (Gasoline)

RON 95 / RON 98

Source: Gulf States, South Africa
Form: Bulk, Drummed
FOB Range: $550 - $700/mt
Gas pipeline
G

Natural Gas / LPG

Methane, Propane, Butane

Source: Mozambique, Nigeria, Egypt
Form: LNG, LPG (tanker)
FOB Range: $10 - $15/MMBtu

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