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Mineral Investment Due Diligence in Africa - Verified, Reliable, Actionable
Protecting capital through independent verification of every asset, title, and counterparty before a single dollar is committed.
The Risk of Unverified Mineral Investment in Africa
Africa offers some of the world's highest-returning mineral investment opportunities - alongside some of the highest risks for investors who proceed without verified intelligence. Fraudulent permits, inflated resource estimates, and unscrupulous counterparties cost global investors hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
Fraudulent Mining Titles Are Widespread
A significant proportion of mineral assets marketed to foreign investors in Africa carry title irregularities - from expired licences to outright forgeries. Discovering this post-commitment can be catastrophic and legally complex to reverse.
Resource Estimates Are Frequently Overstated
Non-JORC resource estimates circulate widely in African mineral markets. Without qualified independent review, investors regularly overpay for assets with far less recoverable mineral content than represented.
Counterparty Legitimacy Is Rarely Verified
The gap between a confident seller and a legitimate, solvent, legally empowered seller is wider in African mineral markets than almost anywhere else. Background screening is not a standard practice - it must be demanded.
Our Investment Intelligence Methodology
We apply a five-phase verification framework developed across 15 years and 54 African jurisdictions. Every phase produces a documented deliverable. Nothing proceeds until the previous phase is cleared.
Document and Title Verification
All mining licences, exploration permits, environmental certificates, and ownership documents are independently validated with the issuing government authority in-country.
On-Site Asset Assessment
Our technical team or accredited in-country partners conduct physical site visits, geological sampling reviews, and infrastructure condition assessments.
Resource Estimate Review
JORC or NI 43-101 compliant review of any existing resource estimates, or commissioning of an independent Qualified Person report where none exists.
Counterparty Background Screening
Full legal, financial, and reputational background check on every counterparty - directors, shareholders, and associated entities - across all relevant jurisdictions.
Investment Risk Report Delivery
A structured, confidential risk report covering all findings, a go / no-go recommendation, risk-adjusted pricing guidance, and proposed deal protection terms.
What Our Due Diligence Report Covers
Mineral Title and Ownership Verification
Confirmed legal ownership chain, licence status, expiry dates, renewal obligations, and any encumbrances or third-party claims.
Resource Estimate Review
Independent assessment of geological data quality, resource classification confidence, and recovery assumptions.
Regulatory Status and Outstanding Obligations
Confirmation of environmental approvals, royalty payment status, community agreements, and any outstanding compliance obligations.
Community and Environmental Risk Assessment
Review of local community relationships, any existing disputes, environmental liability exposure, and social licence indicators.
Counterparty Financial and Legal Standing
Director-level background screening, corporate solvency indicators, litigation history, and reputational intelligence from in-country networks.
Who This Service Is For
Institutional Investors and Family Offices
Deploying significant capital into African mineral assets and requiring board-level verified intelligence before commitment.
Private Equity and Mining Royalty Funds
Evaluating acquisition targets, royalty streams, or streaming agreements where asset verification is a prerequisite for financing.
Commodity Trading Houses and Offtake Parties
Needing verified source authentication before committing to multi-year offtake contracts with African producers.
Development Finance Institutions
Requiring environmental, social, and governance baseline data to satisfy development finance lending criteria.
Case Study - East Africa Gold Due Diligence
How We Prevented a $12M Fraudulent Gold Investment
The Situation
A European family office was presented with an opportunity to acquire a 30% stake in a gold mine in western Kenya, backed by a resource estimate of 340,000 oz. The seller had professional marketing materials and a credible-seeming intermediary.
What We Found
Our title verification revealed that the primary mining licence had lapsed 14 months prior and the renewal application had been rejected by the Mining Directorate. The resource estimate was not JORC-compliant and had been prepared by an unlicensed geologist. The seller's principal director had two prior fraud convictions in Tanzania.
The Outcome
The client withdrew. The due diligence fee was recovered many times over. The same asset was subsequently marketed to three other investors before Kenyan authorities intervened.
Ready to Enter Africa's Mineral Markets
With Confidence?
Whether you are a buyer, investor, financier, or government authority - we provide the mineral intelligence and access that makes the difference.