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№ 01 — A PARTIGAD LTD Strategic Venture

Capital for the mines.
A desk for the buyers.
Yield & integrity
for investors.

The Copper Farm is a strategic mining house and licensed brokerage. We help small cooperative mines across the Democratic Republic of Congo access funding, source credible international buyers, and move concentrate and cathode to market — and we offer investors a structured way to participate in the upside.

47
Cooperative Mines Engaged
$71M
Origin Capital Deployed
120+
Vetted Buyer Counterparties
11d
Mine to Port (Avg.)
§ 02 / Mandate

Two businesses, one corridor.

The Copper Farm operates a dual mandate. On one side, we are strategic advisors and capital providers to small cooperative mines in the DRC. On the other, we are a licensed trading and brokerage desk moving their product to international markets. The structure exists because neither half works without the other.

Strategic Mining House

For the mines

We work with cooperative and artisanal mines across Lualaba, Haut-Katanga, and Tanganyika provinces. We bring them capital, credible buyers, and the infrastructure of a modern brokerage — without taking title to their metal.

  • Pre-export finance against verified production and signed offtake
  • Equipment leasing for haul, screen, and crushing capacity
  • Direct buyer introductions through our offtake counterparty book
  • Export licence (CEEC), OECD due diligence, and ESG documentation
  • Consignee logistics — corridor, customs, and FOB documentation
Trading & Brokerage Firm

For the market

Our brokerage desk arranges spot and term transactions in DRC copper concentrate and Grade A cathode. We act as agent or principal, manage assay and quality control, hedge price risk, and deliver FOB or CIF on standard INCOTERMS.

  • Spot and term offtake contracts with smelters and refineries
  • LME-linked pricing with QP structures, hedging available
  • Independent assay (Alex Stewart, SGS, Bureau Veritas) at every stage
  • FOB Dar es Salaam or CIF main port — buyer's choice
  • Letter of credit, escrow, or documentary settlement
§ 03 / For Mines

What we do for cooperative mines.

Six services, delivered together as a single working relationship. The mine retains ownership of its metal throughout. We earn a transparent fee on the cleared transaction — not a markup on their product.

01
Origin finance
Pre-export advances, working capital, and equipment leasing placed directly with cooperative mines. Repayment scheduled against future shipments, secured by product held under our consignee structure.
Pre-exportLeaseBridge
02
Buyer sourcing
Direct introductions to vetted smelters and refineries in China, India, Turkey, the UAE, and Europe. We don't shop a single offer — we run a competitive process and bring the mine the best clean bid.
SmeltersRefineriesTraders
03
Assay & QC
Independent sampling at mine, port, and discharge. Certified results through Alex Stewart International, SGS, or Bureau Veritas. CIQ and umpire results managed end-to-end with full chain of custody.
Alex StewartSGSUmpire
04
Corridor logistics
Trucking from mine to Kalemie, barge across Lake Tanganyika to Kigoma, TAZARA rail to Dar es Salaam, stuffing and FOB delivery. One operator, one corridor, one set of documents.
TruckingBargeTAZARA
05
Compliance & licensing
CEEC export licences, DRC tax clearances, Tanzania transit bonds, and conflict-free declarations. Full OECD due diligence, with traceability documentation packaged for ESG-mandated buyers.
CEECOECD DDESG
06
Settlement & reconciliation
Provisional invoicing on bill of lading, final invoice on discharge assay. Mine receives LME-linked proceeds net of agreed deductions. Funds flow directly to mine accounts — no intermediary holding pool.
LME-linkedQPDirect pay
§ 04 / Brokerage

A working trading desk.

Three product lines, transparently priced and physically delivered. We act as principal where we hold a position, as agent where the mine retains title. Either way, our reputation rides on every lot.

i.

Copper concentrate

DRC-origin concentrate, typically 25–32% Cu, with associated payable cobalt where applicable. Bagged or bulk. Standard lot 5,000 DMT. CIF main port or FOB Dar es Salaam.

Grade25–32% Cu
Min lot1,000 DMT
DeliveryFOB / CIF
ii.

Copper cathode

LME-registered Grade A copper cathode, 99.99% purity, sourced from licensed DRC refiners. Bundles strapped to international standard. Container or bulk vessel options. Spot or term contracts.

Purity99.99% Cu
Min lot25 MT
StandardLME Grade A

Four ways we source credible buyers.

A mine without an international buyer is a stockpile. We close the gap through four parallel channels, run continuously rather than one shipment at a time.

A.
Direct smelter book

Standing relationships with smelters across China, India, the Gulf, and Turkey. Pre-approved on KYC and credit, ready to bid on cleared lots.

B.
Trader syndicate

Term and spot arrangements with mid-tier and major trading houses. Useful for liquidity and absorbing volume the smelter book can't take.

C.
Cold outreach desk

Dedicated business development pipeline of qualified leads, targeted by region, grade preference, and payment profile. Always live.

D.
Tenders & RFQs

We respond to formal procurement tenders from sovereign buyers, state refineries, and industrial off-takers needing audited DRC origin.

§ 05 — Investor Solicitation

Put capital to work
in the corridor.

We are actively engaging a select group of capital partners — family offices, commodity funds, development finance institutions, and high-net-worth individuals — to scale origin financing across our cooperative mine network.

Investor capital is deployed against specific, verifiable shipments — not a general fund. Each tranche finances production at a named mine, against an executed offtake contract from a named buyer, secured by product held under our consignee structure and insured in transit.

Returns are LME-correlated and short-cycle. A typical shipment cycle is 60 to 120 days from disbursement to settlement. No lockup beyond the cycle, no exposure to mining equity, and no exposure to permitting risk at the mine — only to the working capital required to move metal through the corridor.

We publish a detailed brief — structure, terms, target yields, historical track record, and risk framework — to qualified investors only. Submit an expression of interest and we'll send the brief under NDA.

Term Sheet — Indicative
v.2026.Q2
VehiclePre-export note
Cycle60–120 days
Target yieldLME + spread
Min. participationUSD 250,000
SecurityConsigned product
InsuranceMarine & transit
ReportingPer shipment
§ 06 — Open a Line

Three desks,
three offices.

Whether you're a cooperative mine, an international buyer, or a capital partner, the form on the right routes to the right desk. Mine and buyer inquiries answered within one working day. Investor inquiries reviewed weekly under NDA.

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Head Office — Africa
Group HQ · Operations

PARTIGAD LTD
Katherine & West, 114 West Street
Sandton, Johannesburg 2196
South Africa

T +27 65 886 1949
E info@thecopperfarm.com

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Africa Desk — Kinshasa
Origin · Compliance · CEEC

The Copper Farm SARL
Immeuble Future Tower, Boulevard du 30 Juin
Gombe, Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of Congo

T +243 832 585 960
E info@thecopperfarm.com

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Investor Relations — Houston
North America · Capital Partners

The Copper Farm — Investor Relations
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2300
Houston, Texas 77002
United States of America

E info@thecopperfarm.com

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