Physical Commodity Merchant Operations
We specialize in the origination, financing, and safe transformation of critical raw materials demanded across Asia, Europe, and the Americas for electric vehicle production, specialist steel manufacturing, and grid-scale battery networks.

We manage both run-of-mine ores and value-added processed products, sourcing raw minerals and refined metals proactively from artisanal, small, and medium producers via back-to-back agreements.

Commodities Handled
Our Mineral Portfolio
🔵 Cobalt

Cathode, Blister, Concentrate & (Origin: DRC, Zambia)
🤝 Copper

Cathode, Blister, Concentrate & (Origin: Zambia, DRC)
⚫ Manganese

Origin: Zambia, DRC
⚪ Zinc

Origin: Zambia
🔵 Cobalt Portfolio

Cathode, Blister, Concentrate & (Origin: DRC, Zambia)
🤝 Copper Portfolio

Cathode, Blister, Concentrate & (Origin: Zambia, DRC)
⚫ Manganese Portfolio

High-grade industrial raw and processed alloys (Origin: Zambia, DRC)
⚪ Zinc Portfolio

Premium industrial and concentrate sourcing (Origin: Zambia)
➕ Extended Portfolio

Chrome, Ferrochrome, Ferromanganese, Lithium, Nickel, and Vanadium
Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS)
Achieve instant, virtual economies of scale without upfront investments in heavy infrastructure.

We offer mineral and metal merchants, mining firms, and end-users a highly flexible service model to realize virtual economies of scale on day one without heavy upfront capital investments in people, processes, or equipment.

  • Variable Cost Structures: Low-cost access to elite professionals with direct experience solving specific extraction and refining problems.

  • Execution Risk Mitigation: Leverage our established in-house logistics desk to secure smooth transport moving bulk ore and refined metal cargo safely from local collection points to coastal ports.

  • Instant Scalability: Immediate operational agility to capture fleeting, time-sensitive market openings and accelerate product speed-to-market.
FringeMetals: The Digital Commodity Marketplace
Addressing traditional transparency and security gaps through forward-thinking digital marketplace innovation.

FringeMetals (https://www.fringemetals.com) addresses traditional transparency and security gaps found in commercial trade through forward-thinking digital marketplace innovation.

📋 Technical Vetting

Grade, quality, and metallurgy compliance check by Arête leveraging our in-house engineering and metallurgical expertise.

🤖 Automated Matching

Efficiently pairs verified mineral and metal inventories directly with premium off-taker demand, removing predatory middlemen friction.

🔒 Secure Escrow

Built-in financial clearance infrastructure safely holds transaction assets until final and independent quality verification are satisfied.

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Our Services
Achieve mining operational excellence with our comprehensive technical advisory and commodity trading solutions

Transform your mining operations today with Arête's expertise!