Qualified Purchaser Offering. Battery Metals Value-Add Fund I (the “Fund”) is offered solely to qualified purchasers under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act. Minimum commitment: US $10 million. This overview is summary only; the private-placement memorandum (PPM) controls. Investments are speculative, illiquid and may result in loss of capital.

Battery Metals Value-Add Fund I — US $100 Million Rapid-Turnaround Platform

The Fund acquires undervalued copper, cobalt, lithium and nickel licences across Africa’s proven belts, executes targeted drilling, metallurgy and ESG upgrades, then exits via trade sale, consolidation or public listing. Focus: value-add, not long-haul operations. Target hold: 3–5 years per asset, IRR objective 25 %+ net.

Critical-Mineral Opportunity Map

Mineral Priority Districts Indicative Targets
Copper / Cobalt Central African Copper Belt Brown-field pits ≥0.8 % Cu; tailings 0.15–0.3 % Co
Lithium (Spodumene) Zimbabwe & Namibia pegmatites Drill-ready ≥1 % Li 2 O intercepts
Nickel Sulfide & Laterite Madagascar, Tanzania, Botswana Historic resources ≥0.9 % Ni
Graphite (Flake) Mozambique & Tanzania 8–12 %Cgr feasibility-stage lodes

Value-Add Playbook

  • Phase 1 — Entry: secure 70 %+ project interest via option or earn-in; confirm legacy data with twinned holes and SGS/BV assays.
  • Phase 2 — De-Risk: infill drilling to JORC/43-101 inferred → indicated; metallurgical variability, ESG baseline, pit optimisation.
  • Phase 3 — Scale & Package: combine adjacent licences into district hub; produce PEA/PFS and marketing pack.
  • Phase 4 — Exit: dual track sale to strategics or reverse-merger IPO onto LSE/TSX/JSE shell; retain royalty where possible.

Core Technical Team

Role Key Competencies
Lead Geologist 25 yrs Africa copper & lithium; authored 4 compliant resource statements >1 Mt metal.
Metallurgical Engineer Commissioned 6 hydromet plants; expertise in SX-EW, DMS and lithium flotation.
Mining Economist Modelled >20 African PFS/DFS; pit optimisation, NPVs, royalty structuring.
ESG & Community Lead IFC Performance Standards audits; negotiated 10+ community agreements.
Capital Markets Director 15 yrs mining M&A; executed $3 bn of African asset sales and 4 reverse-merger listings.

Fund Snapshot

Parameter Detail
Fund Size (Hard Cap) US $100 million
Minimum Commitment US $10 million (Qualified Purchasers)
Preferred Return 8 % cumulative
Carried Interest 20 % over preferred
Investment Period 36 months
Fund Term 8 years + 2 × 1-year extensions

Exit & Liquidity Pathways

  • Reverse-Merger IPO — inject de-risked asset bundle into a clean shell on LSE/TSX; distribute shares to LPs.
  • Strategic Trade Sale — sell to established cathode or smelter groups seeking feed security.
  • Royalty/Stream Spin-Out — carve out NSR or stream into separate vehicle for ongoing yield.
  • Toll-Milling JV — monetise ore via nearby mill, recycle capital back to Fund before divestment.

Risk Discipline

  • Phase-gated capital release tied to drill metres, recovery tests, ESG milestones.
  • Portfolio spread across ≥3 jurisdictions to dilute sovereign concentration.
  • Base-case economics stress-tested at 30 % metal-price downside.
  • Political-risk insurance and tax-stability agreements secured pre-investment.

Secure the PPM & Data Room

Qualified purchasers may request full technical data, financial model and legal documentation via . Subject line: “Value-Add Fund — DD Request.”