Fundraising for Early-Stage Mining Projects in Africa | FG Capital Advisors

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Fundraising for Early-Stage Mining Projects in Africa

What We Deliver

Fundraising support for exploration, PEA, PFS, and pre-construction stages. We turn technical data into an investable story, prepare institutional materials, target the right pools of capital, run a disciplined outreach process, and convert interest into signed commitments.

Core Outcomes

  • Positioning that clarifies commodity, grade, scale, and path to cash flow
  • Investor pack that stands up to technical and commercial scrutiny
  • Qualified pipeline of resource investors and strategic partners
  • Coordinated diligence, term negotiations, and closing timetable

Who We Support

  • Juniors and private vehicles advancing to PEA, PFS, or DFS
  • Brownfield expansions and restart programs
  • Project aggregators and country platforms
  • Strategic JVs seeking cornerstone investors

Capital We Raise

Equity and Quasi-Equity

  • Seed, Series-style rounds, cornerstone placements
  • Structured equity with milestones and earn-ins
  • Convertible notes and bridges into larger rounds

Strategic and JV Capital

  • Offtaker and processor stakes aligned to future supply
  • Operator JVs where skills and kit matter
  • Pre-listing placements and pre-IPO corners

Use Of Proceeds

  • Drilling, resource upgrades, and metallurgy
  • Technical studies and permitting
  • Early works, camp build, and contractor mobilization

Investor Profiles

  • Natural resources funds and specialist hedge funds
  • Family offices with commodity exposure
  • DFIs and thematic mandates for minerals of national interest
  • Listed mid-tiers and refiners seeking upstream stakes

How We Execute

Technical and Commercial Review

  • NI 43-101 or JORC compliance check and gap list
  • Mining schedule, capex, and opex sanity checks
  • Commodity price cases with FX and logistics sensitivity

Investor Materials and Data Room

  • Deck, teaser, DDQ, and model with key assumptions
  • Assay tables, QA/QC notes, and chain-of-custody summary
  • Structured data room with naming conventions

Targeting and Outreach

  • Investor map by commodity, stage, and jurisdiction
  • Intro emails, calls, and pre-qualification
  • Calendar build for roadshows in Europe and the Gulf

Meetings and Diligence

  • Briefing notes before each meeting
  • Q&A management and reference calls
  • Term sheet negotiation and alignment on milestones

Closing

  • Soft circles to hard commitments
  • Document checklists and signatures
  • Funds-flow and investor onboarding

Post-Raise Readiness

  • Reporting cadence and KPI dashboards
  • Newsflow plan tied to drilling and permits
  • Preparation for follow-on rounds or project finance

Africa-Specific Considerations

  • Title and licence status, community agreements, and social licence
  • Import routes, port capacity, and on-site power and water
  • Security of tenure, local content rules, and realistic timelines
  • FX convertibility, repatriation, and central bank registrations
  • Political-risk insurance and DFI participation where it improves tenor

Eligibility and Required Materials

Eligibility

  • JORC or NI 43-101 compliant resources or a credible path to it
  • Competent Person involvement and QA/QC procedures
  • Permitting roadmap and stakeholder plan
  • Board and management with defined responsibilities

Initial Materials

  • Technical summary, drill data, and metallurgy notes
  • Mine plan outline, capex and opex estimates, and timelines
  • Financial model with price cases and sensitivity tables
  • Corporate documents, share cap table, and key contracts

We issue a data room index and issues list at intake. If these cannot be produced, this mandate will not fit.

ESG and Risk Controls

  • Environmental baseline, water use, tailings approach, and rehabilitation plan
  • Community relations, employment, and safety practices
  • Sanctions, AML, UBO transparency, and supply chain integrity
  • Hedging policy outline for price and FX exposure

Disclosures

  • We act as an advisor. We do not guarantee outcomes.
  • Outreach proceeds under NDAs and applicable marketing rules.
  • Fees and reimbursables are defined in the engagement letter.
  • Execution may involve regulated partners in relevant jurisdictions.
  • Timelines depend on investor processes and document completion.

Start Client Intake

Share commodity, stage, licence status, use of proceeds, and target size. We will respond with a structured plan and a schedule for investor outreach.

Open Client Intake

Notice. Information may change without notice. Nothing herein is an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security. Engagements are subject to conflicts checks, compliance review, and formal approval.