About MMS Ventures

Mining know-how, capital and a long view

We are the team behind Metal Management Solutions, now investing directly in gold. Backed by a funding partner, we look for assets across SADC where capital, technical expertise and operational support can unlock value for the existing owners and create a commercially viable operation.

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Our story

From optimising mines to investing in them

Metal Management Solutions (MMS) was built to help mining operations perform better. Working across plants and sites, we saw the same pattern again and again: good gold assets held back not by geology, but by missing capital, outdated processing, weak controls or a lack of on-the-ground support. MMS Ventures exists to close those gaps directly.

Technology and data

Production dashboards, metal accounting and reporting that show what a plant is really recovering, and where gold and money leak away.

On-the-ground services

Practical operating support on site: plant optimisation, maintenance, supply and logistics in remote locations.

Advisory

Technical and commercial advice to owners and operators on processing routes, recovery, costs and how to structure a sustainable operation.

Our funding partner

Capital that follows the evidence

We have partnered with a funder with an appetite for gold opportunities ranging from modular processing plants through to medium-scale operations.

Modular processing plants for fast, low-capex starts
Additional capacity for existing plants
Tailings and secondary recovery projects
Brownfield restarts and expansions
Medium-scale mine development
Working capital for operations

How the capital is deployed

Funding is committed in stages once due diligence is complete. Each project sits in its own ring-fenced company, and money is released in tranches as verified operating milestones are met. If a milestone is missed, the next tranche waits.

What we look for

Four places we see the most value

With the current gold price, there are real opportunities for owners looking to monetise existing assets. These are the situations we are actively pursuing.

Brownfield sites

Mines and projects that have operated or been explored before, with workings, data and infrastructure to build on.

Tailings retreatment

Residual gold in tailings dams and dumps that modern processing can recover, often with a short path to production.

Processing capacity

Existing plants where added or upgraded capacity would lift throughput and recovery.

Mining rights

Licences where we can structure an offtake and revenue-sharing arrangement, so the holder stays in the upside.

Full criteria and what to send us

Our stakeholders

Value for every stakeholder

A gold operation in Africa depends on many people beyond its owners. We set out each party’s role and rewards at the start, and report against them as the operation runs.

Owners and licence holders

Keep the asset, share the upside

We bring the capital, processing, technical skills and operating support that are holding the asset back. Owners keep a meaningful stake through offtake, revenue-sharing, joint-venture or earn-in structures, and see the same production data we do.

Host communities and traditional authorities

Engaged early, sharing in success

We engage before mobilisation, hire and buy locally where we can, and run formal, monitored operations. Once capital is recovered, ongoing profit shares can pass to the wider community.

Governments and regulators

Formal production that pays its way

Every operation is licensed and permitted, gold is sold through authorised, licensed buyers, royalties and taxes are paid, and metal accounting creates an auditable record of what was produced and sold.

Local miners, operators and contractors

A better route to market

Transparent payment for ore delivered, safer processing and better recovery, plus work and training alongside the MMS team on site.

Introducers and originators

Rewarded for opening doors

People who bring us suitable sites, or the contacts who own them, register the opportunity, receive a protection period and earn fees tied to real outcomes.

Capital partners

Protected, visible and staged

Ring-fenced project companies, an agreed payment order with operating costs and capital recovered before profits are shared, independent technical sign-off and live production reporting.

Governance

The controls behind every project

Our operating background shapes how we govern. The same controls apply whether the project is a modular plant or a medium-scale mine.

One ring-fenced company per project
Funding released against verified milestones
Independent technical review before approval
Digital production reporting from day one
Metal accounting to prevent leakage
Full KYC on every partner and counterparty
Mineral titles and permits verified at source
Pre-agreed stop criteria at each stage

Originating a deal is not approving it

Whoever brings a deal to us never votes on it. Approval rests with a small technical committee, and larger commitments go to our funding partner. Due diligence and governance in detail

How we evaluate a site

A clear, time-bound evaluation

Once we have signed a mutual NDA and received access to your data, we work through six steps. Our aim is to complete the first three within about 14 business days, and to reach an investment decision within two months.

Days 1–5
Screening
Asset scale, historical grades, processing economics and legal standing.
Days 5–15
Technical review
Drill and sampling data, resource confidence, flowsheet and recovery testwork.
Days 11–20
Site inspection
Access, power, water, logistics and the condition of existing assets.
Days 15–30
Legal and permits
Mineral titles, environmental licences and regulatory approvals verified.
Days 15–30
Economics and structure
Unit economics, margins, deal structure and funding tranches.
Day 30+
Approval
Final sign-off, definitive agreements and release of first-phase capital.

Timelines depend on the quality of information available and on site access. We will tell you early if an opportunity isn’t a fit.

Talk to us

Based in Cape Town, working across SADC

If you own a gold asset, know the right people on the ground who can open doors to suitable sites, or have an appetite to explore something together, we would be keen to talk.

Site owners

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Introducers

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Originator terms

Everyone else

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Partners, operators, investors and advisers.

Let’s find the right gold opportunity together.

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