International trading and logistics for metals and minerals with its own concentrate terminals in Georgia and Chile

Industrial Minerals SA

Geneva (Switzerland) · Poti (Georgia) · Antofagasta/Puerto Angamos (Chile)New on Amplifa

2005Founded (group), renamed Industrial Minerals in 2008

175+Employees

over USD 1 billionAnnual revenue

48,000 WMT / 450,000 WMT p. a.

Top 5 worldwideCMT by handling capacity among concentrate terminals

About Industrial Minerals

Industrial Minerals SA is a privately held, integrated trading and logistics group headquartered in Geneva, specializing in natural resources and commodities such as metals and minerals. The company trades in base metals, precious metals, intermediate products and minor metals and is the exclusive marketer of Caucasian Grade copper concentrate. In 2013, the group commissioned the logistics and blending terminal Caucasian Metals Terminal (CMT) in Poti, Georgia, which ranks among the five largest concentrate terminals worldwide by handling capacity. In the Antofagasta region of Chile, the group operates the Angamos Metals Terminal with a hermetically sealed warehouse of 11,000 m², static storage capacity of 48,000 WMT and an expected annual throughput of around 450,000 WMT. The group employs more than 175 staff and generates revenue of over USD 1 billion. In addition to trading and terminal operation, it offers financing, off-take packages, logistics solutions by truck, rail, barge and sea freight, as well as risk management and hedging.

Site: Geneva
Processes: Concentrate terminal operation and blending, Commodity trading (base metals, precious metals, intermediate products, minor metals), Exclusive marketing of Caucasian Grade copper concentrate, Logistics solutions (truck, rail, barge, sea freight), Financing (working capital, CAPEX credit lines), Marketing/off-take packages, Risk management / hedging (futures, OTC), Terminal operation and blending
Materials: Copper concentrate (Caucasian Grade), Base Metals, Precious Metals, Minor Metals, Intermediate Products
Certificates: ISO 9001, Environmental and IMO regulations (Angamos warehouse)
Industries: Mining, Metals processing/downstream industry, Wholesale: metals and minerals, Metals and minerals (wholesale)

01
Sourcing and purchasing from mining producers
02
Trading and exclusive marketing (e.g. Caucasian Grade copper concentrate)
03
Financing (working capital, CAPEX credit lines)
04
Logistics by truck, rail, barge and sea freight
05
Terminal operation and blending (Poti, Angamos)
06
Risk management / hedging
07
Delivery to smelters and industrial customers

Products and Traded Commodities

Copper concentrate (Caucasian Grade)

Exclusively marketed concentrate, blended and handled logistically via its own terminals.

Base

Base Metals

Trading segment for non-ferrous base metals along the entire value chain.

Precious Metals

Trading segment for precious metals.

Minor Metals

Trading segment for minor metals.

Intermediate Products

Trading in metallurgical intermediate products.

Locations and Facilities

Geneva

Headquarters

Poti

Logistics and blending terminal (Caucasian Metals Terminal)

Materials: Copper concentrate

Caucasian Metals Terminal (concentrate terminal)
Rotainer loading (J/V with Poti Port)
Domestic rail loading (J/V)

Antofagasta / Puerto Angamos

Angamos Metals Terminal (warehouse, 20-year lease)

Part weight / size: 48,000 WMT static storage capacity
Lot size: approx. 450,000 WMT annual throughput
Materials: Copper concentrate

11,000 m² hermetically sealed warehouse
Rotainer yard and shiploader (Puerto Angamos)

Traded Products

**Copper (Base Metals)**Trading · Mining/Metals industry

**Molybdenum (Minor Metals)**Trading · Mining/Metals industry

**Silver (Precious Metals)**Trading · Mining/Metals industry

**Gold (Precious Metals)**Trading · Mining/Metals industry

Inside the production

Caucasian Metals Terminal, Poti (Georgia)

Angamos Metals Terminal, Antofagasta region (Chile)

Industries

MiningMetals processing/downstream industryWholesale: metals and mineralsMetals and minerals (wholesale)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Concentrate terminal operation and blendingEngineering	–	–	–	–	copper concentrate

2 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Concentrate terminal (Caucasian Metals Terminal)	–	1	–	2013	Poti, Georgia
Warehouse (Angamos Metals Terminal)	–	1	11,000 m2 hermetically sealed warehouse, static storage 48,000 WMT	–	Angamos, Antofagasta region, Chile

Additional services

Commodity trading (base metals, precious metals, intermediate products, minor metals)Exclusive marketing of Caucasian Grade copper concentrateLogistics solutions (truck, rail, barge, sea freight)Financing (working capital, CAPEX credit lines)Marketing/off-take packagesRisk management / hedging (futures, OTC)Terminal operation and blendingTrack & Verify (document verification via Komgo)

Reference customers

CodelcoUltramarBelfiePoti Port (J/V partner)Angamos PortTGN

Quality and Sustainability

The CMT is considered a state-of-the-art facility and ranks in the top 5 of concentrate terminals worldwide by handling capacity. The Angamos warehouse complies with current environmental and IMO regulations; the goal is net-zero CO2 emissions in its own operations before 2030.

Evidence	Geneva
ISO 9001
Environmental and IMO regulations (Angamos warehouse)

History

2005
Founding of the group to consolidate commodity trading and investment activities
2008
Management buy-out; renamed Industrial Minerals
2013
Commissioning of the logistics and blending terminal Caucasian Metals Terminal (CMT) in Poti, Georgia
Completion of the Angamos Metals Terminal warehousing project in Chile (20-year lease, 11,000 m² warehouse, 48,000 WMT static capacity, approx. 450,000 WMT annual throughput)