Mineral processing plant at dusk in Southern Africa

Our Funds

Two complementary investment vehicles.

One fund builds productive capacity in the ground. The other finances the movement of that material to market. Together they cover the critical minerals and commodity value chain across Southern Africa.

Development focus

Southcity Critical Minerals Fund

Development, expansion and conversion capital for junior miners, resource developers and beneficiation businesses across the SADC region.

Funding use cases

  • Bringing a defined resource into production
  • Expanding an existing operation or plant
  • Conversion and beneficiation of raw material into higher-value product
  • Completing critical infrastructure and processing capacity
Transactional focus

Southcity Structured Commodity Fund

Structured trade, pre-shipment and export finance for producers, aggregators, exporters and traders in energy, petrochemicals and critical minerals.

Funding use cases

  • Funding the production or aggregation of a cargo prior to shipment
  • Financing confirmed export orders against creditworthy offtake
  • Bridging the working-capital gap within a defined trade cycle
  • Supporting logistics, storage and freight within a structured transaction

Comparison matrix

Where the mandates differ.

Commercial terms are not published. Fund structure, subscription information and terms are available to qualifying investors through private placement documentation only.

Comparison of the Southcity Critical Minerals Fund and the Southcity Structured Commodity Fund
AttributeCritical Minerals FundStructured Commodity Fund
Fund purposeDevelopment, expansion and conversion capital for junior miners, resource developers and beneficiation businesses across the SADC region.Structured trade, pre-shipment and export finance for producers, aggregators, exporters and traders in energy, petrochemicals and critical minerals.
Target businessesJunior miners, resource developers and beneficiation businesses.Producers, aggregators, exporters and traders.
Industries and commoditiesCopper, manganese, graphite, lithium and platinum group metals.Energy, petrochemicals and critical minerals.
Type of capitalDevelopment capital, expansion capital and conversion capital.Structured trade finance, pre-shipment finance and export finance.
Geographic focusThe SADC region, with South Africa as the operating base.Africa-focused trade flows, including SADC export corridors.
Primary call to actionApply for development or expansion capitalApply for trade or export finance