01Brownfield sites
Previously developed mineral sites with existing infrastructure, offering accelerated development timelines and reduced capital expenditure.
- Shorter path to production
- Lower capital outlay
- Historic data on file
7 Pillar Trading connects serious investors with vetted chromite and manganese assets — from producing brownfield sites to untouched greenfield ground.
7 Pillar Trading is a South African investment and trading company that identifies, acquires and develops high-value mineral assets.
Based in Gauteng and backed by decades of industry experience, we put serious investors in front of brownfield developments and greenfield prospects that rarely reach the open market.
We source, assess and broker mineral assets at both ends of the development curve — and the commodity flows that come out of them.
01Previously developed mineral sites with existing infrastructure, offering accelerated development timelines and reduced capital expenditure.
02Untouched, high-potential mineral prospects with exceptional upside for pioneering investors seeking ground-floor opportunities.
Open mineral opportunities and resource assets that fall outside traditional categories, including acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic commodity agreements.
Bulk mineral materials available for trade and supply — including Chromite and Manganese sourced from verified South African operations.
Two commodities, sourced from verified South African operations and traded with precision and discretion.

A strategic mineral prized for hardness and corrosion resistance. The primary feedstock for ferrochrome and, through it, the world’s stainless steel.

Essential to steelmaking, battery chemistry and chemical manufacturing. South Africa holds a large share of the world’s known manganese reserves.
Buyers, sellers, off-takers and technical partners across the continent — introductions that rarely happen on the open market.
Every opportunity passes geological and financial assessment before it reaches a client. If it does not hold up, it is not listed.
Confidentiality is built into how we work, from the first conversation to the signed agreement.
From prospecting rights and site visits through to transaction close, one team stays with you throughout.
“A partner who understands both the geological and the financial side of mineral investment — and is honest about where the risk sits.”
Speak directly with our team about the opportunities that match your mandate. Every enquiry is read by a partner, not a mailbox.