Collateral Management for Minerals Transactions
Collateral management is the discipline of holding, verifying and releasing pledged assets on behalf of parties to a financing transaction. In West African minerals, where distances are vast and counterparty trust is hard-won, a professional collateral manager sitting between lender and borrower can be the difference between a deal that completes and one that collapses — or disappears.
What we do
When you use MFT as collateral manager, we take physical or documentary custody of the pledged mineral assets — gold, diamonds or other commodities — verify their quantity and quality against the agreed specification, hold them under our supervision until financing conditions are met, and release them to the correct party only on receipt of the agreed trigger (payment confirmed, documentation complete, conditions satisfied). Neither lender nor borrower can access the collateral unilaterally while it is under our management.
Who this is for
Lenders extending credit against mineral inventory. Buyers who need a trusted third party to hold seller deposits or performance bonds. Sellers who need documented evidence of stock to access credit. Trading companies managing multi-party commodity chains where each leg requires security.
Why MFT
Our in-country presence across sixteen West African markets means we can physically inspect and supervise collateral that is stored in Freetown, Conakry, Bamako or Accra — not just hold paper certificates. We know the facilities, the regulations and the people. That physical knowledge is what makes our collateral management credible rather than theoretical.
Ready to transact without the risk?
Submit your deal summary through our qualification form. If it stands up to scrutiny, we finance every upfront cost — and you pay only after delivery and final assay.
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