METALS & MINING: STRATEGIC RESOURCES
Pella is proud of its legacy in mining having founded, co-funded and developed a diverse portfolio of natural resource assets across the African continent.
Pella has developed a track record in creating successful listed entities and acquisition targets and retains an active stake in a number of companies it founded, leveraging off this heritage, expertise and deep knowledge of the industry.


Current Projects
Invested in strategic resources and responsible mining operations

Rainbow is focused on developing the high value Phalaborwa project in South Africa to provide a sustainable and strategic source of rare earth minerals.
Rainbow’s strategy is to become a globally significant and responsible producer of rare earth metals, with a particular focus on Neodymium (Nd) and Praseodymium (Pr) – the fundamental building blocks for the permanent magnets which are driving clean technology to facilitate a greener future.
Tharisa is an integrated resource group engaged in exploration, mining, processing, and the beneficiation, marketing, sales and logistics of platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome concentrates.
The goal is to create a circular economy, beneficiating products and producing critical metals for the decarbonisation of global economy.
Trinity Metals is committed to the sustainable production of technology metals in Africa.
The largest tin, tantalum and tungsten producer in Rwanda, Trinity Metals holds licences for four mine sites all with long production histories and geological upside with an additional focus on lithium exploration. Pella is a co-founder of Piran Resources which merged with Trinity.
Legacy Projects

Petra is a leading diamond mining group with a diversified portfolio of assets which have produced some of the world's most important and valuable diamonds
Alufer is an independent mining company with significant bauxite assets in the Republic of Guinea.

Chromex Mining PLC was a dedicated chrome company established to acquire, control, and develop chromite mining and processing facilities.

Desert Lion was a lithium development focused on building Namibia’s first large-scale lithium mine.
Toro was a gold exploration and development company focused on equatorial Africa.

Benzu had a multi-country, multi-commodity approach, focused on mineral resource exploration and development across Africa