Elderberry ZA / Southern Africa
We build and coordinate focused businesses in chrome commodity trading, mining commercialisation and engineering project delivery — serving producers, asset owners and industrial clients across Southern Africa.
Who we are
Elderberry ZA is a group established to own, coordinate and grow operating businesses in mining and engineering. Opportunities on this continent are not unlocked by capital alone. They need market access, technical capability, reliable supply chains and the discipline to execute.
Our two subsidiaries are built for exactly that — one opens commodity markets, the other makes projects technically and operationally executable.
Western LimbBushveld Complex
Eastern LimbBushveld Complex
Great DykeZimbabwe
South Africa is the world's largest producer of chrome ore, with the Bushveld Complex at its centre.
Our operating businesses
Each serves its own markets and clients, and both are strategically connected through the Elderberry ZA group.
Subsidiary 01
Commodity Trading & Mining Commercialisation
Connecting producers, junior miners, washing plants and buyers through structured trading, toll beneficiation and offtake relationships — with an initial focus on chrome.
Subsidiary 02
Engineering & Project Delivery
Supporting mining, infrastructure and industrial projects from engineering design and advisory through construction, commissioning and operational readiness.
Mining & Commodities
Elderberry ZA Mining creates commercial opportunity by accessing commodity markets, building supplier and buyer relationships, and structuring trading and offtake agreements across the chrome value chain.
ROM chrome, high-grade material and sweepings from producers and junior miners.
Grade verification, sampling and commercial due diligence on every parcel.
Toll beneficiation coordinated with washing plants to produce saleable concentrate.
Logistics coordinated from site and plant to rail, port or local smelter.
Local and international buyers secured through structured offtake agreements.
Engineering & Project Delivery
Elderberry Consulting Engineers supports mining, infrastructure and industrial projects with the engineering depth, project controls and people to take them from concept to steady-state operation.
Concept, pre-feasibility and detailed design input across process, mechanical, structural and electrical disciplines.
Planning, cost and schedule control, reporting and governance that keep capital projects on track.
Independent technical representation protecting the asset owner's interests through every project phase.
Qualified engineers and specialists deployed into client teams, EPCM firms and operations.
Site supervision, quality assurance, commissioning and handover into operational readiness.
Specification, sourcing and expediting of equipment and materials within the project environment.
Integrated value chain
Elderberry ZA Mining sources commodities, develops supplier relationships, builds buyer networks and identifies mining-related opportunities with real commercial pull.
Elderberry Consulting Engineers evaluates opportunities, supports technical due diligence, designs solutions and delivers the projects that make them real.
The group coordinates opportunities where collaboration between subsidiaries creates strategic value — from trading relationships toward long-term mining asset development.
Leadership
Managing Director
Kgomotso Maphai is an experienced business leader with over 20 years of expertise in business development, sales, marketing and strategic leadership.
As Managing Director of The Elderberry Group, Kgomotso drives strategic growth, partnerships and market expansion across industrial piping, mining, engineering and commodity trading, with a vision to strengthen Elderberry’s presence across South Africa and the broader African market.
Sectors we serve
Producers, junior miners and asset owners seeking market access and technical support.
ROM, concentrate and sweepings flowing between mines, washing plants and smelters.
Local and international buyers requiring reliable, well-structured supply.
Firms that need specialist engineers and seconded technical resources.
Process plants and industrial facilities moving from design to operation.
Partner with Elderberry ZA
We partner with asset owners, junior miners, EPCM firms, industrial clients, commodity suppliers, buyers and investors who need a partner that can both open the market and deliver the work.
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Whether you supply or buy commodities, own an asset, run an EPCM firm or invest in the sector — we're open to conversations that create practical, lasting value.
