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Verve Africa · Commodity facilitation

Chrome Ore and Manganese Ore, Sourced to Your Specification.Transport Coordinated.

We help buyers source South African chrome ore, chrome concentrate and manganese ore, and arrange road transport through partners where required.

A geographic network of Africa with Durban highlighted and illustrative shipping lanes over the ocean.
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Port of DurbanIllustrative shipping lanes, not live vessel data.
CrMnChrome ore · Manganese ore

Verve Africa sources South African chrome ore, chrome concentrate and manganese ore to your specification, from qualified producers.

45–46%South Africa's share of world chromite ore mine production
No. 1World's largest manganese producer
ExportRichards Bay · Durban · Ngqura · Saldanha Bay
SourceUSGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Who we are

Facilitation with
the decisions where they belong.

Verve Africa is a South African commodity facilitator working for buyers. We qualify the producer, coordinate the checks and the terms, and see it through to a direct agreement between producer and buyer. We never take title to material, hold client funds or act as exporter of record.

How it works

Bulk carrier loading ore at a South African port
Bulk carrier loading ore at a South African port.
Start with the requirement

Let's understand
your requirements.

The short version, in order. All six steps →

Step 1 of 4

01Requirement

Commodity, grade, tonnage, delivery basis and timing, set out before anything else moves.

Written first
02Counterparty checks

Identity, company registration, and authority to transact confirmed on both sides.

Both sides
03Material verification

Inspection and assay by an accredited laboratory against the agreed specification.

Accredited laboratory
04Direct agreement

Producer and buyer sign the supply contract with each other; Verve coordinates.

Producer to buyer
Ore fields

Where the material
comes from.

Chromite from the Bushveld Complex. Manganese from the Kalahari and Postmasburg fields.

South Africa — chromite and manganese fields and the bulk export portsMap of South Africa drawn from boundary data. The Bushveld Complex chromite fields sit in the north between Rustenburg and Burgersfort. The Kalahari manganese field near Hotazel and the Postmasburg field are in the Northern Cape. Ports marked: Saldanha Bay, Ngqura, Durban and Richards Bay.20°E25°E30°E25°S30°S35°SNAMIBIABOTSWANAZIMBABWEMOZAMBIQUELESOTHOESWATINISOUTH AFRICAThabazimbiRustenburgMarikanaSteelpoortBurgersfortBUSHVELD COMPLEXCHROMITE · Cr₂O₃HotazelKurumanPostmasburgKALAHARIMANGANESE FIELDPOSTMASBURG FIELDJohannesburgSaldanha BayNgquraDurbanRichards Bay200 kmChromite fields — Bushveld ComplexManganese fields — Kalahari · PostmasburgBulk export portsBoundaries from map data · field extents schematic · equirectangular
Boundaries from map data; field extents are schematic.
Chrome and manganese — the questions buyers ask

Straight answers.

What does Verve Africa do?

We source South African chrome ore, chrome concentrate and manganese ore to a buyer's specification from qualified producers, and coordinate the checks, assay and terms through to a direct agreement between producer and buyer.

How do I get a chrome or manganese price?

Send your requirement: commodity, grade, tonnage, delivery basis and timing. We come back to you on what can be sourced.

Start with the requirement

Tell us what you need.

Commodity, grade, tonnage and timing. We reply with what can be sourced.

Start a requirement Speak to the desk