Producers
No route to the best buyers
Thousands of small and mid-tier mines lack the buyer relationships, compliance work and deal expertise that the large offtakers expect.
What we move
If it comes out of the ground and meets spec, we can place it.
Precious metals, base-metal concentrates, battery and critical minerals, and industrial material, traded as doré, concentrate, ore, cathode or bullion.
Precious metalsDoré, bullion, concentrates
Base metalsConcentrates, cathode, ore
Battery and criticalConcentrates, intermediates
Why Chipora
Good material gets stuck between the mine gate and the market.
Small producers can't reach top refiners. Refiners can't vet hundreds of small producers. And every deal in between still runs on email, spreadsheets and paper.
Refiners and traders
No way to vet small supply
Buyers need steady, documented feed, but can't run diligence, assays and site checks on every small producer themselves.
Every deal
Weeks lost to paperwork
Documentation, KYC, assay exchange and shipment tracking are slow, manual and error-prone, which adds cost to every transaction.
Work with us
Three ways into the network
Whether you produce it, process it or trade it, there is one place to start.
For producers and suppliers
Sell your material to buyers you can't reach alone
- Introductions to vetted refiners, smelters and traders
- Assays scored against real buyer specs
- Compliance, documentation and logistics handled
- Protected by a signed NCNDA from day one
For refiners, smelters and traders
Source documented supply that's already vetted
- Material matched to your payables and penalty limits
- KYC, chain-of-custody and assay files before you commit
- Spot, term offtake and pre-purchase structures
- One counterparty managing the deal end to end
For the mining world
Run your desk on the Trade Desk
- A vetted counterparty network with specs and status
- Automatic assay screening against buyer specs
- Deal economics in one click: payables, penalties, freight
- An AI assistant that answers in plain English
How it works
From sample bag to settlement
We sit in the middle and make both sides work. We take no ownership of the material and commit no capital. We earn when the deal closes.
Source
Find and vet producers
AI-driven sourcing and direct relationships let us vet producers in days, not months.
Evaluate
Specs, assays, documents
Every sample is scored against buyer specs, so we know what sells and to whom.
Connect
Match supply to buyers
We bring the right offtaker to the table and structure terms both sides can sign.
Execute
Compliance and shipping
KYC, contracts, escrow or paying agent, assay exchange and freight, coordinated in one place.
For producers and suppliers
Your material, in front of the right buyer.
We represent your supply to refiners, smelters and traders across the Americas, Europe and Asia. You keep title until the sale. We earn a commission when your material sells.
Buyer accessQualified offtakers who pay close to market for documented supply.
Assay intelligenceKnow which buyers want your grade and which impurities cost you.
Compliance done for youKYC, responsible-sourcing checks and export documents.
Flexible structuresBack-to-back sale through escrow, or a buyer-paid commission.
Supplier onboardingTypical path
- Introductory callTell us the material, grade, monthly volume and location.
- Sign the NCNDAA mutual non-circumvention, non-disclosure agreement protects your buyers and ours.
- Share specs and assaysUpload certificates of analysis. We screen them against live buyer specs.
- Receive buyer interestWe bring indicative terms from qualified offtakers and negotiate the deal.
- Ship and settleWe coordinate documents, assay exchange and payment through escrow or a paying agent.
Supply listing CHP-0412Assay verified
Copper concentrate, flotation
- Origin
- Peru
- Volume
- 1,500 wmt/mo
- Term
- 12 months
- Incoterm
- CIF Asia
- Moisture
- 8.5%
- Docs
- KYC, COA, CoO
| Element | Assay | Buyer limit | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cu | 26.4% | ≥ 22% | |
| Au | 3.1 g/t | payable ≥ 1 | |
| Ag | 88 g/t | payable ≥ 30 | |
| As | 0.28% | ≤ 0.30% |
Illustrative listing for design purposes
For refiners, smelters and traders
Steady feed, documented before you commit.
Tell us your specs once. We bring you vetted material that fits your payables and penalty schedule, with the paperwork already in order.
Pre-vetted producersSite, ownership and KYC checks done before an introduction.
Spec-matchedAssays screened against your limits for grade and deleterious elements.
Structures that fitSpot cargoes, term offtake and pre-purchase arrangements.
One accountable partyWe manage documents, assay exchange and shipment to delivery.
The Trade Desk
The work of a 20-person trading desk, in one screen.
The platform we run our own book on, now open to members. Counterparties, assay scoring, deal economics and an AI assistant that knows the market.
Trade Desk / CounterpartiesIllustrative data
Material: Cu conc.Region: AsiaAs ≤ 0.3%Status: Active
| Counterparty | Type | Region | Spec fit | TC / RC | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelter A | Smelter | China | 94 | $62 / 6.2¢ | Active |
| Trader B | Trader | Singapore | 88 | $65 / 6.5¢ | Active |
| Smelter C | Smelter | Japan | 71 | $58 / 5.8¢ | As penalty |
| Refiner D | Refiner | Korea | 83 | $64 / 6.4¢ | KYC review |
| Trader E | Trader | Switzerland | 66 | $70 / 7.0¢ | Active |
Desk assistant
Which buyers take copper concentrate with arsenic near 0.3%?
Three active counterparties accept up to 0.3% As without rejection. Smelter A scores highest on payables. Smelter C applies a penalty above 0.2%, worth about $9/dmt on this lot.
Ask about the book
One live systemMines, buyers and refiners with specs, documents and deal status.
Automatic assay screeningEach sample scored against buyer specs: what sells, and to whom.
Deal economics in one clickPayables, penalties, freight and margin, per deal.
AI assistantAsk questions and update the book in plain English.
Explorer
Market access
Custom
- Browse the vetted counterparty directory
- Weekly market and spec digest
- Post one supply or RFQ listing
Professional
Full desk
Custom
- Everything in Explorer
- Automatic assay screening
- Deal economics calculator
- AI desk assistant
- Unlimited listings
Enterprise
Desk and operations
Custom
- Everything in Professional
- Documentation and compliance workflows
- Shipment and assay tracking for your partners
- Team seats and integrations
Where we work
Sourced in five countries. Placed on three continents.
Sourcing relationships where producers are, and buyer relationships where material is refined.
Sourcing
PeruDoré, concentrates
MexicoConcentrates, ore
United StatesDoré, concentrates
CanadaConcentrates
AustraliaConcentrates, ore
CHIPORASource, evaluate, connect, execute
Placement
AmericasRefiners, traders
EuropeRefiners, traders
AsiaSmelters, traders
How we protect every deal
Built for counterparties who read the fine print
We are a neutral intermediary. We take no title to the material and put no capital at risk, so our only interest is a deal that closes cleanly for both sides.
NCNDASigned before we shareMutual non-circumvention and non-disclosure protects producers, buyers and Chipora.KYCEvery counterparty vettedOwnership, licensing and sanctions checks before any introduction.COAIndependent assaysCertificates of analysis and umpire assays tracked against each lot.ESCROWSettlement you can trustPayments run through escrow or a paying agent, chosen deal by deal.Start a conversation
Let's move your material.
Tell us who you are and what you need, and a member of the trading team will reply directly.
Generalinfo@chiporainc.com
Supply and NCNDAsupply@chiporainc.com
Trade Deskdesk@chiporainc.com