South African based TWP Investments (TWPI) is exploring opportunities to invest in the Zimbabwean mining industry, with specific interest in gold, rock phosphate, chrome, coal and nickel projects. TWPI is inviting submissions from interested parties who are either involved in active mining or who require capital for expansion strategies or brownfield projects.

TWPI says its “financial and technical professionals specialise in project evaluation and funding across the full spectrum of resources and commodities, from exploration and development, through to beneficiation and processing of metals and minerals. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of engineering and infrastructure consultancy TWP Holdings, which provides EPCM services to the mining industry via its biggest subsidiary, TWP Projects. In December 2009, TWP merged with construction giant Basil Read, enabling TWP to also offer EPC/turnkey services to its clients.

“TWPI is able to draw on TWP Projects’ engineering and project management skills and Basil Read’s construction capabilities, and together with the strong relationships we have developed with South African and international funding institutions and investment banks, we can transform the group’s intellectual property into investment opportunities,” says TWPI CEO, Dean Cunningham.

“All ventures will be backed by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC), a South African state-owned export credit agency that provides foreign investment insurance cover against political and commercial risks,” continues Cunningham. ” we are inviting any interested parties requiring funding for viable processing projects, specifically gold dumps. Processing of these dumps will not only have the benefit of extracting the available ore, but it will also address the environmental risks these dumps pose, especially in areas where agriculture and mining co-exist,” concludes Cunningham.

Interested parties can contact Dean Cunningham on +27 11 218 3000 or e-mail [email protected].