Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), a global metals and mining company headquartered in Luxembourg, has won the ‘TXF Metals and Mining Deal of the Year Award 2024’ for its US$150 million pre-export finance facility. The deal, arranged with Bank of China Limited (London Branch) and Glencore International AG, is part of TXF’s “Perfect Ten” Commodity Finance Deals of the Year.
The facility is backed by a copper cathode supply agreement from ERG’s Metalkol plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a project recognised for its environmental impact through tailings reprocessing. The award was announced at the TXF Global Natural Resources and Commodity Finance event in Amsterdam.
Originally completed in June 2024 and successfully refinanced in April 2025, the transaction supports sustainable copper and cobalt production at Metalkol and highlights its strategic importance in the African commodities market.
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Paul Waller, ERG’s Corporate CFO, and Yulia Savitskaya, Executive Director for Financial and Legal Affairs at ERG, accepted the award at the ceremony. TXF Awards are peer-nominated and independently judged, highlighting innovation and best practice in global commodity finance.
“We are delighted with this recognition, which acknowledges the significance of what ERG is doing at Metalkol to ensure the responsible supply of critical minerals required for the global energy transition,” said Paul Waller, Corporate CFO at ERG.
“Financing for production assets in the DRC is still challenging to execute, so this is an important deal for the region’s mining industry. We are grateful to our partners at Bank of China and Glencore for all their hard work to ensure the transaction was a success,” he added.
The group continues to consider joint avenues for cooperation with both existing and new financial partners seeking further collaboration to strengthen its international portfolio of operations and support the development of compliant energy-transition metals.
Metalkol, one of the world’s largest cobalt producers, reprocesses historic tailings to deliver up to 105 000 t of copper cathode and 21 000 t of cobalt annually. The Metalkol site in Kolwezi in the DRC’s Lualaba province has undergone the RMI’s Responsible Mineral Assurance Process.
In 2024, Metalkol became the first tailings reprocessing site globally to commence The Copper Mark assurance process, reinforcing the commitment to sustainable development.
Copper from Metalkol is sourced in line with the principles and goals stated in the ERG Clean Cobalt & Copper Framework, meets OECD-aligned responsible-sourcing audits and supports ethical supply chains for the global battery industry. The fourth Metalkol Performance Report has been independently assured by PwC.