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Minerals that build continents.

Continental Minerals explores, extracts and processes iron ore, bauxite, manganese and limestone from mine sites across four continents.

Aerial view of an open-pit mineral mine
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Minerals in production
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Continents
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Site operations
What we mine

Four minerals. One standard.

Every site is chosen for grade, not convenience — and run to the same standard wherever it sits on the map.

Fe

Iron Ore

The bedrock cargo of global steelmaking, mined in Brazil.

Al

Bauxite

The ore behind the world's aluminium, mined in West Africa.

Mn

Manganese

Essential for steel strength, mined in Southern Africa.

Ca

Limestone

Aggregate and cement feedstock, quarried in the UK.

How we work

From the ground up.

Every site starts as a geological survey and ends as a shipped cargo. Continental Minerals controls that whole line instead of handing it off at the mine gate.

01
Explore
02
Extract
03
Process
04
Export
Heavy excavation machinery working an open-pit quarry
Where we operate

One network.
A continental footprint.

Each mine and processing plant is supported by trade, logistics and finance functions close to the ore.

CONTINENTAL MINERALS YORKSHIRE BRAZIL GUINEA S. AFRICA
Brazil
Iron ore — Carajás region
Guinea
Bauxite — Boké region
South Africa
Manganese — Kalahari Basin
Yorkshire, UK
Limestone & aggregate
The portfolio

Four sites. Four minerals.

Each operation is run by people who know that one deposit, that one grade, that one route to market.

Banded iron ore rock fragment
Carajás region, Brazil

Iron Ore

High-grade hematite fines and lump, mined in one of the world's richest iron ore districts and shipped to steelmakers worldwide.

Grades

  • Fines — 62% / 65% Fe
  • Lump — 63% Fe
  • Pellets (DR/BF grade)

Primary use

  • Steelmaking
  • Blast furnace feed
  • DRI plants
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Red bauxite quarry landscape
Boké region, Guinea

Bauxite

High-alumina bauxite mined in West Africa's premier bauxite belt, feeding refineries that turn ore into alumina and aluminium.

Grades

  • Trihydrate bauxite
  • 48–52% Al₂O₃
  • Metallurgical grade

Primary use

  • Alumina refining
  • Aluminium smelting
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Dark manganese-bearing rock texture
Kalahari Basin, South Africa

Manganese

High-grade manganese ore from one of the world's largest manganese fields, essential for strengthening steel.

Grades

  • Ore — 37–48% Mn
  • Sinter
  • Ferroalloy feed

Primary use

  • Steel alloying
  • Ferromanganese production
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Terraced white limestone quarry with cut blocks
Yorkshire, England

Limestone

Quarried limestone and aggregate supplying cement works, steelworks and construction sites across the UK.

Grades

  • Aggregate
  • Agricultural lime
  • Cement-grade limestone

Primary use

  • Cement & construction
  • Steel flux
  • Soil treatment
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Responsible mining

Land we mine.
Land we return.

A mine site is temporary. What happens to the land, the water and the people around it isn't.

Land Rehabilitation

Mined land is progressively rehabilitated back to agricultural or natural use as each pit reaches the end of its life.

Water Stewardship

Site water use and discharge is monitored against local environmental permits at every operation.

Community & Safety

Local hiring targets and independent safety audits run across every mine site.

Responsible Sourcing

Every shipment is traceable back to its mine of origin, with due diligence on high-risk sourcing regions.

Get in touch

Let's talk minerals.

Send us your specification and volume — a member of the commercial team will respond within one business day.

Primary contact
tradefinance@continental-companyltd.com
Office
Office No. 2111, Level 21, The Prism
Business Bay, Dubai, P.O. Box 82315
United Arab Emirates
Or email us directly at tradefinance@continental-companyltd.com