The Company

MINERA GLOBAL MINERA GLOBAL was founded in 2023 by merging Puck Fernsten’s 20+ years building global networks and fostering future leaders, with Antony Coufal’s 25+ years innovating & executing operational strategies in diverse markets, to create the U.S.-based brokerage which cultivates, validates and manages relationships among commodity producers and buyers. Our goal is to maintain a reliable trade channel for international transactions.

Our ADVISORS include seasoned physical and market-based brokers, scientists, financial advisors, and government agencies. They aid us in strict adherence to U.S. compliance & best practices while optimally serving the needs of our global customers.

Minera’s TRADING PARTNERS span the globe across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. They include mineral & ore producers, refineries, bankers, investors, military and government entities, and private sector executives across all industries.

The Business

Realizing the importance of rare-earth-minerals, critical materials, and precious metals to manufacturing and jobs in the US, Minera leverages long-term relationships with buyers and suppliers to create a trusted, vetted channel for transactions of minerals, ores, and supporting solutions. We aim to improve Trade and Development between Sub-Saharan Africa and the USA through export and import opportunities.

TRANSACTION BROKERAGE: Minera provides access to gold bullion sale offerings (Soft Corporate Offers) from the world’s blue-chip banking institutions. These are large scale deals involving metric tons of gold bullion – transacted from bank to bank – typically from London, Switzerland, Dubai, and the United States.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Minera Global represents mineral & ore producers including Gold, Lithium, Coltan, Copper, Fluorspar, Tin, Zinc, and Coal to name a few. We also represent commodity producers of Crude Oil, Jet Fuel, Maize, Sorghum, Wheat, Hops, Rice, and Cashmere. We work with these producers find buyers, structure deals, facilitate logistics, and build distribution channels through our Trading Partner network.

BULLION SALES: Minera offers gold coins and bars at discounted prices as a retail extension of our large commodity trading brokerage. Our clients include HNWI’s, Family Offices, and individual investors and investor groups.

The Opportunity

The African continent is essential for critical and rare-earth minerals in the industrial, consumer, and defense sectors. Many African miners do not have a sales channel to relevant U.S. partners, and U.S. partners do not have trusted suppliers on the African continent. Instead, these critical African minerals are often sold to buyers in other countries in direct competition with the US industry.

The African continent is projected to provide $14.24B of Rare Earth Minerals by 2030. Rapidly increasing demand for rare earth metals by the end-use industries is brought about by technological advancements. This vital factor is anticipated to foster market growth during the forecast period.

As finite resources, there is a race by nations to secure the 35+ minerals deemed critical to national and defense interests. Minera’s long-term goal is to position ourselves to assist industry and defense sectors through securing mineral and ore supply from sub-Saharan Africa.

Minera has spent over a decade cultivating relationships on the African continent. Leveraging Mr. Fernsten and Mr. Coufal’s American (US & LATAM) network and resources puts Minera Global in the unique position of creating a bridge between continents.

The Team

What sets Minera Global apart most is our management and advisory team
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Patrick "Puck" Fernsten is an entrepreneur and executive with 20 years of experience building companies and teams in consulting, AI assessment, global citizenship, and community-based industries.

Antony Coufal is a multicultural business leader with 25 years building high performing technical teams, capitalizing on opportunities in global markets, and innovating solutions to complex problems.

John Bunszel is an entrepreneur & representative for clean-tech companies in Carbon Capture Power Generation, Waste management, Clean Water Supply, Green Hydrogen and Grid Hardening systems.

Floribert HENGWA Mubalama is Founder and CEO of the Congolese Integration Network (CIN), as well as Honorary Consul of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and President of Esprit du Congo.

Dr. Michael Lavine has over thirty-six years experience in cybersecurity, emerging technologies, critical infrastructure protection, homeland defense and intelligence, and international trade and development.

Thomas Carley is a banking executive with 25 years experience culminating as bank president and management of gold and large scale bullion transactions.

Paul Kennedy is a Tax Attorney by training with experience in structuring complex finance & business transactions, hedge fund compliance, and venture capital both domestic and internationally.

Casey Olsen is a FinTech entrepreneur who studied the gold market under one of the leaders in the industry. His mastery of the gold market is invaluable.

Benjamin Cavallari was a PhD teaching fellow in Geochemistry and complex environmental systems. He is a serial entrepreneur with 10+ years capital raising, business development, and mitigating bad actors.

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