What Rosh Pinah Zinc does

Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation (Pty) Ltd operates an underground zinc and lead mining operation located in the Karas Region of southwest Namibia. The company extracts ore from underground workings and processes it through a conventional flotation concentrator to produce zinc and lead concentrates that are sold to international metallurgical smelters under commodity offtake arrangements. Revenue is therefore a function of mine throughput, head grade, metallurgical recovery, realized zinc and lead prices, and smelter treatment charges. The company is privately held, with Appian Capital Advisory Limited acting as investment advisor.

The defining strategic initiative is the RP2.0 expansion program, which is over 95% complete and is designed to roughly double nameplate throughput from 0.7 to 1.4 million tonnes per annum, targeting approximately 170 million pounds of zinc equivalent production annually once ramped up. A new SAG mill was commissioned in June 2026 to replace the legacy ball mill and to enable processing of harder ore types, and a paste fill plant is under construction to support mining of extended ore body areas. Together, these projects materially raise the operation's production ceiling and the range of ore types it can economically treat.

The company operates a community-facing program of activities around the Rosh Pinah settlement, including the MSME Business Grant Programme supporting local micro and small enterprises, operation and renovation of the Rosh Pinah clinic, STEM resource donations to local schools, and the Lead Care Program for maternal and child health. These programs function as part of the company's social license to operate and are consistent with the standards expected of a long-life mining asset in a small host community.

Name

Rosh Pinah Zinc

Legal name

Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation (Pty) Ltd

Website

https://roshpinahzinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation (Pty) Ltd operates an underground zinc and lead mine in southwest Namibia, producing flotation concentrates for sale to international smelters. The RP2.0 expansion will roughly double throughput to a targeted 170 million pounds of zinc equivalent per annum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Windhoek

HQ country

Namibia

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Zinc Concentrate Sales: Primary revenue from mining and selling zinc concentrate produced through flotation processing.
2. Lead Concentrate Sales: Secondary revenue stream from lead concentrate produced as byproduct of zinc mining operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rosh Pinah Zinc operates an underground zinc and lead mine in southern Namibia, extracting ore and producing zinc and lead concentrates for sale to international smelters. The company is currently executing Project RP2.0, a major capacity expansion that will double processing throughput and incorporate new SAG mill infrastructure.

Product overview

Rosh Pinah Zinc is a producing zinc and lead mine in Namibia operating as a single underground mining operation. The core product is zinc and lead mineral extraction and concentrate production. The company is currently undergoing a major expansion through Project RP2.0, which doubles processing capacity via new SAG mill, paste fill plant, and water treatment facilities. The Lead Care Program provides community health services including blood lead testing and education. The company also operates an MSME Business Grant Programme supporting local entrepreneurs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zinc Concentrate
• Lead Concentrate

Quantifiable outcome

• Doubles processing throughput from 0.7 to 1.4 million tonnes per annum
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• Onalufipa TradingsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 March 2026Local contractor that carried out renovation works at Rosh Pinah State Clinic under supervision of civil engineer Antonio Pedro.
• MSE CompetesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025SME development organization providing training and mentorship support for the MSME Business Grant Programme. Delivered three-day business training and pitching competition at Rosh Pinah Community Hall.
• Namibia Investment Promotion and Development BoardsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Government development board providing support for the MSME Business Grant Programme aimed at local entrepreneur development.
• DRAsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Mining services company providing support for the MSME Business Grant Programme.
• OBIB Training CentresupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Training organization providing support for the MSME Business Grant Programme combining training, mentorship and funding.
• A Baby's CrysupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025Charitable organization partnered with RPZ for maternity bag handout initiative. RPZ sponsored fully-stocked maternity bags for distribution.
• FNBsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025First National Bank Namibia partnered with RPZ for maternity bag handout initiative.
• PEP NamibiasupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025PEP Stores Namibia partnered with RPZ for maternity bag handout initiative.
• FUTURE MEDIAsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025Media partner for maternity bag handout initiative.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Teck Resources: Major diversified base metals miner with leading zinc/lead operations at Red Dog (Alaska) and Pend Oreille. Comparable as a long-life, multi-decade zinc/lead concentrate producer with B2B offtake to smelters and a focus on cost-curve positioning.
• Korea Zinc: World's largest zinc and lead smelter/refiner, integrated with upstream concentrate sourcing. Comparable as the demand counterparty in Rosh Pinah's B2B offtake model and as a producer operating across the same zinc/lead value chain.
• Nyrstar: Privately-held multi-metals business producing zinc and lead from mining and smelting operations. Directly comparable as a zinc/lead concentrate-and-metal producer with similar B2B offtake to industrial smelter customers.
• Lundin Mining: Diversified base metals miner with Neves-Corvo (Portugal) as a flagship zinc/lead/copper underground mine. Highly comparable in product (zinc + lead + copper concentrates), underground mining approach, and B2B smelter offtake model.
• Boliden: Swedish base metals producer with significant zinc, lead, and copper concentrate output from underground mines. Comparable in scale, underground mining methodology, and product mix (zinc/lead/copper concentrates sold to smelters).
• Silvercorp Metals: Produces lead, zinc, and silver concentrates from underground mines in China. Comparable as an underground base-metals producer with a lead-dominant concentrate product mix sold to smelters.
• Hindustan Zinc: One of the world's largest integrated zinc-lead mining and smelting operations, producing zinc and lead concentrates as Rosh Pinah does. Directly comparable in product mix (zinc + lead concentrates), B2B offtake model to smelters, and underground/open-pit operating model.

Emerging players

• Trevali Mining: Pure-play zinc producer with underground operations producing zinc/lead concentrates for sale to smelters. Highly comparable in product focus, though smaller in scale; useful as a comparable on cost-curve positioning for zinc-only or zinc-lead operations.

Broad incumbents

• Vedanta Resources: Diversified miner majority-owner of Hindustan Zinc. Operates broadly in base metals and is comparable as the corporate parent of the leading integrated zinc/lead business, with the same exposure to smelter offtake economics.
• Glencore: Largest global trader and producer of zinc and lead with both mining and smelting operations. A broader incumbent rather than a pure peer, but directly comparable across the full zinc/lead concentrate value chain Rosh Pinah operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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