Trollope
Trollope Group is a family-owned South African opencast mining contractor, founded in 1975, providing turnkey load & haul, drill & blast, crush & screen, material handling, and civils services to enterprise mining houses across South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, DRC, and Guinea using one of Africa's largest equipment fleets.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1975
- HeadquartersGauteng, South Africa
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Trollope does
Trollope Group is a privately-held, family-owned South African opencast mining contractor founded in 1975 and headquartered in Elandsfontein, Gauteng. The company delivers turnkey contract mining services to enterprise-tier mining houses across Africa, with named clients including De Beers, Anglo American, Harmony Gold, Exxaro, MMG, Jindal Power, HCI Coal, Imerys, Kropz, Lucara Diamond, Salungano, Sephaku Cement, and Pilanesberg Platinum. Core service lines are load & haul, drill & blast, crush & screen, material handling, and civils/infrastructure, supplemented by plant hire, bulk earthworks, and rehabilitation services.
Trollope operates one of the largest equipment fleets in Africa — 500+ primary units spanning 70-260 tonne excavators, 60-150 tonne rigid dump trucks, 20-60 tonne articulated dump trucks, 20-100 tonne front end loaders, 40-100 tonne dozers, blast hole drill rigs, and mobile jaw/impact/cone/double-roll crushers and screens. The fleet is supported by a proprietary four-pronged maintenance approach (scheduled maintenance, condition monitoring, preventative maintenance, and proprietary techniques exceeding OEM specifications) and a first-life replacement policy, both designed to maximize equipment availability on remote sites. Production capacities disclosed exceed 1 million tonnes per month of run-of-mine coal and 4 million tonnes per month of material movement in PGM operations.
The business operates across South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia with executed projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (copper) and Guinea (bauxite). Revenue is generated through day-rate contracts, unit-rate per tonne, and plant hire on multi-year engagements. Distribution is direct, B2B, via formal tender processes and direct negotiation with mining company management. Trollope holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2023 certifications through Dekra SA, and a Level 2 BBBEE rating (score 97.08, 26% Black ownership). Leadership transitioned in 2025 with Mark Trollope appointed Managing Director, succeeding Guy Hopkins who remained on the board.
Trollope firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Trollope
- Legal name
- Trollope Mining Services (2000) (Pty) Ltd
- Website
- https://trollopegroup.co.za
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1975
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Trollope Group is a family-owned South African opencast mining contractor, founded in 1975, providing turnkey load & haul, drill & blast, crush & screen, material handling, and civils services to enterprise mining houses across South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, DRC, and Guinea using one of Africa's largest equipment fleets.
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Trollope industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Contract Mining Services
- NAICS
- Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Support Activities for Mining (213)
- SIC
- Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mining & Heavy Equipment Operator Staffing (BPACAEAI)
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Where Trollope is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Gauteng
- HQ country
- South Africa
- HQ region
- Africa
Offices1 record
Markets served
Trollope business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Contract Mining Services: Full-service opencast contract mining providing turnkey solutions that reduce overhead burden on mining clients. Services include load & haul, drill & blast, crushing & screening, material handling, mine scheduling, and environmental management planning. Revenue generated through day-rate contracts, unit-rate per tonne, and plant hire arrangements across multi-year mining contracts.
- Plant Hire: Equipment rental services offering front-end loaders ranging from 5t to 90t for handling raw materials and concentrated products. Both plant hire and unit-rate solutions available to mining operations.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
Trollope product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Trollope Group is an opencast mining contractor delivering turnkey contract mining solutions for medium to large-scale mining projects across Africa. The company provides end-to-end services including load and haul, drill and blast, mobile crushing and screening, material handling, mine infrastructure works, bulk earthworks, rehabilitation, and plant hire, supported by one of Africa's largest owned equipment fleets.
Product overview
Trollope Group is a market-leading opencast mining contractor offering a unified suite of services organized around core mining operations. The portfolio centers on open-cast mining services as the primary offering, supported by five specialized service modules: Load & Haul, Drill & Blast, Crush & Screen, Material Handling, and Civils & Infrastructure. Additional services include Plant Hire, Bulk Earthworks, and Rehabilitation Services. The company maintains one of Africa's largest equipment fleets to support these operations, with specialized equipment including excavators (70-260t), rigid dump trucks (60-150t), articulated dump trucks (20-60t), front end loaders (20-100t), dozers (40-100t), drill rigs, and mobile crushing & screening equipment. The integrated approach allows Trollope to deliver turnkey solutions reducing overhead burden on clients.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Open-Cast Mining Services Core opencast contract mining services providing full-service execution of medium to large-scale mining projects for mining companies, including project management, fleet deployment, and operational delivery.
- Load & Haul
Quantifiable outcome
- In excess of 1 million tonnes per month of run-of-mine coal production across active operations
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Trollope
Customer profileNamed customers14 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Trollope technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Trollope partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Trollope competitors and assessment
Company assessmentRegional players
- Mota-Engil Africa: Portuguese-headquartered construction and mining services group with a substantial African footprint. Comparable to Trollope in opencast mining and earthworks across African mining projects, with a primarily non-South-African geographic focus.
- Byrnes Group: Australian contractor with African mining services exposure. Comparable to Trollope in surface mining contract execution, though primarily operating outside Trollope's South African core market.
Direct peers
- Master Drilling: South Africa-based specialist drilling contractor serving global mining markets. Comparable to Trollope as an African-listed mining services provider, though more concentrated in specialized drilling rather than full opencast mining.
- Aveng Moolmans: South African opencast contract mining services business (Aveng's mining arm, now operating as Moolmans). Directly comparable to Trollope in load & haul, drill & blast, and full opencast mining services across African mining projects.
- Basil Read: South African construction and mining contractor with surface mining capabilities. Comparable to Trollope in providing opencast mining, civils, and earthworks to South African mining customers.
- Macmahon: Australian-listed mining services contractor with active African operations. Comparable to Trollope in opencut contract mining, fleet scale, and multi-commodity service delivery, though with a global footprint beyond Africa.
- Stefanutti Stocks: South African multi-disciplinary construction and mining contractor offering opencast mining, earthworks, and materials handling services. Directly comparable to Trollope as a domestic contract miner serving South African mining majors across multiple commodities.
- Perenti Global (formerly Ausdrill): Australia-headquartered mining services group providing drilling, blasting, and load & haul across Africa and Australia. Comparable to Trollope in surface mining contract services and African operating exposure.
Broad incumbents
- Barloworld Equipment: Southern African Caterpillar dealer and heavy equipment supplier with adjacent exposure to mining services. Comparable to Trollope as an equipment-intensive mining partner, though principally a distributor rather than contract miner.
- Murray & Roberts: South African-listed engineering and infrastructure group historically active in mining services. Comparable to Trollope as a domestic contractor serving mining clients, though operating across broader infrastructure segments.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Trollope social profiles
Digital presenceTrollope compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
Trollope financial estimates
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Trollope leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles9 records
Trollope funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Trollope M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Trollope
What does Trollope do?
Trollope Group is an opencast mining contractor delivering turnkey contract mining solutions for medium to large-scale mining projects across Africa. The company provides end-to-end services including load and haul, drill and blast, mobile crushing and screening, material handling, mine infrastructure works, bulk earthworks, rehabilitation, and plant hire, supported by one of Africa's largest owned equipment fleets.
Is Trollope a public or private company?
Trollope is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Trollope founded?
Trollope was founded in 1975. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Trollope based?
Trollope is headquartered in Gauteng, South Africa, in the Africa region.
How does Trollope make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Contract Mining Services are the primary driver. The others are plant Hire.
Who are Trollope's main competitors?
Regional players on record are Mota-Engil Africa and Byrnes Group. Direct peers are Master Drilling, Aveng Moolmans, Basil Read, Macmahon, Stefanutti Stocks and Perenti Global (formerly Ausdrill). Broad incumbents are Barloworld Equipment and Murray & Roberts.
Does Trollope have an API?
No public API is recorded for Trollope.
What industry is Trollope in?
Trollope's product category is Contract Mining Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPACAEAI, Mining & Heavy Equipment Operator Staffing. Its NAICS code is 213114 and its SIC code is 3530.