Independent advisory for Africa's best mineral jurisdictions.
We source, structure, and execute copper, gold, and uranium projects across six African countries — as independent lead advisor, with every specialist engaged per project. We take no equity, operate no mines, and carry no conflicts.
Tadokome acts as independent lead advisor — coordinating ground teams, geologists, legal, and ESG specialists, each contracted per project. We take no equity, operate no mines, and employ no technical staff, delivering continent-wide execution with zero conflicts of interest.
Africa's top mineral exporters by global rank.
Not random geography. Proven production and export infrastructure in copper, gold, and uranium.
DRC and Zambia together account for roughly half of Africa's copper, a $35B market. Ghana and Zimbabwe are the continent's top and fastest-growing gold producers. Niger is its only major uranium producer in our portfolio.
End-to-end advisory, from origination to off-take.
Source opportunities and filter them through an inspection gate for geological, legal, and commercial viability.
Design the capital framework, deployment plan, operator contracts, and performance KPIs.
Coordinate jurisdiction-specific mining counsel for concessions, permitting, and compliance.
Contract independent ground teams and third-party geologists for exploration and production oversight.
Evaluate, contract, and monitor mining operators against production, cost, and timeline KPIs.
Manage ministry-level relationships to support permits and reduce regulatory risk.
Engage communities via in-country specialists and support genuine sustainable development.
Coordinate off-take pathways with established counterparties, subject to commercial terms.
What a large global firm can't offer.
| Dimension | Large global firm | Tadokome |
|---|---|---|
| Independence | Internal teams; may take equity | Fully independent — zero equity, zero operations |
| Staffing model | Permanent internal specialists | Best-fit external contractors per project |
| Fee model | Retainer + fees; may take equity | Retainer + success fee, no equity |
| Focus | Pan-African or global; multi-commodity | Six countries; copper, gold, uranium |
| Speed | Slower — internal process layers | Faster — direct principal access |
| Conflicts | Possible equity/operator overlaps | No conflicts by design |
We take no equity stakes and operate no mines. Our only interest is the success of your project, not our portfolio.
Senior principal involvement throughout — not junior staff. Direct access to decision-makers at every stage.
We cover six of Africa's leading mineral jurisdictions. We know the ground, the ministries, the counterparties.
Africa's six best jurisdictions for three commodities — copper, gold, uranium — with independent validation at every stage.
Specialists contracted per project, not retained on payroll.
Every specialist is contracted for the specific project they are best suited to. Identities and affiliations are withheld by design.
Mining-concession negotiation and title strategy, permitting and licensing across jurisdictions, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution, and ministry-level government relations. Doctoral-level natural-resources law.
Investment-framework and capital-deployment design, infrastructure and project finance, capital-raising strategy and investor access, and off-take counterparty coordination. Postgraduate finance qualification.
Corporate-governance frameworks, enterprise and operational risk management, ISO management systems (9001 / 14001 / 45001 / 31000), and community and traditional-authority engagement.
Independent geological evaluation and third-party validation, resource estimation, Competent Persons Reports for major-exchange listings (all main reporting codes), and geological due diligence. Qualified Person; registered professional geologist.
ESG strategy and community engagement, monitoring and evaluation of community programmes, feasibility and market studies, and financial modelling with KPI design. Master's-level development economics; MBA in corporate finance.
An in-country specialist team with continent-wide African experience, contracted per project for on-the-ground logistics, government liaison, and community engagement.
No permanent technical staff. Every engagement draws on the best available specialist for the task — contracted, evaluated, and managed by Tadokome's principal. This eliminates bench-sitting, political assignments, and internal hierarchy from your project.
Christopher Wayne Lyon
A senior investment and government-relations executive with 20+ years at the intersection of critical-minerals policy and capital — across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Caribbean. His career spans sovereign negotiation, cross-border joint-venture structuring, and the management of complex stakeholder relationships in politically sensitive environments.
His path began in U.S. public service and electoral politics before moving into international trade and resource finance — first bridging Chinese state capital into West African mining, then advising Caribbean and Latin American clients on China-facing market access and venture structuring. That blend of political fluency and deal execution is the foundation of Tadokome's advisory model.
A World Nuclear Fellow (World Nuclear University, in partnership with Oxford, 2010) with deep expertise in uranium supply chains and critical-minerals strategy. Multilingual across English, Chinese, French, and Spanish.
Core role in a landmark multi-hundred-million-dollar Chinese state-owned investment into West African uranium, including the sovereign joint venture behind a national uranium mine.
Structured a uranium joint venture with an Australian resources group and supported partnership with a listed uranium explorer in the same basin.
Directed on-the-ground operations for a listed iron-ore venture in West Africa through a critical China-backed financing milestone.
Negotiated off-take agreements with East Asian counterparties across uranium and bulk commodities.
Advised sovereign governments and policy institutions on strategic investment frameworks and multilateral positioning.
Began in U.S. public service — congressional and municipal government, and large-scale civic campaign operations.
Let's discuss your project.
Boutique, independent, Africa-focused. Send a confidential note below, or reach the principal directly at c@tadokome.com.