- Who Are We
ABOUT US
We are building a portfolio of strategic metals and minerals assets designed to strengthen supply
chains for the critical materials required by next-generation energy systems, advanced industries,
and high-growth technology sectors.
Vision & Strategy
Azora Resources vision is to build trusted, responsible metals & minerals supply chains across emerging markets that connect producers to global demand and deliver secure, sustainable mine to market value.
Our vision is to strengthen supply security and transparency through an integrated midstream platform focused on gold, precious, and critical metals & minerals, with a strong emphasis on Africa.
Our strategy is to invest in and develop production and near production assets where aggregation, structured offtake, and supply chain integration unlock value.
We partner with governments, local operators, and management teams to formalise supply, raise standards, and deliver long term, sustainable growth across the mine to market value chain.
Strategic Commodities
Building Reliable Supply from Frontier Resource Markets
Azora Resources focuses on the sourcing, aggregation and responsible trade of strategic minerals essential to global industry and modern supply chains. Working directly with artisanal and small scale miners across frontier markets, the company brings structure, transparency and reliable market access to fragmented mineral production.
Azora enables responsible minerals from emerging markets to reach global buyers while strengthening sustainable supply from regions often overlooked by traditional mining companies.
Our Chairman
Strategic Commodities
Building Reliable Supply from Frontier Resource Markets
Azora Resources focuses on the sourcing, aggregation and responsible trade of strategic minerals essential to global industry and modern supply chains.
Working directly with artisanal and small scale miners across frontier markets, the company brings structure, transparency and reliable market access to
fragmented mineral production. Azora enables responsible minerals from emerging markets to reach global buyers while strengthening sustainable supply
from regions often overlooked by traditional mining companies.
Gold
Gold remains one of the most widely produced minerals across West Africa’s artisanal mining sector.
Manganese
Manganese is a critical input for global steel production and increasingly important in battery supply chains.
Antimony
Antimony is a strategic mineral used in defence, electronics and energy storage technologies.
Chromite
Chromite is essential to stainless steel production and other industrial alloys.
Tin
Tin is a key component in electronics manufacturing and soldering applications.
Coltan
Which Tantalum is derived, essential in mobile phones, semiconductors and advanced electronic systems.
Rutile
From which titanium dioxide is derived, essential for aerospace, advanced manufacturing and high performance industrial applications.
Rare Earths Elements (REE) and Critical Minerals
REE and other critical minerals essential to advanced technologies, renewable energy systems and modern manufacturing.
Our Sourcing
Azora Resources sources critical minerals, strategic metals, gold and other precious metals across Africa, with a focus on artisanal and small scale mining communities. We work directly at origin to improve production, traceability and compliance, connecting local supply to international markets through a responsible and scalable model.
Daniel is a serial entrepreneur and investor focused on natural resources, metals and strategic supply chains across emerging markets, with significant operating and commercial experience in Africa. He is Founder and Executive Chairman of Azora Resources, a diversified midstream metals and commodities group.
Daniel Seal Executive ChairmanThrough Azora, he is closely involved with its portfolio companies including Waymark Metals, a West Africa focused midstream aggregator, Selwyn Gold, a UAE based gold import and trading business, and Terracore Minerals, which focuses on East Africa as a rare earth and critical minerals aggregator and exploration venture.
In 2012, Daniel Co-Founded Unbound, an award-winning international innovation and technology business that connected leading founders, investors, corporates and policymakers across global markets. He successfully scaled the company into one of the leading global innovation event series before exiting in 2018 through a sale to SingEx, a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, the investment company of the Government of Singapore.
Following the exit, he redirected his focus toward natural resources, commodities trading, and resource backed ventures, alongside his role at DeltaWorks, a private investment office focused on backing early stage, high growth technology ventures and strategic industries.
Daniel has worked extensively across African markets, building partnerships with governments, local operators, and mining communities, with a focus on responsible sourcing, aggregation, and mine to market trade. He holds a BSc in Biochemistry and an MSc in Business Management from the University of London.