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August 19, 2025

How Tokenization is Changing Mining Finance Forever

For more than a century, mining finance has been a closed club. Only large institutions, specialist funds, and well-connected insiders could participate in the earliest and most profitable stages of discovery and development. Retail investors and even mid-tier institutions were locked out — forced to buy shares years later on public markets, often after most of the upside was gone.

Tokenization changes everything. By converting real mining assets and project interests into digital tokens on the blockchain, Minestarters makes these opportunities accessible to a global investor base. Investors anywhere in the world can now participate, with lower minimum commitments and the ability to buy, sell, or stake tokens instantly.

The impact is profound:

Liquidity – Instead of waiting years for an IPO or mine development, tokens can be traded on exchanges at any time.

Transparency – Smart contracts define project milestones and automatically release funds, removing discretion and opacity.

Diversification – Rather than backing a single risky project, tokens are tied to a portfolio of mining ventures across geographies and commodities.

This shift represents a once-in-a-generation change to how capital flows into natural resources. Just as ETFs democratized equities and real estate investment trusts opened property markets, tokenization is opening mining finance to the world.

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Paul began his career at the Australian Securities Exchange before moving into senior finance roles at Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Barclays Capital. For the past six years, he has been active in digital assets with Tokenise, Realize, and the Truth Foundation, combining financial discipline with blockchain innovation.

Jonathan is a mining executive with nearly three decades of board and leadership experience. He has led companies across capital markets, project financing, and ESG reporting, including serving as CEO of Gabriel Resources and senior roles at Avocet Mining. He was also Non-Executive Chair of Giyani Metals and Executive Chair of Ormonde Mining. Jonathan brings deep credibility, networks, and experience in advancing projects to production.

Ian Freeman is a seasoned digital leader with over two decades of C-suite experience building and scaling breakthrough technology businesses across emerging markets. As part of the team that took Kambi public in 2014 (now valued at $500M+), Ian has proven expertise in regulated markets, scaling digital platforms globally, and delivering shareholder value. He now leads Minestarters in building the world’s premier tokenized mining investment platform.

Marcel is a mining entrepreneur with over two decades in the junior mining space, co-founder of Moxico Resources PLC (valuation $1 billion), and founder of Minestarters Token. He has worked extensively in Africa, Asia, and Europe, building new mining ventures from zero to multi-million-dollar valuations. His vision for Minestarters is to revolutionize mining finance through tokenization, spreading investor risk across diversified exploration and development projects while delivering liquidity via Web3.