MEA | African Excellence Awards 2025 21 Africa stands as a key player in the global mining industry, serving as a home to an estimated 30% of the world’s mineral reserves. This makes the continent a highly competitive landscape for the mineral market, as local and international companies vie for dominance. Today, we celebrate Akmenite Ltd – a company dedicated to delivering mineral processing, and transportation services. We heard more from Arunas Sermuksnis, Director of Akmenite, below. Headquartered in Tanzania, Akmenite is a leading provider of mineral processing, and transportation services. Since its inception, Akmenite has operated with an unwavering focus on excellence, allowing the core values of cost-effectiveness, quality control, and customer satisfaction to guide it in delivering exceptional services to its clientele, comprising small-scale miners and mining companies. This mission has enabled Akmenite to establish a strong reputation across the industry, now a well-known entity in Africa’s copper ore processing field. At its core, Akmenite is steered by its dedication to placing the customer at the heart of its operations, striving to offer consistently exceptional customer service and satisfaction. The company understands the importance of building long-term, trusting relationships with its clientele, and works to achieve this by offering cost-effective solutions that do not compromise on its high standards of quality control. This attention to quality control bleeds into the company’s capabilities, influencing every aspect of its operations. Akmenite adheres to stringent safety protocols and procedures across every phase of its operations – from the mining site, processing to transportation. This focus drives a number of initiatives, including routine safety drills, training programmes, and equipment checks to minimise the risk of accidents. “We prioritise decisions that minimise risk to workers, equipment, and the environment,” Arunas told us, “creating an atmosphere where safety is integrated into everyday operations – not just as an afterthought.” Each member of the Akmenite team is encouraged to continue learning and adapting to new technologies entering the mining sector, from automated machinery to environmental innovations in mineral processing. Continual development is an essential element of success, and Akmenite regularly invests in the development of its existing workforce, providing them with opportunities for career advancement and skill development. This approach has created a talent pipeline that enables employees to grow into leadership roles, reinforcing the company’s commitment to local employment. In fact, Akmenite often collaborates with universities, technical schools, and vocational training centres across Tanzania and surrounding regions to provide internships, apprenticeships, and mentorship programmes. This aids in facilitating ongoing partnerships with the local community, forming a symbiotic relationship built upon mutual respect, understanding, and trust. Relationships are integral to prosperity within the mining industry, and Akmenite understands this more than most. In such a competitive market, a company must differentiate itself from its peers and for Akmenite, there are a number of factors that set it apart. One of the company’s more distinctive elements, for example, is its strategic collaboration with Minterra Minerals Trading Company to sell copper ore, enabling it to stand as a leader in Africa’s core processing field. “Akmenite’s commitment to technological innovation in our mineral processing and logistics operations ensure that we maintain high efficiency and quality,” Arunas informed us. “This enables our company to deliver a consistent and superior product, such as highgrade copper ore, in a timely manner.” On a national scale, Tanzania is transitioning from raw resource extraction and into the realm of value-added mineral processing. Akmenite is well-positioned to drive this transformation with its stringent focus on mineral processing, able to create higher-value products that can boost local economies and drive regional growth whilst contributing to industrialisation. Looking ahead, the company plans to further contribute towards the growth of Tanzania’s mining industry, with plans that promise broader economic implications for Africa. At present, Akmenite holds its own prospecting licenses and is actively advancing preparations for the construction of a state-of-the-art copper processing plant. Now, Akmenite is on a mission to locate a serious partner with capital investment to join and support its mission – the exploration and development of copper ore prospecting licenses and the construction of a minerals processing plant. All interested are welcome to enquire with the company management team, with contact details readily available on Akmenite’s website. Contact: Arunas Sermuksnis Company: Akmenite Ltd Web Address: https://akmenite.com Best Mineral Processing & Export Company 2025
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