Mineral processing & trading · South Africa
Kopano Processing Solutions builds, commissions and runs practical chrome processing plants across the North West and Limpopo — then moves the product through logistics and into the right market structure.
Built through direct operational experience.
Market-linked output and logistics focus.
Proven site execution and commissioning.
Trading, processing and operations.
Company overview
KP Solutions is a South African mineral processing and trading company built from real industry experience, practical plant knowledge and commercial execution. The business developed from manganese and mineral trading into a processing platform focused on unlocking value from ore that requires correct treatment, upgrading and market structure.
KPS operates with a hands-on approach. A successful processing business is not built on equipment alone — it is built on people, plant discipline, commercial understanding, market access, logistics and the ability to solve problems on site.
Our story
Manganese nodules in the North West Province.
Gravity separation on DMS discharge material.
Chrome opportunities across North West and Limpopo.
Practical processing plants, executed on site.
Chrome production and further expansion.
KPS started in the mineral industry through manganese trading, with a specific focus on manganese nodules in the North West Province. The company identified value in lower-grade ores and by-product material that many larger operators overlook — turning overlooked mineral opportunities into commercially viable products through the correct process route.
Instead of only trading material, KPS began focusing on processing, upgrading and practical plant solutions. The company worked alongside Northern Cape-based iron ore mines, applying gravity separation to DMS discharge material. Over time, KPS expanded into chrome opportunities across the North West and Limpopo regions.
Chrome offered stronger economics, better scalability and a more focused opportunity to build processing capacity around a mineral with long-term demand fundamentals. This allowed KPS to apply its processing experience to a more specialised and valuable commodity.
Track record
Tried, proven and practical processing technology. Plants are designed to be easy to understand, easy to maintain and suitable for the operating environments in which KPS works.
KPS believes in robust, simple and reliable equipment that can operate in real site conditions. The focus is not on overcomplicating plants, but on building processing systems that are practical, maintainable and capable of strong uptime.
KPS also works with trusted industry partners where specialised supplier support, specification or plant optimisation is required.
Current focus
KPS is currently focused on chrome processing, with active participation in chrome opportunities across the North West and Limpopo regions. The current operating model uses crushing, wet material classifying and gravity separation to produce chrome concentrate.
The plant is designed around simple, reliable and proven technology with the ability to produce consistently and maintain strong uptime.
Chrome remains a key focus because of its role in ferrochrome, stainless steel and broader industrial markets. KPS is positioned to continue growing in the chrome sector through its network, processing experience, logistics capability and market access.
Value chain
KPS is not only a plant operator. The company understands the link between feed material, plant capability, grade, recovery, product handling, logistics, offtake and final sale. Producing a product is only one part of the job — the product must also meet a market, meet a grade, move through logistics and create value for all parties involved.
Material identification and process-route assessment.
Jaw, granulator and VSI circuits.
Sizing and water management.
Spiral circuits, grade and recovery focus.
Concentrate, tailings and discard management.
Coordination and stock movement control.
Offtake structuring and commercial terms.
Delivery into the correct market structure.
The same material at three points along that path — as it arrives, as it is crushed, and as saleable concentrate.
Feed material
Run-of-mine ore received on the pad and assessed for the correct process route.
Crushed and classified
Jaw, granulator and VSI circuits reduce the ore; wet classifying sizes it for the spirals.
Chrome concentrate
Gravity separation output, stockpiled and graded for logistics and final sale.
Services
KP Solutions provides practical mineral processing and commercial solutions across selected commodities. The service platform is designed to connect plant execution with market access, logistics and commercial structures.
KPS evaluates opportunities from both sides: what is technically possible and what is commercially viable. This supports stronger project selection, better cost control and more realistic delivery structures.
Plant capability
Operational approach
Every site has its own challenges. Feed changes, moisture changes, equipment wears, water systems block, pumps fail, staff need structure and production targets still need to be met. KPS has grown through direct exposure to those conditions and focuses on the details that keep a plant running.
Much of the steel base work and electrical infrastructure is constructed in-house, improving control over cost, timelines and plant quality. In-house execution allows KPS to respond faster when changes, improvements or operational adjustments are needed on site.
People and local development
KPS is not only built around directors and equipment. The company depends on the people who keep the plants running: plant operators, general workers, machine operators, technical support staff, supervisors and site managers. These are the people who start the plant, monitor material, manage water, keep the spirals running, maintain production and solve problems daily.
A plant can have the correct design and the right equipment, but without the right people and discipline it will not perform. KPS focuses on practical training, clear responsibilities and management that stays close to the operation.
Local hiring where possible, practical plant training, skills transfer, safety awareness, site-based employment opportunities, plant operations exposure, equipment handling and maintenance support, and the development of reliable local teams.
KPS believes that local people should benefit from local operations. This includes employment, exposure to plant processes, production routines and practical maintenance support.
Leadership
KPS is led by a leadership team that brings together legal, commercial, operational, financial, investment and group management experience. The structure supports proper contracting, funding, financial controls, plant execution, production, logistics and final sale.
Shareholder through holding-company platform
Executive director · Funding partner
Gert brings legal, governance, compliance, communications and risk-management experience, supporting proper structuring, stakeholder communication and commercial discipline.
Shareholder through holding-company platform
Chairman · Funding partner
Stiaan provides strategic support, investment backing and broader business oversight through the DSV Executive Group platform and funding structure.
Shareholder · Co-founder
Commercial development and operations strategy
Daniel supports commercial strategy, market access, offtake relationships, logistics coordination, production oversight and plant development across the KPS value chain.
Governance
Mineral processing requires more than production. Stock movement, operating costs, logistics, sales, payment terms, funding, creditor control and project viability all need to be managed properly for sustainable growth.
Shareholder and co-founder with commercial development, plant execution and market access involvement.
Holding-company platform through which Daniel Sebastiaan Viljoen (Stiaan) and Gert Petrus Prinsloo participate.
Stiaan Viljoen and Gert Petrus Prinsloo provide funding support, strategic oversight and governance alignment.
The KPS shareholding and strategic support structure includes Daniel Le Riche and the DSV Executive Group holding-company platform. Daniel Sebastiaan Viljoen (Stiaan) and Gert Petrus Prinsloo participate through the holding company structure, supporting governance, funding and group-level oversight.
Why KPS
KPS offers a combination of processing knowledge, commercial understanding and hands-on operational involvement. A plant must recover value, but it must also produce a product that can be sold, transported and delivered into the correct market structure.
To build KP Solutions into a respected South African mineral processing company known for practical execution, strong partnerships and reliable production.
Contact
Whether you have material that needs the correct process route, a plant that needs to be built and commissioned, or product that needs a market, KPS can assess the opportunity from both the technical and the commercial side.