Grow
We partner with local communities to plant hyperaccumulator species on mineral-rich land. These specialized plants naturally draw metals from the soil as they grow.
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Carbon-negative energy transition metals
Transurfers is powering the EV and AI revolutions with the world's first carbon-negative cobalt, nickel, copper, and gold, sourced through community-led phytomining of native plants in East Africa.
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Harvest + Process
At peak concentration, the plants are harvested. The biomass is then processed into a high-purity "bio-ore," creating a ready-to-use mineral concentrate.
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Renew + Empower
We transform the leftover biomass into biochar, permanently locking carbon away while enriching the soil. The cycle renews the land for future cultivation, while revenue directly funds community projects.
We exclusively cultivate native hyperaccumulator plants. This ensures our process enhances, rather than interrupts, local biodiversity and soil health.
THE NATURAL RESOURCE EXTRACTION CHALLENGE
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Traditional mining methods and resource extraction results in up to $5tn in human health, biodiversity and environmental damages worldwide every year, with $3tn of the damage attributed directly to green house gas emissions. The charts below show the scale of production for each material (left), the distribution of damages for each material (middle), and the damage costs for the different impacts (right) for the "low" cost estimate.
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The SIX Network: Uniting for Sustainable Mining
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Transurfers is a founding member of SIX (Sustainability In Extractives) Network, a global multi-stakeholder network dedicated to accelerating the transition to responsible and regenerative mineral sourcing. We are a global community of practitioners, companies, communities, and innovators driving real-world change in extractives.
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Join the Collective:
- Collaborative action on mining’s toughest sustainability challenges
- Training, tools, and partnerships for measurable impact
- From policy to practice—one connected ecosystem
WE'RE HIRING
Careers
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Join the team powering Africa's future of clean energy transition minerals. Drop us an email.
OUR TEAM
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Transurfers is a cross-disciplinary team of researchers, geologists, soil scientists, plant geneticists, metallurgists and software + IOT engineers united by one goal: to prove that the world's critical minerals can be sourced regeneratively, creating a new standard where industrial progress cleanses the planet.