A Pioneer in Private Equity Mining
For over 25 years Resource Capital Funds has partnered with investors, innovators, and operators to mobilize capital into critical minerals, metals, and mining. We are a global, specialist investor aiming to produce superior returns for all stakeholders. Our investments support continued advancements in energy, security, technology, and industrialization across the globe.
Groundbreaking
25 +
Years of mining investing experience
230 +
Portfolio company investments
180 +
Fully realized investments
55 +
Countries invested in
35 +
Commodities invested in
25 +
Mines brought into production
15 +
Innovation portfolio company investments
25+
Years of mining investing experience
230+
Portfolio company investments
180+
Fully realized investments
55+
Countries invested in
35+
Commodities invested in
25+
Mines brought into production
15+
Innovation portfolio company investments
Ideas, knowledge, and trends in mining investment
Latest News & Insights
Building Mines, Building Teams
Calum Semple on Driving Operational Success
RCF Editorial
Apr 23, 2025
RCF VII Preqin Award Recognition
RCF VII Ranks in the Top 10 Performing Natural Resource Funds $500mn-$999mn by Net IRR...
RCF Editorial
Apr 2, 2025
RCF Innovation II Preqin Award Recognition
RCF Innovation II Ranks in the Top 10 Performing Natural Resource Funds under $250mn by...
RCF Editorial
Apr 2, 2025
Charles Gillies Presenting at GRX25
Charles Gillies, MD, RCF Innovation will be presenting "Hidden in Plain Sight: Australia’s World-Class METS...
RCF Editorial
Mar 25, 2025
RCF Mining Market Commentary: Q424
Commodity and Mining Investment Quarterly Update
Rob Gray
Mar 6, 2025
#CriticalMinerals with Rich and Rafael
Rich Brereton, Partner, Head of Global IR, and Rafael Gradim, Director, Geology, visit a lithium...
RCF Editorial
Feb 20, 2025
Breaking New Ground
How Innovation is Revolutionizing the Critical Minerals Sector
Feb 6, 2025
Transformation Enabling the Energy Transition
Highlights from a recent RCF Innovation webcast
RCF Editorial
Feb 5, 2025
Pucobre Secures US$375mn Loan
RCF VII portfolio company Pucobre obtained US$375mn in senior debt financing to complete the construction...
RCF Editorial
Jan 29, 2025
Geographic and commodity diversification
Global network of local investors in key mining jurisdictions
Team
Trusted Partners, Proven Investors
Our enduring values of passion, discipline, integrity, respect, and teamwork guide our commitment to investment excellence, decision-making, and engagement with all of our stakeholders. These values guide our actions and enable us to build long-term relationships with investors and the wider mining community.
Portfolio
Cornerstone Investors in Metals & Mining
Our broad and diverse portfolio company investments reflect our experience, the power of commercial creativity, and multi-disciplinary, in-house technical resources we leverage to unearth value.
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ESG
Responsible Mining for a Sustainable Future
We aim to support our portfolio companies in their efforts to make mining more sustainable. We believe that attention to environmental, social, and governance issues is a key element to success. We strive to help our companies make mining more beneficial to the local communities in which they operate, while also bringing significant benefits to society overall.
Investing across the mining lifecycle
The Phases of Mining
Exploration
Timeframe: 1-3 years
Discovery
Timeframe: Subset of Exploration
Resource Definition
Timeframe: 1-3 years
Scoping
Timeframe: 1-2 years
Pre-Feasibility
Timeframe: 1-3 years
Feasibility
Timeframe: 1-3 years
Financing
Timeframe: 3 months - 1 year
Construction
Timeframe: 1-3 years
Operating
Timeframe: 10-27 years
Closure
Timeframe: 1-5 years
Disclaimer
*Data as of December 31, 2024
*RCF Innovation I is a partnership in which Resource Capital Fund VI L.P. (“RCF VI”) is an investor. It is managed by the RCF Innovation team, who were the principals of Jolimont Global Mining Systems Pty Ltd before and after it was acquired by RCFM in September 2019. Two of the same three principals currently manage RCF Jolimont Mining Innovation Fund II in a substantially similar manner to RCF Innovation I. Total performance results for RCF VI are available upon request.