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◍ KWE METALS LLCGO GREEN · IT STAYS CLEAN
KWE Metals LLCKWE METALS
EST. HAMBURG, NY · MINING IN HONDURAS & CENTRAL AMERICA

KWE MetalsSustainable MiningCopper, gold, silver and critical minerals from Honduras & Central America — Go Green, It Stays Clean.

KWE Metals bridges the industrial and environmental gap — extracting the copper, cobalt, nickel, gold and silver that power the clean-energy economy while building clean water and sanitation for the towns and Native communities beside our sites.

EXPLORE PORTFOLIOOUR COMMITMENT
Aerial view of a terraced KWE Metals open-pit mine at dusk, lit in teal, surrounded by restored green hills
-41%
WATER CONSUMPTION
100%
CIRCULAR REUSE
01 / PORTFOLIO

Metals & Minerals

Cu · FeINDUSTRIAL

Copper & Iron Ore

Billions of dollars in high-grade, untouched industrial deposits ready to build global infrastructure — power grids, rail, and structural steel.

Co · Ni · SbBATTERY-GRADE

Cobalt, Nickel & Antimony

Essential battery-grade materials powering the global green-energy transition and the next generation of electric vehicles.

Au · AgPRECIOUS METALS

Gold & Silver

High-value asset reserves with daily spot pricing — long-term stability anchoring our generational portfolio.

GEMRARE STONES

Precious Stones

Jadeite, opal, blue amber, diamond, ruby and sapphire — ethically sourced, traceable from vein to certificate.

02 / REGIONS

Honduras & Central America

  • HondurasPrimary
  • Central AmericaRegional
  • New concessionsIn review
REQUEST AN ECO METAL QUOTE

Spec sheets, assay reports & logistics terms on request.

03 / FOUNDER

A Message From Our Founder

"When I founded this company, I did so with a clear vision: to prove that unlocking the Earth's richest resources does not have to come at the expense of our planet, or its people. Our greatest asset will always be the trust of the communities we operate in."

We are stewards of a generational portfolio of ground assets — critical infrastructure minerals like copper and iron ore, tech-essential elements like cobalt and nickel, and timeless precious metals. We don't just follow government regulations — we exceed them, converting mineral wealth into immediate, life-changing surface infrastructure: clean drinking water and modern waste sanitation.

Sincerely — The Founder & Executive Team, KWE Metals LLC

04 / SUSTAINABILITY

We exceed the regulations we're required to meet.

Beyond extraction, we build deep roots with local towns and Native populations — delivering clean drinking water and modern waste sanitation so our legacy is one of health, prosperity, and sustainability.

18
WATER PLANTS BUILT
92k
RESIDENTS SERVED
14
NATIONS SUPPORTED
Clean drinking water flowing from a community treatment unit built by KWE Metals in a tropical village at golden hour
CIRCULAR

Tailings reprocessed to recover residual metals, cutting waste and reopening value.

COMMUNITY

Elected local and Indigenous oversight boards with real decision authority at every site.

05 / FIELD ARCHIVE

From the ground up

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  • A miner's palm holding a cluster of rough, bright yellow placer gold nuggets recovered from a Honduran river concession
  • Dozens of small rough gold nuggets arranged in rows for grading and certification
  • Fine golden gold dust concentrate in an open sample bag after mercury-free gravity separation
  • Close-up of high-grade copper ore with vivid green malachite and blue azurite banding across the rock face
05B / PRODUCT LINES

Mining → refining → assaying → minting → delivery

Every KWE Metals line is cast, stamped and serialised in 1 troy oz, 1 kg and 10 kg formats — from ruthenium, platinum, palladium, gold, copper, silver and tungsten through aluminium, cobalt, nickel, pig iron and titanium, to magnetite and hematite iron products.

Chart of KWE Metals branded bullion lines in 1 troy ounce, 1 kg and 10 kg sizes, covering ruthenium, platinum, palladium, gold, copper, silver, tungsten, aluminium, cobalt, nickel, pig iron, titanium, magnetite and hematite
The full KWE Metals product board, sized across the mining-to-delivery chain.

05C / SITE & PRODUCT REELS

Short film following KWE Metals from open-pit extraction in Honduras through hauling, crushing and XRF assay to serialised bullion.

Brand reel presenting KWE Metals refined product lines, cast surfaces and serial marks, closing on the company mark.

Field walkthrough of a Honduran concession: graded access road, timbered adit portal and bagged ore staged on the collection pad.

Run-of-mine rock crushed and spread on tarpaulins to dry at the collection pad, with filled sacks staged for assay sampling.

A covered storage bay holding run-of-mine ore, including green copper-stained rock, staged under roof before haulage.

Animated KWE Metals mark and wordmark over a gold-and-graphite mountain range: global mining in copper, gold and silver.

Aerial overview of a KWE Metals operation in Honduras: working benches, process plant and water management pond.

Loading run-of-mine ore, a walk of the working face with the KWE team, and 22.75 grams of recovered gold weighed on the field scale.

Bulk bags moved by forklift, a handheld XRF read of 96.56% Cu on concentrate, and conveyors building graded stockpiles at the shed.

Graded rock lifted over the trailer body and dropped into the bed until the truck is loaded and ready to run to the processing yard.

A hand sample of banded vein quartz turned in daylight, showing sulphide bands and bright metallic flecks — the field indicator the crew samples on.

Inside the processing hall: crushed copper ore riding the belt line toward the crusher and screening deck under the overhead gantry crane.

Hand preparation of a soft ore sample on the lab bench — breaking the lump down, separating coarse fragments from fines, and setting the split aside for assay.

A forklift lifting stacked plate stock across the yard pad, with bulk ore sacks staged in rows behind and the conveyor gantry on the ridge line.

A geologist hand-trenching a hillside showing in Honduras, cutting through red laterite to expose bright green copper staining ahead of sampling and assay.

Branded overview reel: aerial pit and conveyor operations, graded stockpiles, and bulk sacks of copper ore, cuprous cement, concentrate and cathode staged for export.

Walk-through of an underground working face showing iron-stained quartz vein material and sulphide banding across the back and ribs, with broken muck staged for sampling.

Walk past a freshly lined leach pond at a Honduran site, with support piping across the liner and bagged ore staged along the pad edge.

Bench view of the sample station: bagged concentrate splits weighed on calibrated scales and recorded on the lot sheet before assay.

Full product board of KWE Metals bars and lots — ruthenium, platinum, palladium, gold, copper, silver, tungsten, aluminium, cobalt, nickel, pig iron, titanium, magnetite and hematite — across mining, refining, assaying, minting and delivery.

Short brand film: bulk sacks of ore handled at the loadout yard beneath the Honduran hillside, closing on a mineralised underground adit and KWE Metals contact details.

Animated build of the KWE Metals trademark — the gold and graphite mountain K forming above the KWE METALS wordmark.

Travel down an arched underground drive where malachite-green copper mineralisation coats the back and ribs the full length of the tunnel toward the working face.

Tracked excavator digging a bench cut on the open pit face, pulling green copper-bearing rock from the muckpile and sorting mineralised boulders on the pad ahead of crushing.

Branded reel showing a forklift moving a bulk bag of concentrate under the loading canopy, rows of filled bulk bags across the stockpile yard, and KWE Metals contact details.

05C / GOLD PAYOUT

Karat to payout per gram

Enter the day's gold spot price and your payout rate to see melt value and payout per gram for every karat, then size a final estimate for your lot.

Gold payout per gram by karat, based on the spot price and payout rate entered above
KARATPURITYMELT / GRAMPAYOUT / GRAM
24K99.90%$77.08$69.38
22K91.67%$70.73$63.66
18K75.00%$57.87$52.08
14K58.33%$45.01$40.51
10K41.67%$32.15$28.94
9K37.50%$28.94$26.04

Your estimate

Melt value / gram
$45.01
Payout / gram (90%)
$40.51
FINAL ESTIMATE
$405.08

14K · 10 g · spot $2,400.00 / troy oz

Estimates only. Final settlement follows assay results and the LME/LBMA fix on the day of delivery.

06 / WAYS TO HELP

Stand With the Land

01

Sponsor a water system

Fund a complete spring box and filtration line for a single community — certified on site within a season.

SPONSOR →
02

Community scholarship

Support education for youth in the towns beside our sites, from primary school through university.

SPONSOR →
03

Reforestation pledge

Adopt a rehabilitation plot and track its regrowth through our seasonal field reports.

SPONSOR →
07 / CONTACT

Let's build the
clean economy.

Offtake agreements, joint ventures, sponsorships and community partnerships across the region.

HEADQUARTERS
5591 Camp Road, Suite 444
Hamburg, NY 14075
+1-844-593-4766
HOURS
Mon – Fri
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST
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Global metal markets & daily indexes

Every KWE lot is priced against published exchange benchmarks. Live quotes below refresh automatically; the exchange desks we and our buyers settle against are listed underneath.

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    Exchange-traded futures and spot quotes, refreshed automatically every 60 seconds and delayed up to 15 minutes. Every quote is converted to troy ounce, pound, kilogram and metric tonne so lots can be valued in the unit they ship in. Nickel, cobalt, lead and tin settle against LME cash and SMM China spot on the day of delivery — see the exchange links below. Indicative only; grade, moisture, payable percentage and treatment charges are confirmed in writing at time of sale.

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    GROUP COMPANIES

    The KWE Metals family of companies

    KWE Metals LLC is a mining company, operating alongside sister companies in lawn and garden supply and off-grid housing — the same ownership, the same standard of stewardship.