Peter Geleta
CEO: Trinity Metals
‘We made good progress in 2025 in turning Trinity into an international standard mining company’
MINING the triple Ts (tin, tungsten, tantalum) in Africa’s Great Lakes region is inevitably linked to the debate around conflict minerals. This is why Trinity Metals, which manages three mines in Rwanda and is led by CEO Peter Geleta, has pulled out all the stops in seeking to formalise its supply chain and implementing leading mining practices at its operations. Geleta joined Trinity at its foundation in May 2022, when mines previously owned by the Rwandan government were combined and backed by a group of shareholders including metals technology group TechMet and the US International Development Finance Corporation.
Since then, Geleta has made considerable progress in upgrading the mines by boosting production, improving working conditions for its 6,000+ employees and achieving full compliance to OECD conflict minerals guidelines. In August 2025 Trinity was rewarded for these efforts when its Nyakabingo operation, now the largest tungsten mine is Africa, signed a long-term deal to supply the metal directly to US clients. Earlier in the year it entered into a similar supply agreement for tin from its Rutongo and Musha mines. These transactions have embedded Rwanda “directly into the American defence supply chain”, Geleta says.
There are undoubtedly more opportunities as Washington has promised billions in investments as part of peace negotiations between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. To support these efforts Trinity is now seeking $60m to construct a tungsten processing plant in support of Rwanda’s ambitions to become a regional “value addition hub”. It has also started expanding its metal range with the development of its Ntunga lithium project, also in Rwanda.
LIFE OF PETER
South African Geleta, an MBA graduate from the University of Cape Town, has 35 years of experience at leading mining organisations, including as CEO of Acacia Mining, before its full integration with Barrick Mining. His experience in African mining is extensive, with other leadership roles at AngloGold Ashanti and Barrick Gold, though he also spent a year as COO of Averda International of the United Arab Emirates. His LinkedIn profile also lists his ongoing role as an “organisation and leadership consultant and coach”.
