An emerging producer of spodumene and other commodities , Premier African Minerals , continues to take innovative steps toward the future of metal and mineral mining . Its history began 17 years ago , with founders and current CEO , George Roach , and Exploration Manager , Bruce Cumming . Establishing the business took curiosity , strategy , and experience , as George recalls : “ At the time the business was founded , I was on a mission to acquire new exploration licenses in interesting locations across Africa . We were looking for a wide range of new commodities and didn ’ t want to limit ourselves in any way . It took quite a bit of work to get a foothold in the industry , working across West Africa from our office in Togo . Once the business was more established , and we ’ d zeroed in on the areas we thought would be most profitable – Zimbabwe ,