Mineral trading companies · CRM
Hold every mine, plant, grade and last rate in one record the firm owns.
A CRM for a mineral trader is a shared record of suppliers, buyers, lots and quotes, so that the knowledge does not live in one phone. GullySales works on the fields, the set-up in a tool your team will open and the habit of updating it.
Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

What CRM means
A CRM is the record where every enquiry, call and quote is kept against a customer, replacing separate notebooks, spreadsheets and memory. GullySales sets up or cleans an existing CRM and reports from it by enquiry outcome rather than by activity logged.
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Sales and marketing for mineral trading companies, the overview.
Last updated 18 Oct 2026.
For mineral trading companies
Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.
“The chat history is the database”
Grades, rates and promises sit in WhatsApp threads that only one person can search. When that person is away or leaves, the firm cannot find what it quoted, to whom or when.
“Supplier and buyer records need to link”
A lot connects one mine to one plant. A CRM that holds only customers cannot tell you which supplier fed which buyer, nor which mines have stock that a waiting buyer needs.
“Rate history has value”
The last rate quoted to a plant is the first thing a salesperson needs before ringing back. Without it, the call opens with a guess and the buyer notices.
“A tool nobody opens is a cost”
A CRM filled in for a month and dropped is common. The record has to be short enough to update at the yard gate or after a call, or the team returns to chats.
What we do
What we deliver for mineral trading companies.
Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.
Field design
A short list of fields for suppliers, buyers, lots and quotes: grade, quantity, loading point, destination, rate, validity and payment terms.
Result: Each field has a reason and an owner, and nothing extra is asked of the team.
Set-up in a tool you will use
The records built in a CRM suited to a small trading desk, with access limited by role.
Result: Your team logs in and finds its suppliers and buyers.
Import from chats and notebooks
Existing names and rates moved from WhatsApp, Excel and notebooks, with duplicates resolved.
Result: One list replaces the scattered ones, and the old sources are checked against it.
Open quote view
A saved view of quotes sent and not yet confirmed, sorted by buyer and grade.
Result: Anyone in the firm can see what is pending.
Short training and a rule for updates
A walk-through with the team and a plain rule for what is entered after each call.
Result: The team knows what to enter and when.
How the result is measured
- Enquiries logged in the CRM
- Data completeness
- Reports generated from CRM data
Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.
Who it is for
This is written for these mineral trading companies.
- Iron ore and manganese traders serving steel and ferroalloy plants
- Coal and coke traders for industry
- Limestone, dolomite and silica traders
- Bauxite and other ore traders
- Industrial mineral traders buying from several mines
- Aggregate and sand traders supplying infrastructure projects
- Commission agents and brokers working between mines and plants
- Traders who also export part of what they buy
How it works
How the CRM work runs
The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.
- 1
Map the sales process
We record how a deal actually moves from enquiry to close in your business today.
- 2
Configure stages and fields
The CRM's pipeline and fields are built to match that process exactly, not a generic template.
- 3
Set up automations
Reminders, assignment rules and follow-up triggers are configured so routine steps happen without manual effort.
- 4
Test with real deals
We run the configuration against actual current deals to catch gaps before the whole team relies on it.
Where this fits
Three pieces of sales work, in this order.
This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.
Step 1
Sales audit
Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.
Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.
Step 2
Sales process design
One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.
Start here if every salesperson sells differently.
Step 3 · you are here
Sales management
A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.
Start here if the team has targets and no routine.
FAQ
Questions owners ask before they call.
Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.
Will the CRM expose our supplier list to others?
Do we need an expensive system?
What if the team keeps using WhatsApp?
How much does it cost?
How long is the contract?
How soon will we see results?
Who will actually do the work?
What do you need from us?
What if we are not happy with the work?
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