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Traceable minerals
Licensed origin, a documented route and verified metal.
The conditions below apply to every parcel we finance, produce or market. We do not describe ourselves as accredited or certified under any scheme unless that status exists.
Standards
What we require
Each requirement is tied to a named framework so that partners can check it against their own policies. A project that cannot meet them does not receive our capital or our offtake.
| Requirement | Framework |
|---|---|
| Risk-based due diligence on every source before the first purchase or advance | OECD Due Diligence Guidance, Annex II |
| Documentation, assay and custody records to the standard partner refiners apply | LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance, as applied by refiners |
| No mercury in any process we operate, finance or buy from | Minamata Convention |
| KYC, AML and sanctions screening of every operator, buyer, agent and service provider | FATF Recommendations; Zambian AML law |
| No child or forced labour; site checks and a grievance mechanism at every site | ILO Conventions 138 and 182 |
| Environmental management, tailings and rehabilitation provisions at every financed site | Zambia Environmental Management Agency |
| Licensed operation and production reporting | Mines and Minerals Development Act 2015; Minerals Regulation Commission Act 2024 |
Traceability
Gold Provenance Passport™
A record that travels with each parcel from a registered source to the refinery. Developed by our Swiss group company and licensed to ZAR; ledger-anchored and tamper-evident. It is not a token or an investment product.
Register
Sites, cooperatives and miners onboarded with KYC and licence checks.
Verify
Source and location confirmed against licence and site records.
Trace
Each custody transfer, weight and assay recorded against the parcel.
Deliver
The parcel reaches the buyer with its complete record.
Lot record
What travels with each lot
- OriginLicence certificate, cadastre extract, geolocated site record; cooperative registration where applicable.
- SupplierKYC/EDD on operator, cooperative and agents; beneficial-ownership declaration; sanctions and PEP screening.
- LotLot identification, seal numbers, weights, XRF control; Gold Provenance Passport™ custody record.
- AssayIndependent load-point sampling and assay; umpire assay at the refinery where results diverge.
- ExportExport permit, customs declarations, invoices and transport documents under Zambian law.
- CustodyRefinery intake record or vault receipt; settlement reconciliation.
Records are retained for audit. Their release to a counterparty follows compliance review and is at the discretion of the company.
Route
Origin to distribution
Licensed sources deliver to a controlled point, where each lot is weighed, sealed, XRF-checked and registered.
Permits and customs documentation under Zambian mining and export law.
Insured secure carriage with customs clearance at each stage.
Independent assay on receipt; refining or vaulting with established participants.
Delivery to institutional buyers with the lot record; settlement through agreed accounts.
Counterparties
Who we supply and work with
Each function has its own onboarding requirements. Tell us what your compliance team needs to see before a first transaction.
- RefinersZambia-origin doré and gravity concentrate as refinery feed, with EDD, assay and export documents.
- Institutional buyers and bullion tradersRefined product with lot-level provenance that withstands your own audit.
- Smelters and industrial buyersCopper and copper-gold concentrate on treatment- and refining-charge terms, with independent sampling and umpire assay.
- Secure logistics and vaultingInsured carriage from origin and custody in Switzerland or Dubai against documented title.
- Banks and liquidity providersSettlement, collection accounts and price-risk management around recurring physical flows.
- CommunitiesBenchmark-linked prices for artisanal producers, local hiring and purchasing, training in mercury-free recovery, and a grievance mechanism at every site.
Requests are reviewed subject to compliance requirements and the interests of the company. Commercial terms are confidential; no supplier, customer or refinery is named on this site.