Finished gold goods
No jewellery, coins or watches. We trade refined and unrefined gold, not finished products.
Applies to all five
Two things that are true of every lot
First, every lot is assay tested and verified through accredited facilities, and that certificate is what both sides price against. Second, every lot needs a documented chain of origin and a valid export permit. Gold without those cannot be bought, however good the metal is.
Refined · Category 01
Refined gold
Gold that has been through a full refining process, in bars or granules, from an accredited refinery. Every lot must carry the refinery assay certificate, and we test it again before we price it.
- Refined bars and granules
- From accredited refineries only
- Refinery assay certificate required
- Tested again before pricing
Placer · Category 02
Alluvial gold dust
Fine gold recovered from river beds and surface workings, usually by panning, sluicing or small-scale washing plants. The most common form we see from artisanal and cooperative producers.
- Fine and flour gold
- Sluice and wash plant recovery
- Priced on assayed metal content
- Packed and sealed for transit
Natural · Category 03
Gold nuggets
Coarse natural gold, from small pickers through to substantial single nuggets. We price on metal content. Where a nugget carries genuine specimen value above that, we will say so rather than quietly absorb it.
- Coarse gold and pickers
- Single large nuggets
- Specimen value flagged honestly
- No minimum piece size within a lot
Cast · Category 04
Doré bars
Semi-pure bars cast at the mine site or a local smelting facility, typically somewhere between 50 and 90 percent gold with silver and base metals making up the balance. The standard commercial form for mine output.
- Mine site and local smelter casts
- Any purity band
- Existing assay certificates honoured
- Serial and batch markings recorded
Processed · Category 05
Semi-refined gold
Gold that has been through a first processing stage but not a final refining one. Sponge, cathode, granules and partially upgraded material all fall here.
- Sponge and granule
- Partially upgraded material
- Priced on assayed content
- Final refining arranged on arrival
Not on the list
What we cannot buy
We would rather tell you now than waste your time and freight costs.
Undocumented gold
Material with no traceable origin or no valid export permit. It cannot be refined or sold onward.
Conflict-affected sources
Anything originating from a conflict-affected or high-risk source that fails our due diligence.
Other precious metals
For now we trade gold only. Further metals are planned as our capacity and testing capability grow.
