Responsible Gold Sourcing in West Africa — OECD Due Diligence

Responsible, conflict-free gold sourcing across Ghana and Francophone West Africa, aligned to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance — documented chain-of-custody from origin to delivery, counterparty and source verification, and risk-managed supply for institutional buyers. Kronix Metals runs the diligence the legitimate trade is built on. GoldBod-regime aligned. Priced against international spot, never below. Institutional partners only. Since 1992.

Responsible gold sourcing across West Africa is a discipline of documentation and verification, not of assurances. Kronix Metals runs OECD-aligned due diligence and documented chain-of-custody across Ghana and Francophone West Africa — so an institutional buyer can prove, to a regulator, a trading partner, or a board, that the gold is conflict-free, legitimately sourced, and traceable end to end, since 1992. Discuss a supply partnership — or request a proposal against spot: +233 27 000 0844 (Togo / Lomé: +228 96 86 86 75). Institutional partners only.

What Responsible Sourcing Delivers

Mapped Supply Chain, Profiled Risk

Every point of entry for the metal — cooperatives, intermediate traders, origin sites — mapped across Ghana and Francophone West Africa, with a documented risk profile on each segment.

Verified Counterparties, Verified Origin

OECD-aligned due diligence on every counterparty and every source: identity and background verification, legitimacy of origin, and screening against conflict-affected and high-risk-area criteria — known and documented, not assumed.

Sealed Chain-of-Custody

A documented chain-of-custody from origin to delivery — purchase records, weighing records, assay certificates, and handover documentation consolidated into one coherent, verifiable lot file.

Aligned, Not Asserted

Structured within the GoldBod regime and aligned to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance (Five-Step framework) and the LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance — through licensed, documented channels only.

The OECD Five-Step Framework, Applied

| Step | What we deliver | |---|---| | Management system | A documented responsible-sourcing policy and a named, accountable point of contact | | Identify & assess risk | Supply-chain mapping, counterparty and origin verification, high-risk-area screening | | Risk-management strategy | A risk-management plan with escalation and reporting where traceability breaks | | Third-party assurance | Independent assay and documented results integrated into the lot file | | Annual reporting | A defensible, auditable due-diligence record for the institutional buyer |

How Responsible Sourcing Works

1. Map the supply chain — every point of entry, profiled for risk, across Ghana and Francophone West Africa.
2. Verify counterparties and source — OECD-aligned due diligence, legitimacy of origin, high-risk-area screening.
3. Establish documented chain-of-custody — purchase, weighing, assay, and handover records in one lot file.
4. Align to the GoldBod regime and OECD framework — Five-Step diligence, LBMA RGG, licensed channels only.
5. Deliver a defensible diligence record — the evidence a regulator, partner, or board requires.

Markets We Genuinely Serve

We run responsible-sourcing diligence between West African supply and institutional buyers in the United Kingdom and major European markets, across Africa, and through the Ghana–Togo (Lomé) corridor and Francophone West Africa — in English and French. We describe only the markets we actually serve; we are an institutional partner, not a retail seller.

Legitimacy & Compliance

• We operate within the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140) — under which GoldBod is the sole legal buyer, assayer, and exporter of ASM-sector gold. We work within that framework and do not claim to be GoldBod, to mine, or to be a refinery
• Due diligence aligned to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance (Five-Step framework, Gold Supplement) and the LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance — documented practice, never an accreditation we do not hold
• No Ghana refinery is LBMA-accredited and we make no such claim; the honest moat is documented, OECD-aligned, GoldBod-regime channels
• Valued against international spot, never below — no invented “Ghana gold price”, no discount, no advance fee, no “guaranteed” parcel
• Institutional partners only — refineries, banks, investors, manufacturers, export houses; we do not sell gold to the public

Areas & Markets

Kronix Metals runs responsible-sourcing due diligence from Ghana (Accra, Tema, Kumasi) across the Ghana–Togo (Lomé) corridor and Francophone West Africa, and serves institutional buyers in the UK, major European markets, and across Africa.

Related Services

• International Gold Trade Facilitation — the compliant trade, end to end
• Due Diligence & Chain-of-Custody — the documented record
• Responsible Sourcing Advisory — building the framework with you
• Choosing a Legitimate Gold Trade Partner — the diligence checklist

Frequently Asked Questions

What does responsible gold sourcing in West Africa actually mean? Every gram traced to a known, legitimate origin through a documented chain-of-custody, with OECD-aligned due diligence on every counterparty. We run that diligence across Ghana and Francophone West Africa for institutions; we do not mine, refine, or act as GoldBod.

Which due-diligence standard do you follow? The OECD Due Diligence Guidance (Five-Step framework, Gold Supplement) and the LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance built on it — applied as documented practice, with no accreditation claim we do not hold.

Is the gold conflict-free and legal to export? Yes — within Act 1140 (GoldBod), with OECD-aligned due diligence, documented chain-of-custody, and licensed, documented export channels only.

How is responsibly-sourced gold priced? Against international spot (LBMA / COMEX) for assayed fineness and weight — never below spot. “Below spot”, an advance fee, or a “guaranteed” parcel is the scam signature.