How is gold stored, vaulted and transported securely for export?

Through documented custody at every handover, not merely at origin and destination — sealed manifest, dual-witness verification, access-controlled interim vaulting under dual authorisation, and bonded transit coordinated across the Ghana–Togo (Lomé) corridor. Every consignment closes out with a complete, audit-ready custody file. We coordinate the logistics and the documentation for institutional principals; we are not a refinery, we do not mine, and we are not GoldBod.

Do you coordinate gold refining?

We coordinate refining pathways as a paired service: secure logistics and vaulting carries the chain-of-custody from receipt through to a licensed refining channel and onward delivery. Kronix Metals coordinates the pathway and the records — we are not ourselves a refinery, and we operate within the GoldBod-regulated framework as the compliant coordinator.

Who is this service for, and how is value handled?

Institutional principals only — Tier-1 banks, licensed refineries, institutional investors, and mining cooperatives requiring documented custody at every node. Where metal is valued, it is valued against international spot (LBMA / COMEX) for assayed fineness and weight, never below spot. A request for an advance fee, a "below spot" parcel, or a "guaranteed" deal is a scam signature, not a logistics engagement.

Is the corridor handled through compliant, documented channels?

Yes. Bonded transit and customs documentation across the Ghana–Togo (Lomé) corridor and Francophone West Africa run through documented, compliant channels only, aligned to the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140) and OECD-aligned responsible-sourcing records — never the undocumented routes the trade is sometimes associated with.

Secure Logistics & Vaulting

Secure logistics and vaulting services coordinating the movement and safekeeping of precious metals under documented custody protocols.

Moving and safeguarding precious metals for institutions is a job of documented custody at every handover, not of unsecured transfers between origin and destination. Kronix Metals coordinates secure logistics and vaulting — sealed manifests, dual-witness verification, bonded transit, and access-controlled vaulting across the Ghana–Togo (Lomé) corridor, since 1992. We coordinate the logistics and the records; we are not a refinery, we do not mine, and we are not GoldBod. Discuss a supply partnership — or request a proposal: +233 27 000 0844 (Togo / Lomé: +228 96 86 86 75). Institutional partners only.

What is Secure Logistics & Vaulting?

Secure logistics and vaulting is the structured discipline governing the physical movement and safeguarded custody of precious metals between every principal in the supply chain — from mine gate and cooperative weighing station through assay facility, broker handover, and final institutional deposit. Within the Ghana and Togo corridor, where chain-of-custody breaks and undocumented transfers represent the primary source of value leakage, this discipline is not optional infrastructure. It is the operational foundation on which responsible trade is built.

Kronix Metals coordinates secure logistics and vaulting for banks, licensed refineries, institutional investors, and mining cooperatives that require documented custody at every handover — not merely at origin and destination, but at each intermediate node in between. Every movement is accompanied by sealed manifest, verified chain-of-custody record, and dual-custody confirmation before transfer of responsibility is accepted.

When to Specify Secure Logistics & Vaulting

Institutional clients specify this service when the stakes of an undocumented or unsecured transfer exceed what any informal arrangement can absorb. The relevant scenarios span the full Ghana–Togo corridor: a mining cooperative requiring bonded transit from upcountry production sites into a licensed assay facility; a Tier-1 bank coordinating receipt of physical gold against a documented settlement position; a refinery requiring scheduled, custody-verified delivery runs that synchronise with its intake processing windows; or an institutional investor requiring interim vaulting between acquisition and onward transfer.

The common denominator is not volume — it is accountability. When an institution, auditor, or regulatory counterparty requires a complete, unbroken custody record from point of origin to point of receipt, Kronix Metals provides the logistical architecture and the documentation discipline to support that requirement.

Methodology — The Kronix Metals Specialist Approach

Custody Mapping & Handover Planning — Before any movement is scheduled, the full chain of custody is mapped: every principal, every node, every anticipated handover point. Transfer protocols are agreed with all parties in advance, and documentation templates are issued.
Pre-Movement Verification — At origin, the consignment is weighed, assessed, and sealed under dual-witness conditions. A sealed manifest is generated and matched to the agreed specification before the consignment departs.
Bonded Transit Coordination — Movement within Ghana and across the Ghana–Togo corridor is coordinated under bonded conditions, with tracking and physical escort arrangements calibrated to the consignment’s risk profile. No intermediate transfers occur outside the documented protocol.
Custody-Verified Receipt — At the receiving facility — assay lab, bank vault, or refinery intake — Kronix Metals coordinates a formal receipt process: seal verification, weight reconciliation, and dual-signature custody transfer before the consignment is accepted into the receiving party’s care.
Documentation Close-Out — On completion of each movement cycle, a full custody record is compiled: origin manifest, transit log, receipt confirmation, and any discrepancy notation. This file is archived and made available to clients for audit, compliance, or regulatory reporting purposes.

Operational Standards

Chain-of-custody documentation maintained at every handover node, without exception
Dual-witness sealing and receipt protocols for all consignments
Bonded transit arrangements aligned to the Ghana–Togo regulatory corridor
Interim vaulting under access-controlled, dual-authorisation custody conditions
Discrepancy and variance recording integrated into every documentation cycle
Audit-ready file compilation as standard close-out practice

Outcomes & Institutional Confidence

Clients who specify Kronix Metals secure logistics and vaulting receive a complete, auditable custody record for every consignment handled — one that satisfies the documentation requirements of Tier-1 banking counterparties, licensed refineries, and regulatory oversight bodies operating within the Ghana and Togo corridor. The absence of custody gaps is not incidental; it is the designed outcome of the methodology.

Markets We Genuinely Serve

We coordinate secure logistics and vaulting for institutional principals across West Africa and for their counterparties 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

Bonded transit and customs documentation across the Lomé corridor run within the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140) framework — under which GoldBod is the sole legal buyer, assayer, and exporter of ASM-sector gold, repealing the former PMMC arrangements. We coordinate logistics and custody — we do not claim to be GoldBod, to mine, or to be a refinery
OECD-aligned responsible-sourcing records and documented chain-of-custody at every node — through documented, compliant channels only, never the undocumented routes the trade is sometimes associated with
Where metal is valued, it is valued against international spot, never below; no Ghana refinery is LBMA-accredited and we make no such claim
Institutional partners only — Tier-1 banks, licensed refineries, investors, mining cooperatives, export houses; we do not handle gold for the public

Assaying & Quality Verification — laboratory-grade assessment integrated at intake and dispatch nodes
Responsible Sourcing & Compliance — chain-of-custody documentation aligned to responsible-trade frameworks
Trade Facilitation & Brokerage — institutional transaction coordination from verified stock positions

Refining Coordination — licensed refining channels, documented end to end
Assaying & Quality Verification — certified fineness at intake & dispatch
Secure Storage — access-controlled institutional safekeeping
Due Diligence & Chain of Custody — OECD-aligned provenance
Export Documentation & Compliance — the Lomé corridor, documented