Where we work

    Field presence: mineral inspection, gold assay and due diligence across Africa

    Our inspectors and assay specialists are based in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, the DR Congo, Ghana and Sierra Leone, and deploy to the material wherever in Africa it is held. Each page sets out what we test and verify there, the registries and rules that apply, and how an engagement runs.

    Records we check at source

    • BRELA
    • BRS
    • URSB
    • PACRA
    • RCCM
    • ORC Ghana
    • CAC
    • CIPC
    • Mining Cadastres
    • ICGLR

    Gold testing by city

    Testers attend the gold where it is held in each city and the goldfields around it. Each page sets out where we work, the local rules and how a booking runs.

    01

    Gold testing in Dar es Salaam

    XRF, acid and density testing at dealers, vaults and the airport, with fire assay and sealed lots.
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    Gold testing in Mwanza

    Testing at Lake Zone mineral markets, dealers and refineries, with witnessed melts and fire assay.
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    03

    Gold testing in Geita

    Gold tested at source in Geita, with inspection of the producing site and sealed lots.
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    04

    Gold testing in Nairobi

    Gold tested in Nairobi vaults and dealers’ premises, with vault and licence confirmation.
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    05

    Gold testing in Kampala

    Testing at dealers, refineries and Entebbe airport, with seller licence checks.
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    06

    Gold testing in Lusaka

    Gold testing in Lusaka with site inspection in the provinces and seller checks.
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    07

    Gold and copper testing in Lubumbashi

    Gold testing and copper and cobalt sampling in Haut-Katanga and Lualaba, with warehouse inspection.
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    08

    Gold testing in Accra

    Gold testing and GoldBod and Minerals Commission licence checks for buyers in Ghana.
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    09

    Gold testing in Freetown

    Gold testing in Freetown and the provinces, with NMA licence and CAC company checks on the seller.
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    Supplier due diligence by country

    The registries, licensing authorities and local rules we check a supplier against, country by country.

    01

    Supplier due diligence in Tanzania

    BRELA, Mining Commission, authority to sell, inspection and screening.
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    02

    Supplier due diligence in Kenya

    BRS record, Mining Act licences, vault confirmation and testing.
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    03

    Supplier due diligence in Uganda

    URSB, DGSM licences, origin documents and testing.
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    04

    Supplier due diligence in Zambia

    PACRA, cadastre licences, warehouse inspection and sampling.
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    05

    Supplier due diligence in the DR Congo

    RCCM, CAMI, CEEC, inspection and OECD-aligned evidence.
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    06

    Supplier due diligence in Ghana

    ORC, GoldBod and Minerals Commission checks, offtake documents and testing.
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    07

    Gold testing and supplier due diligence in Sierra Leone

    CAC record, NMA mining, dealer and exporter licences, export documents, inspection and gold testing.
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    Country and regional pages

    Rules differ by country — who may trade and export, which registry holds the company and which office issues the licence. Each page covers the local detail.

    01

    Tanzania — Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Geita

    XRF, density and fire assay in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and Geita, with BRELA and Mining Commission checks on the seller.
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    02

    Kenya — Nairobi, Migori, Kakamega

    Gold testing in Nairobi and western Kenya, with checks on the dealer’s licence class, company record and export approval.
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    03

    DR Congo — Bunia, Kinshasa, Lubumbashi

    Gold testing and seller checks against RCCM, CAMI, the comptoir licence and CEEC certification.
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    04

    Zambia — Lusaka and the Copperbelt

    Copper inspection and sampling on the Copperbelt, gold testing in Lusaka, PACRA and Mining Cadastre checks.
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    05

    Uganda — Kampala, Entebbe, Mubende

    Independent testing of incoming lots for refineries, witnessed melts and supplier checks; refinery certificate checks for buyers.
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    West Africa — Ghana, Sierra Leone and beyond

    Field teams in Ghana and Sierra Leone, deployed across West Africa, with checks against national rules such as GoldBod licensing.
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    Seven bases, one continent

    Our testers and inspectors are based in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, the DR Congo, Ghana and Sierra Leone, and deploy with XRF analysers wherever in Africa the material is held.

    Based in

    • Tanzania
    • Kenya
    • Uganda
    • Zambia
    • DR Congo
    • Ghana
    • Sierra Leone

    Deployed to, for example

    • Nigeria
    • Côte d’Ivoire
    • Guinea
    • Mali
    • Rwanda
    • Zimbabwe
    • Mozambique
    • South Africa
    • Anywhere in Africa

    Commission an independent assessment

    Brief us on the counterparty or the lot. We return a scope, a timetable and terms within 24 hours, in confidence.

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