Our Services
As an independent gold consultancy operating across Africa, every service we offer is grounded in real-world field experience, regulatory knowledge, and practical execution. We protect your capital at every stage, from initial assessment through to verified sale.
Quick Document Review
Remote. Delivered within 24 hours.
Anyone in the early stages of a deal who wants a rapid, informed assessment of their documents before committing further time or capital. A first line of defence before proceeding to full due diligence.
Our Quick Document Review is a rapid, expert assessment of your documents. Within 24 hours we deliver a clear written report identifying red flags and a direct recommendation on whether to proceed.
We review all documents provided — export licences, assay certificates, seller identification, company registrations, contracts, and communications. We apply pattern recognition from years of direct market exposure to identify inconsistencies and known fraud signatures. All counterparties are cross-referenced against our database of known fraudulent actors.
You receive a concise written summary of red flags and a clear recommendation: proceed, walk away, or seek clarification on specific points.
Note — this service does not include government body verification calls or laboratory cross-referencing. It is a first-pass screen, not a full due diligence report.
Transaction Verification & Risk Assessment
Remote. Delivered within 3-5 business days.
First-time buyers, foreign investors, trading companies assessing new counterparties, and any investor who has received deal documentation and needs independent verification before committing funds.
Where the Quick Document Review examines what you have been sent, Transaction Verification goes further. We conduct active external investigation that goes beyond the documents themselves.
We contact government bodies, validate licences against official records, confirm company registrations, assess production capacity claims, and cross-reference all counterparties against our proprietary database of known fraudulent actors, schemes, and entities operating across African gold markets.
Every element of the transaction is examined: the seller, the mine or source, the exporter, the documentation trail, and the deal structure itself. Where something cannot be verified remotely, we say so clearly and recommend next steps.
You receive a written risk report covering our findings across each area, a clear assessment of the transaction's legitimacy, and specific recommendations on whether and how to proceed.
Remote verification addresses most fraud vectors. On-ground presence eliminates the rest. We travel with you, or independently on your behalf, to verify every aspect of the transaction firsthand — mine visits, seller meetings, testing oversight, and export procedures.
Our on-ground due diligence covers mine and facility visits, attendance at all seller meetings, verification of storage and operational infrastructure, oversight of the testing and weighing process, and independent verification of export procedures. We document our findings throughout.
Our physical presence disrupts scam dynamics that only function when the investor is remote, isolated, and reliant on parties whose interests may not align with their own.
"Our physical presence disrupts scam dynamics that only function when the investor is remote, isolated, and reliant on the word of parties whose interests may not align with their own."
Independent Assay & Testing Oversight
Pre-purchase testing supervised independently using calibrated equipment and accredited laboratories.
Enquire →The testing phase is where many deals are compromised. Sample substitution — presenting high-grade gold for testing while delivering inferior material — is one of the most prevalent forms of African gold fraud. We arrange and supervise the complete pre-purchase testing process using calibrated equipment, with chain-of-custody maintained throughout.
We use professional XRF analysers for non-destructive purity verification, precision scales for accurate weight measurement, and additional verification tools as appropriate. All testing is conducted under our direct supervision.
We select only verified, accredited laboratories for any assay procedures required, eliminating the risk of falsified results from unaccredited facilities.
Export Compliance & Regulatory Guidance
Country-specific regulatory guidance across all 7+ operating jurisdictions.
Enquire →Gold export regulations differ materially across African jurisdictions and the consequences of non-compliance range from shipment seizure to criminal liability. We provide country-specific guidance covering the correct authorities, required documentation, royalty obligations, and customs procedures for each jurisdiction.
Our guidance covers Guinea, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia — each with its own distinct regulatory framework — as well as the international documentation standards required by refineries and off-takers in the UAE and other destination markets.
Equipment Supply, Office Setup & Investor Training
For investors establishing or scaling operational capacity in African gold markets.
Discuss Requirements →For investors establishing or scaling operational capacity in African gold markets, we provide the equipment, setup guidance, and training needed to operate with professional rigour.
Equipment — We advise on and supply professional XRF analysers, precision scales, and secure storage equipment from reputable suppliers, with delivery, installation, and calibration verification.
Training — Hands-on training covering gold testing procedures, documentation standards, verification methodologies, and safe operational practices tailored to your specific markets.
Ongoing Advisory — Retainer arrangements providing deal-by-deal review, country-specific regulatory updates, and on-call advisory access.
The Dubai gold market is the world's most significant trading hub for African gold. For buyers with verified, compliant gold, access to the right buyers and refineries in the UAE represents a substantial commercial advantage. We provide that access on a compliance-first basis.
Our UAE facilitation service covers introductions to trusted buyers, refineries, and off-takers across the Dubai market, refinery coordination and transaction alignment, and support throughout the sales process to ensure professional, transparent conduct aligned with UAE compliance standards.
This service is not available as a standalone offering. It is the final stage of a verified, compliant transaction, available only after we have confirmed the gold source, documentation, and export compliance to our satisfaction.
UAE compliance requirements are increasingly rigorous. Our verification-first approach ensures clients arrive at the Dubai market with complete, auditable provenance documentation — a legal and commercial necessity, not an option.
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