Reference / A
Broken chainTraditional chain.
- 01Artisanal miner
- 02Aggregator
- 03Dealer
- 04Refinery
- 05Trader
- 06Logistics firm
- 07Buyer
Custody breaks06
A
File · 005
File 005 · DossierRevision 00.01
One company.
One signature.
One bar.
How the chain works, from the seam to the safe. Five stages. One seal. Run by one company, with one signature on the certificate at every handover.
01
Extract
02
Assay
03
Vault
04
Trade
05
Deliver
IMG/005 · Sealed
Sealed
1 / 1
Custody · Unbroken05 / 05
— 01 / The sealed chain
Five stages.
One seal.
Every stage is run by our own staff. Every transfer is signed. The seal doesn't leave our hands until the bar does.
- 01
Stage
Mine
Stage · Mine
Extract.
We hold legal mining rights on land surveyed and titled under Ugandan law. Operations are run by our own staff. Every shift is logged. Every recovery is weighed before it leaves the site. Doré is sealed at the mine in tamper-evident containers.
OutputSealed doré custody record
IMG/005.01 · ExtractMine01 / 05 - 02
Stage
Kampala laboratory
Stage · Kampala laboratory
Assay.
Sealed doré moves under armed escort to our Kampala laboratory. Samples are taken using methods aligned with LBMA technical guidance. Fire assay is the reference method, cross-checked by ICP spectroscopy.
OutputAssay certificate, per bar
IMG/005.02 · AssayKampala laboratory02 / 05 - 03
Stage
Kampala facility
Stage · Kampala facility
Vault.
Bars are received, weighed, photographed, and recorded. Each bar is assigned to a specific client account. Allocated and segregated. Never co-mingled. All deposits are covered under our insurance policy.
OutputDeposit receipt with serials
IMG/005.03 · VaultKampala facility03 / 05 - 04
Stage
Trade desk
Stage · Trade desk
Trade.
We sell direct to institutional bullion buyers, family offices, and qualified private clients. No intermediaries. Volume, specification, delivery method, and pricing are agreed in writing. Compliance documents exchange both ways.
OutputSales contract with provenance
IMG/005.04 · TradeTrade desk04 / 05 - 05
Stage
Buyer destination
Stage · Buyer destination
Deliver.
Our own people move the gold from the vault to the buyer's destination. Movement is by armored vehicle, secure air cargo, or partnered international precious metals couriers. Every transfer point requires a signed handover.
OutputSigned delivery handover
IMG/005.05 · DeliverBuyer destination05 / 05
— 02 / What we removed
The handoffs
we removed.
Every handoff in the gold trade is a place where provenance gets lost and confidence gets diluted.
Reference / B
Sealed chainAl Areen chain.
- 01Mine · ours
- 02Assay · ours
- 03Vault · ours
- 04Trade · ours
- 05Delivery · ours
- 06Buyer
Custody breaks00
Six custody breaks removed. One continuous signature from the seam to the safe.
— 03 / Manifest
Documents
the chain
produces.
Every stage generates a document. Every document is signed. Every signature is traceable to a named person at Al Areen.
- Documents
- 07
- Signatures
- 07
— 05 / Direct line
Speak to our
head of compliance.
If your due diligence team has a specific question about the chain, write directly. We respond within one business day.