Escrow Services for Gold and Mineral Transactions
Escrow is the simplest and most powerful tool for eliminating advance-fee risk in a mineral transaction: a trusted third party holds the buyer's funds and releases them to the seller only on confirmed delivery and verified assay. Neither party can touch the money while the goods are in transit. The scam mechanic that costs buyers millions every year — pay first, goods never arrive — is structurally impossible inside a properly structured escrow.
What we do
The buyer deposits the agreed purchase price with MFT before the transaction begins. We confirm receipt to the seller, who then proceeds with export, shipping and delivery. On the buyer's confirmation of receipt and successful assay, we release the funds to the seller. If delivery fails, is short, or fails assay, we hold the funds while the dispute is resolved — or return them to the buyer per the escrow agreement. At no point does money flow to the seller before the buyer has the goods.
Who this is for
International buyers who are ready to transact but unwilling to pay a seller upfront. Sellers who want certainty that funds exist before they commit to export costs. Both parties to a transaction where trust has not yet been established. Any deal where the buyer and seller are transacting for the first time.
Why MFT
Unlike a bank escrow — which is slow, expensive, and rarely comfortable with West African mineral transactions — MFT escrow is fast, mineral-specific, and backed by in-country verification. We know what a legitimate export looks like, what a real assay certificate says, and when a delivery has genuinely been made versus when a seller is presenting paperwork for goods that do not exist. Our escrow is operational, not just financial.
Ready to transact without the risk?
Submit your deal summary through our qualification form. If it stands up to scrutiny, we finance every upfront cost — and you pay only after delivery and final assay.
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