Gold purchase financing across West Africa

What this financing covers

When a gold transaction passes our due diligence, Minerals Finance Team pre-finances the upfront costs the deal requires, in full on most deals and in part where deal size or risk calls for it:

• Purchase payment to the verified seller, on terms agreed in the signed contract
• Government taxes, royalties and export duties — paid directly to the issuing authorities
• Export licence and documentation fees
• Assay and certification at recognised facilities
• Secure handling, insurance and international air freight to your destination

On a fully financed deal your exposure during all of this is zero. On a partial deal, your agreed share is fixed in the signed terms and paid only to the authorities, providers or escrow, never to the seller or to us. Settlement of the pre-financed amount plus our agreed fee happens only after the consignment reaches you and passes your final assay. Verification is free: even product testing during due diligence is paid by us, directly to the testing facility.

Full or partial financing

We decide the financing share for each deal after due diligence. It is written into the signed terms before you commit anything.

Who this is for

International buyers, refinery sourcing teams and mandated brokers purchasing gold from Sierra Leone, Guinea Conakry, Mali, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Senegal and the wider region. You qualify if you can pass KYC, show confidential proof of funds to settle after delivery, and your deal involves a real seller, real product and a lawful export route. First-time buyers are welcome; anonymous parties and off-the-books deals are not.

The questions that should worry you — answered by structure

"The seller says I must pay cash before the gold leaves the country." In a financed deal, every payment on a legitimate transaction is made after due diligence, per the agreement, to the party actually owed. You never wire money against a promise.

"The seller says I must pay government tax and export fees upfront." Those charges are real in a lawful export, and in our deals they are paid directly to the government offices against official receipts. Money that must pass through a seller's hands is the signature of fraud.

"The seller wants shipping and documentation fees today." Freight and documentation are arranged and paid by our team as part of supervised execution. A seller collecting "shipping fees" from a foreign buyer is not shipping anything.

Typical transaction profile