Entry

African Gold Refinery (AGR)

The downstream end of the chain: refiners and smelters that turn dore and concentrate into refined metal.

TypeRefinery / smelterRelationships13Claims held13Checked2026-09First held2026-08
Entry details
Role, as stated
refiner
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Corroborated4Single source9
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sanctioned by · As reported · Supersededsanctioned by · As reportedsources from · As reportedlocated in · As reportedoperated by · As reportedowned by · As reportedships to · As reportedships to · As reportedsources from · As reportedsources from · As reportedAfrican Gold Refinery (AGR) — Refinery / smelterOffice of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) — Regulator / public authorityOFAC — Regulator / public authorityDR Congo — Jurisdiction / administrative areaUganda — Jurisdiction / administrative areaAlain GOETZ — Trader / exporter / intermediaryAGR International Ltd. — Financial institutionAgor DMCC — Refinery / smelterPREMIER GOLD REFINERY LLC — Trader / exporter / intermediaryBuganda Bagalwa — Trader / exporter / intermediaryMange Namuhanda — Trader / exporter / intermediary
Uganda
Relationships

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Tenure and control2

operated byAlain GOETZTrader / exporter / intermediarySingle source
As reported
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

  • LocatorU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Documentrecord:u-s-department-of-the-treasury-ofac-published-17-march-2022 · externalLinkhome.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0605 QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Origingold-hubObserved2022-03-17Asserted2026-09-03

Geography1

Chain of custody5

sources fromBuganda BagalwaTrader / exporter / intermediarySingle source
As reportedDetermination basisnamed individual gold trafficker, cited by four regional traders interviewed by The Sentry and named in prior U.N. Group of Experts reports as a purchaser of conflict gold; AGR denies having received gold from this traffickerProduct formgold
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

SourceThe SentryOrigingold-hubObserved2017Asserted2026-08-29

sources fromDR CongoJurisdiction / administrative areaCorroborated
As reported
Evidence (2)

Two or more independent sources state this.

  • LocatorAfricanews, citing a new UN report ("assessing the situation in the DRC for sanctions review" — no document number given in-article)Documentrecord:africanews-citing-a-new-un-report-assessing-the-situation-in-the-drc-f · externalLinkwww.africanews.com/2026/07/02/gold-smuggling-from-drcs-ituri-pro QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.
  • LocatorU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Documentrecord:u-s-department-of-the-treasury-ofac-published-17-march-2022 · externalLinkhome.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0605 QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceAfricanews, citing a new UN report ("assessing the situation in the DRC for sanctions review"Origingold-hubObserved2026Asserted2026-09-03

sources fromMange NamuhandaTrader / exporter / intermediarySingle source
As reportedDetermination basisnamed individual gold trafficker, cited by four regional traders interviewed by The Sentry and named in prior U.N. Group of Experts reports as a purchaser of conflict gold; AGR denies having received gold from this traffickerProduct formgold
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

SourceThe SentryOrigingold-hubObserved2017Asserted2026-08-29

Governance and compliance2

sanctioned byOFACRegulator / public authorityCorroborated
As reported
Evidence (2)

Two or more independent sources state this.

SourceU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC) / Chimp Reports / U.S. TreasuryOrigingold-hubObserved2022-03-17Asserted2026-09-03

sanctioned byOffice of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)Regulator / public authorityCorroboratedSuperseded
As reported
Evidence (2)

Two or more independent sources state this.

SourceU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC) / Chimp Reports / U.S. TreasuryOrigingold-hubObserved2022-03-17Asserted2026-09-03

Events and evidence2

mentioned inTreasury Sanctions Alain Goetz and a Network of Companies Involved in the Illicit Gold TradeSource documentSingle source
As reported
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

  • LocatorU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Documentrecord:u-s-department-of-the-treasury-ofac-published-17-march-2022 · externalLinkhome.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0605 QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceU.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC)Origingold-hubObserved2022-03-17Asserted2026-09-03

Identity1

possibly same asAFRICAN GOLD REFINERY LIMITEDTrader / exporter / intermediarySingle source
As reportedEvidencerefinery:african-gold-refinery-agr vs trader:african-gold-refinery-limited — adjudication §D known duplicate cluster; new AGR material attached to refinery:african-gold-refinery-agr, POSSIBLY_SAME_AS landed per §D, not merged.
Evidence

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SourceHub adjudicationOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-09-03

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