Entry

Argor-Heraeus SA

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

TypeRefinery / smelterRelationships11Claims held13Checked2026-09First held2026-08
Entry details
Role, as stated
Good Delivery Referee (technical supervisor)
How this entry is evidenced

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Registry fact4Corroborated3Single source6
Also named

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  • Argor-Heraeusrecord:sections/refiners.ts
Register identifiers
  • lei529900JBICJJ1PFYVO92
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located in · As reportedparticipates in · As reportedreceives shipments from · As reportedparticipates in · As reportedparticipates in · As reportedreceives shipments from · As reportedreceives shipments from · As reportedsources from · As reportedsources from · As reportedArgor-Heraeus SA — Refinery / smelterSwitzerland — Jurisdiction / administrative areaSwiss Precious Metals Association — Industry association / private standard-setterBank of Mongolia (Mongol Bank) — Trader / exporter / intermediarySwiss Precious Metals Transparency Platform — Initiative / programmeSwiss Better Gold — Initiative / programmeKarebe Gold Mining Limited (KGML) — Producer organisationKilimapesa Gold (Pty) Limited — Producer organisationChile — Jurisdiction / administrative areaGermany — Jurisdiction / administrative area
Switzerland
Relationships

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Where a source does not establish that a relationship continues, its present status is undetermined. An absent end date is not evidence that it is current.

Geography1

located inSwitzerlandJurisdiction / administrative areaCorroborated
As reported
Evidence (3)

Two or more independent sources state this.

SourceLBMA Good DeliveryOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-08-20

Chain of custody5

receives shipments fromBank of Mongolia (Mongol Bank)Trader / exporter / intermediaryCorroborated
As reported
Evidence (2)

Two or more independent sources state this.

SourceArgor-HeraeusOrigingold-hubObserved2025-06-23Asserted2026-09-03

receives shipments fromKarebe Gold Mining Limited (KGML)Producer organisationSingle source
As reported
Evidence

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

  • LocatorSWISSAID Kenya profile, citing SWISSAID 2023 refiner-relationship reportDocumentrecord:africangoldreport-kenya · externalLinkwww.africangoldreport.org/kenya/ QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceAfrican Gold Report / SWISSAID — Kenya country profileOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-09-05

receives shipments fromKilimapesa Gold (Pty) LimitedProducer organisationSingle source
As reported
Evidence

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

  • LocatorSWISSAID Kenya profile, citing SWISSAID 2023 refiner-relationship reportDocumentrecord:africangoldreport-kenya · externalLinkwww.africangoldreport.org/kenya/ QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceAfrican Gold Report / SWISSAID — Kenya country profileOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-09-05

sources fromChileJurisdiction / administrative areaSingle source
As reportedDetermination basiscountry-of-origin as stated in the source organisation's own responsible-sourcing disclosure
Evidence

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

Sourcebullionstar.comOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-08-22

sources fromGermanyJurisdiction / administrative areaSingle source
As reportedDetermination basiscountry-of-origin as stated in the source organisation's own responsible-sourcing disclosure
Evidence

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

Sourcebullionstar.comOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-08-22

Identity2

possibly same asArgor-HeraeusRefinery / smelterSingle sourceSuperseded
As reportedEvidencerefinery:argor-heraeus-sa vs refinery:argor-heraeus — pre-existing near-duplicate cluster (not created this round); attached new material to refinery:argor-heraeus-sa, landed POSSIBLY_SAME_AS between the two, not merged.
Evidence

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

  • LocatorIdentity ruling held by the Hub. The linked public source is the document the ruling rested on.Documentrecord:refiners-traders-sweep · externalLinken.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Delivery

SourceHub adjudicationOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-09-03

same asArgor-HeraeusRefinery / smelterRegistry fact
As reported
Evidence

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  • LocatorIdentity ruling held by the Hub. The linked public source is the document the ruling rested on.Documentrecord:institution-merge-adjudicationLinken.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Delivery

SourceHub adjudicationOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-09-11

Participation and support3

participates inSwiss Better GoldInitiative / programmeRegistry fact
As reportedRoleSupply member
Evidence

One authoritative register is the bar for this kind of claim. Published as shown, cited and dated.

  • LocatorSwiss Better Gold Initiative (SBGA) — published statement naming swiss better goldDocumentrecord:value-chain-2026-08 · externalLinkswissbettergoldassociation.ch/current-members/ QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceSwiss Better Gold Initiative (SBGA)Origingold-hubAsserted2026-08-22

participates inSwiss Precious Metals AssociationIndustry association / private standard-setterCorroborated
As reportedRolemember
Evidence (2)

Two or more independent sources state this.

  • LocatorMember block, 17 entriesDocumentrecord:asmp-members-2026 · externalLinkasmp.swiss/en/
  • LocatorParticipants block, introductory textDocumentrecord:spmtp-about · externalLinkpm-transparency.swiss/en/about QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceASMP member block, corroborated by the platform own statement that its participants are ASMP membersOrigingold-hubObserved2026-09Asserted2026-09-11

participates inSwiss Precious Metals Transparency PlatformInitiative / programmeSingle source
As reportedRolefounding participant, founded SPMTP 2023 (data contribution starting 2024)
Evidence

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

  • LocatorParticipants block, cohort labelDocumentrecord:spmtp-about · externalLinkpm-transparency.swiss/en/about QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceSwiss Precious Metals Transparency Platform, own participants blockOrigingold-hubObserved2026-09Asserted2026-09-11

Attributes
Legal formCompany limited by sharesRegistry fact
As reported
Evidence

One authoritative register is the bar for this kind of claim. Published as shown, cited and dated.

SourceGLEIF (Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation), ISO 20275 entity legal formsOrigingold-hubObserved2026-09Asserted2026-09-04

Legal nameARGOR-HERAEUS SARegistry fact
As reported
Evidence

One authoritative register is the bar for this kind of claim. Published as shown, cited and dated.

SourceGLEIF (Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation)Origingold-hubObserved2026-09Asserted2026-09-04

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