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Rand Refinery

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

TypeRefinery / smelterRelationships10Claims held11Checked2026-09First held2026-08
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Registry fact2Corroborated3Single source6
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participates in · As reported · Supersededlocated in · As reported · Supersededreceives shipments from · As reported · Supersededreceives shipments from · As reported · Supersededreceives shipments from · As reported · Supersededreceives shipments from · As reported · Supersededreceives shipments from · As reported · Supersededsources from · Historical · SupersededRand Refinery — Refinery / smelterZahabu Safi Refiners Community of Practice — Initiative / programmeSouth Africa — Jurisdiction / administrative areaB2Gold Namibia (Pty) Ltd — Producer organisationGalane Gold Ltd — Producer organisationKarebe Gold Mining Limited (KGML) — Producer organisationKilimapesa Gold (Pty) Limited — Producer organisationQKR Namibia Minerals Holding — Producer organisationTongon — Mine site / workings
South Africa
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 inSouth AfricaJurisdiction / administrative areaRegistry factSuperseded
As reported
Evidence

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

  • LocatorRand Refinery, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa, est. 1920 by the Chamber of Mines of South AfricaDocumentrecord:placement-pass-round9-2026-08-29 · externalLinkwww.randrefinery.com/

SourceRand RefineryOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-08-29

Chain of custody6

receives shipments fromB2Gold Namibia (Pty) LtdProducer organisationSingle sourceSuperseded
As reported
Evidence

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

  • LocatorSWISSAID Namibia profile, citing B2Gold's reply to SWISSAID 14 Dec 2022Documentrecord:africangoldreport-namibia · externalLinkwww.africangoldreport.org/namibia/ QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceAfrican Gold Report / SWISSAID — Namibia country profileOrigingold-hubObserved2022Asserted2026-09-05

receives shipments fromGalane Gold LtdProducer organisationSingle sourceSuperseded
As reported · 2020-04 → end not established
Evidence

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

  • LocatorSWISSAID Botswana profileDocumentrecord:africangoldreport-botswana · externalLinkwww.africangoldreport.org/botswana/ QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

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

receives shipments fromKarebe Gold Mining Limited (KGML)Producer organisationSingle sourceSuperseded
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 sourceSuperseded
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 fromQKR Namibia Minerals HoldingProducer organisationSingle sourceSuperseded
As reported
Evidence

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

  • LocatorSWISSAID Namibia profile, citing Chamber of Mines of Namibia 2020:48Documentrecord:africangoldreport-namibia · externalLinkwww.africangoldreport.org/namibia/ QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceAfrican Gold Report / SWISSAID — Namibia country profileOrigingold-hubObserved2020Asserted2026-09-05

sources fromTongonMine site / workingsCorroboratedSuperseded
Historical · … → 2022Determination basisnamed business relationship
Evidence

Two or more independent sources state this.

  • LocatorSWISSAID Côte d'Ivoire profile (citing Le Figaro & AFP 2021)Documentrecord:africangoldreport-cote-divoire · externalLinkwww.africangoldreport.org/fr/cote-d'ivoire/ QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceAfrican Gold Report / SWISSAID — Côte d'Ivoire country profileOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-09-05

Identity2

possibly same asRand Refinery (Pty) LtdRefinery / smelterSingle sourceSuperseded
As reportedEvidencerefinery:rand-refinery-pty-ltd vs refinery:rand-refinery — pre-existing near-duplicate cluster (not created this round); attached new material to refinery:rand-refinery-pty-ltd, 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 asRand Refinery (Pty) LtdRefinery / smelterRegistry fact
As reported
Evidence

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

  • 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-hubAsserted2026-09-07

Participation and support1

participates inZahabu Safi Refiners Community of PracticeInitiative / programmeCorroboratedSuperseded
As reported · 2020 → end not establishedRolemember refiner
Evidence (2)

Two or more independent sources state this.

SourceLevin SourcesOrigingold-hubObserved2026-08Asserted2026-08-29

Attributes
StatusactiveCorroboratedSuperseded
As reported
Evidence

Two or more independent sources state this.

SourceRand RefineryOrigingold-hubObserved2026-07Asserted2026-08-20

Sequence
  1. 2020participates in · Zahabu Safi Refiners Community of PracticeStart
  2. 2020-04receives shipments from · Galane Gold LtdStart
  3. 2022sources from · TongonHistorical
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  • No governance and compliance claim is held for this entry.
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On the hub · Rand Refinery