A model built for a responsible gold value chain
OCIM is a family-owned group founded in Paris in 1961.
For years, the group operated as a financial partner to mining operators, providing capital and trading expertise across the value chain. Over time, its team has developed complementary expertise in the trading of precious metals, in the compliance and due diligence challenges of artisanal and small-scale mining and in the operational realities on the field.
In 2025, the acquisition of two processing plants in Peru marked a strategic inflection point: OCIM became an industrial operator in its own right, with direct control over production, formalisation and traceability at the source.
Today, OCIM operates across two entities with distinct and complementary roles. Each of these entities is owned by OCIM Finance, the group’s holding company, which defines the strategy, organizes the activities and provides services and funding to its subsidiaries.

Soleil Metals SA is a key aggregation point in the upstream gold value chain in the South of Peru. Its two processing plants Victoria and Yacari are designed for a total capacity of 450 tons per day. Ore is sourced exclusively from fully licensed and compliant artisanal partners, ensuring responsible and traceable supply.
OCIM Metals & Mining SA is based in Geneva. It serves as the financial and compliance control center for production operations, for which it assumes full responsibility.
What makes us different?
Transformational model that seeks to create a responsible value chain through its dual requirements of compliance and traceability
Validation of the model by leading industry stakeholders: full LBMA membership and compliance with the first phase of Swiss Better Gold accreditation
Vertical integration across the value chain, from producers to end-buyers
Over 60 years in business
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1961
Founding of OCIM, specializing in real estate development.
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1990
Diversification into alternative assets including gold
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2015
Next generation taking over leadership of the OCIM group
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2019
OCIM fully dedicated to trading the precious metals value chains
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2025
OCIM completes its vertical integration by becoming a gold & silver producer
OCIM is led by top level executives who combine strategic vision, industry expertise and hands on operating capacities.