An Integrated Value Chain

OCIM integrates the artisanal and small-scale gold value chain from end to end, from partner miners to doré bar. The group sources, processes, trades and delivers responsibly mined gold through a fully traceable supply chain all the way to the refiner.

This integration covers the operational stages of the chain, which comprises four links: concessions, miner onboarding, ore sourcing and processing at the two plants in Yacari and Victoria, in southern Peru. Operated through Soleil Metals’ local activities, the chain is managed by the OCIM Metals & Mining team, which ensures compliance from Geneva with Swiss anti-money laundering laws and the requirements of the Swiss Better Gold framework, in addition to its trading and financing activities.

This dual structure, that combines physical flows with a bank-level compliance framework, is present at every link. It makes the chain verifiable at every stage, enabling ASM gold to access institutional supply chains from which it would otherwise be structurally excluded.

OCIM is a full member of the LBMA and participates in the ASM working group, which is responsible for developing the institution’s ASM toolkit.

Four pillars

OCIM’s model is based on four structural choices, which ensure its cohesion and distinctiveness.

  • Vertical integration

    All physical stages are managed in-house: concessions, integration of miners, sourcing, and processing in two plants. Each link is under the direct governance of the group.

  • Compliance with banking standards

    OCIM applies to its mining partners and its supply chain the same documentation standards that a bank requires of its counterparties: KYC due diligence, integration of twenty-two documents and traceability via the xTrace solution.

  • Long term business relationships

    OCIM’s model is based on multi-year commitments rather than one-off transactions. Production volume, compliance maturity and progress in formalization thus accumulate as partnerships deepen.

  • Swiss regulatory framework

    OCIM Metals & Mining is a company incorporated under Swiss law and subject to supervision by FINMA under the Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). The same anti-money laundering framework used by Swiss banks applies to all group entities, regardless of their location.

Our Value Proposition

  • To end-buyers

    Responsible Gold

    Every gram is both traceable and compliant with the strictest regulatory requirements, from the mining title through to export. Reputational and legal risks are thus eliminated at the source, and provenance becomes a selling point rather than a risk to be concealed.

  • To ASM partners

    A fair and transparent price

    OCIM offers also a respectful business relationship based on support for administrative formalization and technical assistance formalized in the form of an action plan.

  • To others stakeholders

    A counterpart designed for institutional engagement

    OCIM provides a compliance framework aligned with the strictest banking, regulatory, and certification standards. As a member of the LBMA, OCIM is Swiss Better Gold Step 1 certified (Step 2 pending) for the processing units of its subsidiary Soleil Metals.

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