Group level review of 2025, the year of foundations. Financial results, the compliance framework as operational architecture, ESG indicators on the Peru sites, and the outlook for 2026-2027.
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May 2026
Insight
Impact
Responsible Gold
Responsible gold has become a concrete subject. This is the implicit conclusion of the report recently published by Swiss Better Gold (SBG), which makes legible an institution that documents itself, opens its governance and articulates its economic thesis with growing clarity.
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April 2026
Insight
Impact
Our Model
On April 17, 2026, Laurent Mathiot, Chairman and CEO of OCIM Group, took part in the seminar “Towards Responsible Gold Mining: Shared Experiences from the Guiana Shield”, organised by the French Embassy in Suriname.
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April 2026
Media & Events
Compliance
On April 16, 2026, Vanessa Hungerbühler, Head of Legal and Compliance at OCIM Metals and Mining, took part in Session 3 of the Bullion Integrity Forum, organised by aXedras in Zurich. The panel, entitled “Enhancing Integrity with xTrace: Perspectives from the Early Adopters”, brought together four early adopters of the xTrace traceability system, including two refiners.
14
April 2026
Insight
Our Model
Responsible Gold
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) accounts for nearly 20% of global gold production and provides a livelihood for approximately 20 million people worldwide. And yet, ASM gold remains structurally marginalized in the supply chains of major refiners.
12
March 2026
Interview
Compliance
A Swiss trained lawyer, Vanessa Hungerbuehler spent fifteen years at Credit Suisse and UBS, where she served as Executive Director and Deputy Head of Compliance for Geneva and Frenchspeaking Switzerland. Before joining OCIM, she co-founded Unravel One, a firm specializing in anti-money-laundering (AML), open-source intelligence (OSINT), asset tracing and compliance advisory.
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January 2026
Explainer
Impact
OCIM has funded two projects aimed at providing insurance coverage for Minera Orex’s external miners and a plan to improve working conditions for its internal miners. These initiatives illustrate how the industry can combine social responsibility, safety, and sustainability.
12
January 2026
News
Impact
Soleil Metals, the Peruvian subsidiary of the OCIM Group, announces that its two processing plants, Yacari and Victoria, have been declared compliant with Swiss Better Gold (SBG) Step 1.
23
December 2025
Insight
Impact
Responsible Gold
Following successful integration at the Aurora site, xTrace blockchain traceability is now operational at the second Soleil Metals processing facility.
10
November 2025
News
Our Model
Soleil Metals has just passed the symbolic milestone of its first 100 kilograms of Gold Equivalent produced (Silver produced is accounted for in Gold Equivalent terms) since the OCIM group restarted the two processing units in Yacari and Victoria last June, just three months after their acquisition.
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October 2025
News
Based in Paris, Alain is responsible for establishing and implementing a global security strategy consistent with the OCIM Group’s objectives. In this capacity, he advises directly to its President, Laurent Mathiot.
