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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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.
20
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.
29
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.
27
October 2025
News
The creation of this brand aims to provide a clear overview of the OCIM group’s organization, which now covers the entire gold value chain.
20
October 2025
News
The OCIM Group, a major player in the Peruvian gold sector since the acquisition of the two processing plants Chala One and Kori One last April, followed by the restart of their production three months later, is proud to announce the renaming of these two units to Victoria and Yacari, respectively.
16
October 2025
News
Laurent Mathiot, President of OCIM, visited the two processing plants in Yacari and Victoria. Accompanied by Ivan Salas, Head of Operations at OCIM in Peru, he was able to observe each stage of the gold production process.
