Specification guides for procurement.
Specification references covering material selection, project-office methodology, and the procurement decisions a Tier-1 brief routinely surfaces. Each guide is reviewed and signed off by the Project Office before publication.
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Precious-Metals Sourcing & Trade Capability Brief
An overview of Ghana Metals' precious-metals sourcing, assaying, trade facilitation and responsible-sourcing capability across Ghana and Togo — process discipline, chain-of-custody standards and export compliance.
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Precious-Metals Sourcing & Trade Capability Brief
An overview of Ghana Metals' precious-metals sourcing, assaying, trade facilitation and responsible-sourcing capability across Ghana and Togo — process discipline, chain-of-custody standards and export compliance.
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How Gold Is Assayed in Ghana: Fire Assay, XRF, and the Certificate
How gold fineness is actually determined in Ghana — fire assay (cupellation) for the definitive figure, XRF for screening, documented in a transparent certificate — and why a verifiable assay, not a verbal claim, is what separates a real parcel from a scam.
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How Gold Is Assayed in Ghana: Fire Assay, XRF, and the Certificate
How gold fineness is actually determined in Ghana — fire assay (cupellation) for the definitive figure, XRF for screening, documented in a transparent certificate — and why a verifiable assay, not a verbal claim, is what separates a real parcel from a scam.
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The GoldBod Regime Explained: Ghana's Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140)
What Ghana's Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140) actually changed — GoldBod as the sole legal buyer, assayer, and exporter of ASM gold, the repeal of PMMC, the exit of foreigners from local trading, and where a legitimate compliance firm sits within it.
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The GoldBod Regime Explained: Ghana's Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140)
What Ghana's Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140) actually changed — GoldBod as the sole legal buyer, assayer, and exporter of ASM gold, the repeal of PMMC, the exit of foreigners from local trading, and where a legitimate compliance firm sits within it.
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Responsible Gold Sourcing & OECD Due Diligence: A Buyer's Guide
What responsible, conflict-free gold sourcing actually requires — the OECD five-step due-diligence framework, the LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance, and documented chain-of-custody from origin — and how an institutional buyer can demand provenance it can trace.
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Responsible Gold Sourcing & OECD Due Diligence: A Buyer's Guide
What responsible, conflict-free gold sourcing actually requires — the OECD five-step due-diligence framework, the LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance, and documented chain-of-custody from origin — and how an institutional buyer can demand provenance it can trace.
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How to Spot a Gold Scam in Ghana (2026): The 419 Signature
The honest, government-sourced guide to spotting a Ghana gold scam: an offer 'below spot', an advance fee, an escrow, a 'guaranteed parcel', untraceable gold dust, or a foreign 'seller' is the 419-scam signature. Genuine gold is never sold below international spot. Ghana Metals is the legitimate B2B opposite.
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How to Spot a Gold Scam in Ghana (2026): The 419 Signature
The honest, government-sourced guide to spotting a Ghana gold scam: an offer 'below spot', an advance fee, an escrow, a 'guaranteed parcel', untraceable gold dust, or a foreign 'seller' is the 419-scam signature. Genuine gold is never sold below international spot. Ghana Metals is the legitimate B2B opposite.
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Exporting Gold from Ghana: The Compliance Steps (2026)
The honest step-by-step on exporting gold from Ghana within the GoldBod regime — chain-of-custody from origin, independent assay, OECD due diligence, the official GoldBod assay/export route, GRA Customs documentation, and the 5% mineral royalty. Valued against spot, never below.
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Exporting Gold from Ghana: The Compliance Steps (2026)
The honest step-by-step on exporting gold from Ghana within the GoldBod regime — chain-of-custody from origin, independent assay, OECD due diligence, the official GoldBod assay/export route, GRA Customs documentation, and the 5% mineral royalty. Valued against spot, never below.
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