How is the price set in a facilitated trade?

Against the international spot price — the LBMA / COMEX benchmark — for the assayed fineness and weight, through a documented price-reference mechanism agreed by both parties. There is no separate "Ghana gold price", and value is never set below spot. An unsolicited offer of gold "below spot", a "discount", an advance fee, or a "guaranteed" parcel is the signature of a scam, not a deal — and the firm that leads with it is the firm to walk away from.

How do you know a counterparty is legitimate?

We qualify every party before terms are discussed: licensing status under the GoldBod regime, responsible-sourcing standing aligned to the OECD framework, compliance history, and capacity to perform — all held under documented chain-of-custody. A legitimate trade survives audit at both ends. The clearest warning sign of the opposite is an offer that prices below spot or demands an advance fee or escrow. Genuine gold is never sold below its spot value.

Do you serve retail or personal buyers?

No. Ghana Metals is an institutional B2B firm — we facilitate trades for refineries, banks and bullion buyers, institutional investors, manufacturers, and licensed export and sourcing operations. We do not sell gold to individuals and we do not respond to unsolicited "buy gold" enquiries. Our work is qualification, structuring, compliance, and documented facilitation — the legitimate side of the trade.

Trade Facilitation & Brokerage

Facilitation and brokerage of precious-metals trade transactions between producers, refineries and institutional buyers, structured with transparent commercial terms and documented process.

If you need a precious-metals transaction moved from price discovery to a settled, documented trade — counterparties qualified, terms transparent, the compliance file intact — the work is process, not introductions. Ghana Metals facilitates institutional precious-metals trade within Ghana’s GoldBod-regulated framework, connecting producers, licensed refineries, and institutional buyers since 1976. Discuss a compliant engagement — or request a quote against spot: +233 27 000 0844. Institutional clients only.

What Does a Gold Trade Facilitator Do?

A precious-metals trade facilitator is the structured intermediary that carries a transaction from initial price discovery through to settled, documented trade — connecting producers, licensed refineries, and institutional buyers within a framework of transparent commercial terms and verifiable records. In practice that means:

Qualifying every counterparty — licensing status, responsible-sourcing standing, compliance history, capacity to perform
Structuring the transaction — a documented price-reference mechanism tied to the international spot price, quality specification aligned to assay records, volume, delivery, and payment
Aligning value to assay — material priced against the LBMA / COMEX benchmark for the assayed fineness and weight, never below spot
Reviewing regulatory and export compliance — within the GoldBod regime, Minerals Commission permitting, and GRA Customs requirements
Consolidating the closing file — chain-of-custody records, commercial documents, and compliance certificates in one audit-ready package

It is not a simple introduction service. In Ghana, gold trading is highly regulated: under Act 1140 (2025) GoldBod is the sole legal buyer, assayer, and exporter of ASM-sector gold, and only licensed persons may trade. Ghana Metals operates as a B2B facilitation and compliance firm within that regime — we do not claim to be GoldBod, and we do not sell gold to the public.

What Is Trade Facilitation & Brokerage?

Trade facilitation and brokerage in precious metals is the structured intermediary function that moves transactions from initial price discovery through to settled, documented trade — connecting producers, licensed refineries, and institutional buyers within a framework of transparent commercial terms and verifiable process records. It is not a simple introduction service. It is a discipline: every counterparty is qualified, every term is documented, and every stage of the commercial pathway carries a clear audit trail from origination to closure.

Refineries operating across Ghana and Togo, institutional buyers requiring title clarity, and export operations demanding chain-of-custody records from mine gate to point of delivery all specify this service. Where unstructured brokerage creates opacity, Ghana Metals brings process rigour — aligning commercial intent with compliance obligation at every transaction juncture.

When to Specify Trade Facilitation & Brokerage

This service is appropriate whenever a precious-metals transaction carries institutional, regulatory, or reputational exposure that informal brokerage cannot adequately manage. Licensed refineries sourcing from small- and medium-scale producers require counterparty verification and documented terms before metal changes hands. Institutional investors and banks entering commodity positions in Ghana or Togo require traceability that satisfies internal compliance mandates. Export operations require structured commercial frameworks that satisfy both Minerals Commission requirements and receiving-market due-diligence protocols.

It is equally relevant for producers seeking access to refineries and institutional buyers whose entry requirements exceed what a producer can navigate unassisted. Ghana Metals operates at the intersection of all these requirements — providing the facilitation architecture that qualified counterparties and documented trade demand.

Methodology — The Ghana Metals Specialist Approach

Counterparty Qualification — Before any commercial term is discussed, Ghana Metals conducts a structured qualification of all parties to the proposed transaction: licensing status under the GoldBod regime, responsible-sourcing standing, compliance history, and institutional capacity to perform.
Transaction Structuring — Commercial terms are built on a documented framework: a price-reference mechanism tied to the international spot price, quality specification parameters aligned to assay records, volume scope, delivery conditions, and payment mechanism. Nothing is left to verbal understanding.
Assay Alignment & Documentation — Where assay records are required to underpin value, Ghana Metals coordinates with recognised assay facilities to ensure that material quality claims entering the transaction are verifiable and recorded against agreed standards — and priced against international spot, never below it.
Regulatory & Export Compliance Review — The transaction is reviewed against applicable Ghanaian and Togolese regulatory requirements — the GoldBod regime, mineral export permitting, Bank of Ghana and GRA Customs obligations, and responsible-sourcing documentation — before commercial closure is confirmed.
Closing & Custody Transfer Documentation — At settlement, Ghana Metals ensures that all chain-of-custody records, commercial documents, and compliance certificates are consolidated into a complete transaction file — a record both parties and their institutional principals can rely upon.

Scope, Standards & Process Anchors

Counterparty qualification against licensing and compliance records in Ghana and Togo
Commercial term documentation aligned to institutional buyer due-diligence requirements
Assay-record integration ensuring material quality claims are independently verifiable
Pricing against the international spot price (LBMA / COMEX) — never an invented “Ghana price”, never below spot
Regulatory compliance review covering the GoldBod regime, mineral export permitting, and responsible-sourcing obligations
Closed-transaction documentation packages providing complete chain-of-custody records
Process architecture designed for refineries, institutional investors, banks, and export operations

Outcomes & Institutional Assurance

A Ghana Metals-facilitated transaction delivers more than a concluded deal. It delivers a documented commercial record: counterparties qualified, terms transparent, assay records verified, regulatory obligations observed, and custody transfer confirmed. For institutional principals who cannot accept opacity in their commodity procurement or sales pipeline, this process architecture is the standard. Refineries receive qualified supply with supporting documentation. Institutional buyers receive title and traceability. Export operations receive the compliance record their receiving-market counterparties require.

The outcome is a transaction that stands up to audit — internally, regulatorily, and commercially.

Legitimacy & Compliance

We facilitate trade within Ghana’s GoldBod-regulated framework — the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140), under which GoldBod is the sole legal buyer, assayer, and exporter of ASM-sector gold and only licensed persons may trade. We operate within that regime; we do not claim to be GoldBod, to mine, or to be a refinery, and we do not sell gold to the public
Value is priced against the international spot price (LBMA / COMEX) for the assayed fineness and weight — never at an invented “Ghana gold price” and never below spot. An offer “below spot”, an advance fee, an escrow demand, or a “guaranteed” parcel is the signature of a scam
Responsible-sourcing due diligence aligned to the OECD framework, with documented chain-of-custody throughout
Institutional clients only — refineries, banks, investors, manufacturers, export houses
Established 1976 — a real, documented precious-metals service firm

Gold & Precious-Metals Sourcing — upstream supply identification and qualification
Export Compliance & Documentation — the documentation a facilitated export depends on
Gold Assay & Fineness Verification — independent material quality determination underpinning value
Responsible Sourcing & Due Diligence — chain-of-custody and OECD due-diligence frameworks
Verifying a Legitimate Gold Supplier — the anti-scam checklist