Artisanal mining in the DRC carries structural ESG challenges that cannot be solved overnight. We commit to transparency about what we know, what we are doing about it.
Artisanal gold processing in the DRC commonly uses mercury amalgamation — an accepted practice locally but prohibited under the Minamata Convention on Mercury, which the DRC has signed. International buyers and refineries will not accept gold produced with mercury without documented evidence of phase-out progress.
We are committed to eliminating mercury from our processing operations. The current video evidence documents mercury handling — we do not hide this. It is part of the baseline from which improvement is measured.
A documented phase-out pathway — including procurement of mercury retorts, adoption of borax-based processing, and community training — is available in the project documentation package.
Full roadmap available in the project documentation package upon NDA execution.
Our traceability system tracks mineral output from the collection point through to export documentation. Each collection session is logged with:
All documentation available in the project documentation package upon NDA execution. Gold and coltan materials carry additional documentation requirements.