THE LONDON BULLION MARKET ASSOCIATION
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THE GOOD DELIVERY LIST OF ACCEPTABLE REFINERS: GOLD
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The following is a list of Refiners of gold whose bars were found to meet the required standard when originally tested.
Inclusion in this list does not constitute or imply any representation or warranty by the LBMA as to creditworthiness or as to the services or goods supplied or quality or compliance with any specification relating thereto. No liability for direct or consequential loss, howsoever caused, whether by negligence or otherwise, whether by use of this list or reliance thereon, is accepted by the LBMA.
© The London Bullion Market Association, 2006 |
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| Country |
Company |
Location
of Refinery |
Date
of First
Listing |
Most Recent Brand Mark |
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| AUSTRALIA |
AGR Matthey |
Newburn,
W. Australia |
24.1.03
| AGR MATTHEY in oval around three stacked bars |
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| BELGIUM |
Umicore SA,
Business Unit Precious Metals |
Hoboken
| 1930 (est.)
| umicore and company logo above the word HOBOKEN |
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| BRAZIL |
AngloGold Ashanti Mineração Ltda |
Nova Lima
| 21.3.86
| AngloGold Ashanti |
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Umicore Brasil Ltda. |
Guarulhos,
São Paulo
| 11.12.92
| umicore and company logo above the word BRASIL |
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| CANADA |
Falconbridge Limited
(formerly Noranda Inc CCR Refinery
- change effective 30-6-05) |
Montreal East,
Quebec
| 1.1.55
| Refined (year) Noranda Inc CCR Montreal East Canada |
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Johnson Matthey Limited |
Brampton,
Ontario
| 15.6.61
| Johnson Matthey JM and crossed hammers in diamond, and JM Ltd Canada Assay Office in oval |
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Royal Canadian Mint |
Ottawa,
Ontario
| 1919 (est.)
| Royal Canadian Mint and Monnaie Royale Canadienne in mark |
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| CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF |
The Great Wall Gold & Silver Refinery of China |
Chengdu
| 1981
| Refined by Great Wall Gold & Silver Refinery in oval around *China* and Great Wall logo and assay seal. |
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Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited |
Huhhot,
Inner Mongolia
| 27.10.99
| Horse's head logo surrounded by QIANKUN GOLD AND SILVER in Roman and Chinese characters and assay mark with Chinese characters for Inner Mongolia, China in Chinese characters and CHINA in Roman characters. |
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Jiangxi Copper Company Ltd |
Guixi City, Jiangxi Province
| 30.08.05
| Company logo above JCC |
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| GERMANY |
W.C. Heraeus GmbH
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Hanau, Hessen
| 15.7.58
| Heraeus Hanau in rectangle |
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Norddeutsche Affinerie
Aktiengesellschaft |
Hamburg
| Before 1934/
12.8.53
| Norddeutsche Affinerie Hamburg in rectangle and NA |
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| HONG KONG |
Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong |
Fanling
| 23.1.06
| Heraeus Hong Kong in rectangle
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Johnson Matthey Hong Kong |
Kwai Chung
| 15.8.01
| Johnson Matthey Hong Kong in oval round
REFINERS MELTERS and Johnson Matthey Assay Office in oval round crossed hammers |
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| INDONESIA |
PT Aneka Tambang
(Persero) Tbk |
Jakarta
| 1.1.99
| LM logo and Logam Mulia Antam Jakarta in oval |
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| ITALY |
Chimet SpA |
Badia Al Pino,
Arezzo
| 27.7.96
| Chimet Trattamento Metalli Preziosi Badia Al Pino AR in oval |
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Metalli Preziosi SpA |
Paderno Dugnano,
Milan
| Before 1962
| Metalli Preziosi S.p.A. Milano Affinazione in oval round MP in diamond |
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| JAPAN |
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. |
Soka, Saitama
Pref.
| 30.6.82
| Ishifuku Tokyo Melters & Ishifuku Tokyo Assay Office in circles round Japanese 'Bun' character |
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Matsuda Sangyo Co.,Ltd. |
Iruma,
Saitama Pref.
| 11.1.00
| Matsuda Tokyo Assayer-Melter in oval with M |
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Mitsubishi Materials Corporation |
Kagawa,
Kagawa Pref.
| 20.5.81
| Three diamonds mark and three diamonds mark with Assayer Melter in rectangle |
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Mitsui Mining
and Smelting Co., Ltd. |
Takehara,
Hiroshima Pref.
| 20.5.81
| Logo consisting of three horizontal lines inside diamond inside circle |
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Nippon Mining & Metals Co Ltd |
Saganoseki,
Smelter & Refinery |
3.5.00 |
Hollow circle above NSS with Nippon Mining at right |
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Sumitomo Metal
Mining Co., Ltd. |
Saijo,
Ehime Pref. |
17.6.81 |
Sumitomo with logo and Sumitomo Assay Office with logo |
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Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo KK |
Hiratsuka,
Kanagawa Pref.
| 7.9.78
| Tanaka Tokyo Melters round logo and Tanaka Tokyo Assay Office round logo |
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Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. |
Shobumachi,
Saitama Pref.
| 21.10.81
| Tokuriki Tokyo Melters Assayers in circle round Japanese 'Toku' character |
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| KAZAKHSTAN |
Kazzinc Joint Stock Company |
Ust-Kamenogorsk
| 20.6.96
| Stylised K and Kazakhstan in Cyrillic script in oval with running stag |
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| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Korea Zinc Co Ltd |
Onsan
| 9.8.00
| KOREA ZINC CO., LTD. 1974 in circle around KZ |
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LS-Nikko Copper Inc |
Ulsan
| 20.5.94
| LS logo and LS Assayer Melter in rectangle |
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| KYRGYZ REPUBLIC |
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC |
Karabalta
| 27.10.99;
name & brand changed 1.5.01
| KYRGYZ REPUBLIC in oval round ALTYN on crossed globe logo |
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| MEXICO |
Met-Mex Peñoles, S.A. |
Torreon,
Coahuila
| 22.11.91
| Met-Mex Peñoles SA DE CV in oval |
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| NETHERLANDS |
Schöne Edelmetaal BV |
Amsterdam
| Before 1934
| umicore and company logo above the word FEINGOLD |
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| PHILIPPINES |
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
(Central Bank of the Philippines) |
Quezon City
| 6.9.79
| Central Bank of the Philippines Gold Refinery & Mint in oval round crucible pouring mould and similar assay mark |
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| RUSSIA |
Joint Stock Company Ekaterinburg
Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant |
Ekaterinburg
| 11.1.99
| Ekaterinburg logo, Cyrillic ED and 'Russia' in Cyrillic in oval |
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Federal State Enterprise
Novosibirsk Refinery |
Novosibirsk
| 11.1.99
| Novosibirsk logo, Cyrillic NV and 'Russia' in Cyrillic in oval |
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Open Joint Stock Company "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant"
(OJSC "Krastvetmet") |
Krasnoyarsk
| 29.11.99
| Krasnoyarsk logo, Cyrillic KR and 'Russia' in Cyrillic in oval |
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Open Joint Stock Company Kolyma Refinery |
Khasyn, Magadan
| 17.09.04
| Company logo and 'Russia' in Cyrillic in oval |
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Prioksky Plant of
Non-Ferrous Metals |
Kasimov,
Ryazan
| 29.11.99
| Prioksky logo, Cyrillic PM and 'Russia' in Cyrillic in oval |
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State-Owned Enterprise
Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals |
Shyolkovo,
Moscow
| 27.10.99
| Shyolkovsky logo, Cyrillic SCH and 'Russia' in Cyrillic in oval |
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| SOUTH AFRICA |
Musuku Beneficiation Systems Pty Ltd |
Virginia,
Free State
| 31.08.05
| Arrow logo plus HARMONY |
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Rand Refinery Limited |
Germiston,
Gauteng
| 1921 (est.)
| Rand Refinery Limited and Rand Refinery Ltd South Africa in circle round head of springbok |
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| SPAIN |
SEMPSA
Joyeria Plateria SA |
Madrid
| -.1.84
| Sociedad Española de Metales
Preciosos SA in circle round Fundadores Afinadores and star |
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| SWEDEN |
Boliden Mineral AB |
Skelleftehamn
| -.1.84
| Boliden with logo |
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| SWITZERLAND |
Argor-Heraeus SA |
Mendrisio
| 28.8.61
| Argor-Heraeus SA in circle round AH and AH Melter Assayer in rectangle |
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Cendres & Métaux SA |
Biel-Bienne
| 20.5.81
| Cendres et Métaux SA
CH Bienne in circle round CM logo and CM Essayeur Fondeur in rectangle |
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Metalor Technologies SA |
Marin, Neuchâtel
| Before 1934
| METALOR® and assay mark showing Essayeur Fondeur with MP in triangle |
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PAMP SA |
Castel S Pietro,
Ticino
| 10.6.87
| PAMP SA Switzerland with PAMP logo and Essayeur Fondeur in rectangle with PAMP logo |
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Valcambi SA |
Balerna,
Ticino
| 20.5.68
| Valcambi SA Balerna-Suisse in oval and Essayeur Fondeur with CHI in rectangle |
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| USA |
Johnson Matthey Inc |
Salt Lake City,
Utah
| 22.5.89
| Johnson Matthey with JM and crossed hammers in diamond, and JMI Assay Office in oval round SLC |
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Metalor USA
Refining Corporation |
North Attleboro,
Mass
| 19.7.91
| METALOR® and MUS assayer's mark including year |
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| UZBEKISTAN |
Almalyk Mining and
Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) |
Almalyk,
Tashkent
| 28.10.97
| Uzbekistan in Cyrillic and Roman script in circle round globe
and AMMC logo with Melter Assayer in rectangle |
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Navoi Mining and Metallurgical
Combinat |
Navoi
| 17.10.94
| Uzbekistan, in Cyrillic and Roman script round globe in circle and NMMC logo with Melter Assayer in rectangle |
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| ZIMBABWE |
Fidelity Printers and Refiners
(Private) Limited |
Harare
| 28.10.89
| Fidelity Refiners in rectangle and bird logo in circle |
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FORMER MELTERS AND ASSAYERS OF GOOD DELIVERY GOLD BARS
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| The following are: 1.Organisations which no longer melt and assay good delivery gold bars, or which have undergone a change of name and/or mark or
2. Organisations which no longer melt and assay good delivery gold bars at the locations specified below but continue to do so elsewhere.
However, bars produced by these organisations prior to their transfer to this list continue to be acceptable as good delivery.
Bars in this category not marked with the fineness and stamp of an acceptable Assayer must be accompanied by a certificate issued by an acceptable Assayer stating the serial number of the bar and the fineness.
Following the historical precedent, if a bar bears more than one assay stamp, the lowest figure will be taken.
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AUSTRALIA | BELGIUM | BRAZIL | CANADA | CHINA| COLOMBIA | FRANCE| GERMANY | JAPAN | NETHERLANDS |
ROMANIA | SPAIN | SWITZERLAND | UK | USA | USSR |
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| Country |
Company |
Location of Refinery |
Date of
Transfer to
Former List |
Brand Mark |
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| AUSTRALIA |
AGR Joint Venture |
Kewdale,
W. Australia |
31.1.00
| Australian Gold Refineries AGR Perth in lozenge with outline of swan on left and three stacked bars on right |
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AGR Joint Venture
| Newburn,
W. Australia
| 31.12.02
| Australian Gold Refineries AGR Perth in lozenge with outline of swan on left and three stacked bars on right |
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Johnson Matthey (Aust.) Ltd. |
Thomastown,
Victoria
| 3.2.92
| Johnson Matthey Melbourne in oval round Refiners Melters and Johnson Matthey Assay Office in oval round crossed hammers |
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Former Australian
Branches of the
Royal Mint, London
| Perth,
W Australia,
Melbourne, Victoria
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| Royal Mint Perth Branch and mint mark;
Royal Mint Melbourne and mint mark |
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Deak International
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| Deak International |
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Engelhard Industries
Pty Ltd
| Thomastown,
Victoria
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| Engelhard Australia and assay mark |
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Golden West Refining
| Kewdale,
W. Australia
| 1.2.93
| Australia and balance scales within map of Australia plus Golden West Refining in circle round three stacked bars |
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Harringtons Metallurgists
Limited
| Ringwood,
Victoria
| 22.8.95
| Harringtons Metallurgists Australia Fine Assay Office mark |
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Matthey Garrett Pty
Limited
| Sydney, NSW
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| Matthey Garrett Pty Limited Sydney Refiners |
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The Perth Mint
| Perth, WA
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| The Perth Mint and mint mark |
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Western Australian Mint
| Newburn, W. Australia
| 1928
| Australian Gold Refineries AGR Perth in lozenge |
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Western Australian Mint trading as Australian Gold Refineries
| Kalgoorlie
| 27.1.95
| AGR Kalgoorlie |
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| BELGIUM |
SA Johnson Matthey NV |
Brussels
| -.11.95
| Johnson Matthey Brussels and assay mark |
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NV Métallurgie
Hoboken-Overpelt SA |
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| Métallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt and assay mark |
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Umicore SA,
Business Unit Precious Metals |
Hoboken
| 31.12.05
| Hoboken 9999 and Hoboken 999.7 |
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| BRAZIL |
Banco Ourinvest SA |
São Paulo
| 1.7.05
| i in circle and Ourinvest, and i in circle and Ourinvest S.B.M. all in rectangle |
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Casa da Moeda do Brasil - CMB |
Rio de Janeiro
| 30.6.04
| Casa do Moeda do Brasil - CMB and mark |
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CRM - Comercial e Refinadora de Metais S/A |
Alphaville-Barueri
| 03.10.00
| CRM in rectangle |
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Goldmine Fundidora Ltda |
| 13.7.98
| Goldmine in oval and assay mark |
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Mineração AngloGold Ltda |
Nova Lima
| 1.9.05
| Morro Velho and MMV in rectangle |
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Umicore Brasil Ltda. |
Guarulhos,
São Paulo
| 31.12.05
| Degussa Brasil with sun and moon in diamond logo |
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| CANADA |
Engelhard Canada Ltd |
Aurora, Ontario
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| Engelhard and trademark |
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Johnson Matthey &
Mallory Ltd |
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| Johnson Matthey & Mallory Canada and assay mark |
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Degussa Canada Ltd |
Burmington,
Ontario
| -.5.91
| Degussa Canada Ltd |
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| CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF |
Gold and Silver Refinery of China |
| 2.10.01
| Star and circle, "Assayed by R.C." |
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Neimenggu Precious Metal
Refinery of China |
Huhhot,
Inner Mongolia
| 28.9.04
| Horse's head logo circled by Neimenggu Precious Metal Refinery of China in Chinese and Roman script and assay mark of logo in circle with Chinese script |
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| COLOMBIA |
Banco de la República |
Medellin
| 1997
| Banco de la República Colombia in rectangle with mountains |
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| FRANCE |
Caplain Saint-André
Precieux
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| Caplain Saint-André Affineurs-Fondeurs |
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Compagnie des Métaux
Précieux
| Ivry
| 1989
| Compagnie des Metaux Precieux Paris Fondeurs Affineurs and assay mark |
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Comptoir Lyon-Alemand Louyot
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| Comptoir Lyon-Alemand Louyot-Paris Affineur Fondeur and assay mark |
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Comptoir Lyon-Alemand et Marret, Bonnin, Lebel et Guieu réunis
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| 1.10.95
| Comptoir Lyon-Alemand et Marret, Bonnin, Lebel et Guieu réunis and assay mark |
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Engelhard S.A.
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| 1.10.95
| Compagnie des Métaux Précieux Paris Fondeurs Affineurs and assay mark |
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Englehard-CLAL S.A.S. |
Noisy le Sec
| 31.12.02
| Englehard-CLAL Paris and lion logo |
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Les Anciens Etablissements
Léon Martin
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| Anc Ets Léon Martin Fondeur Affineur Bagneaux Pres Paris and assay mark |
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Marret, Bonnin, Lebel et Guieu (Melters only)
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| Marret, Bonnin, Lebel et Guieu and assay mark |
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| GERMANY |
Degussa-Hüls AG |
Hanau-Wolfgang
| 1.11.00
| Degussa with sun and moon in diamond logo |
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| JAPAN |
Nippon Mining & Metals
Co., Ltd. |
Hitachi
| 1.10.98
| Nippon Mining, logo and HM |
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| KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF |
Central Bank of the DPR of Korea |
Pyongyang
| 30.6.04
| Central Bank Pyongyang, Refiners, Melters, Central Bank DPR of Korea and assay mark |
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| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
LG-Nikko Copper Inc |
Ulsan
| 25.07.05
| LG-Nikko with LG logo and Assayer Melter with LG logo |
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LG Metals |
| 1.12.99
| LG in face shape inside circle |
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Lucky Metals
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| 1.03.95
| LM inside square |
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| NETHERLANDS |
Engelhard-CLAL/Drijfhout BV |
Amsterdam
| 30.6.04
| H Drijfhout & Zoon Amsterdam Melters and assay mark |
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Schöne Edelmetaal BV |
Amsterdam
| 31.12.05
| Degussa with sun and moon in diamond logo |
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| ROMANIA |
Allied Deals Phoenix SA Baia Mare |
Baia Mare,
Maramures
| 16.5.02
| Allied Deals Phoenix S.A. Baia Mare in circle with globe, eagle and ADG.
Must be accompanied by assay mark of Banca Nationala a Romaniei |
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| SINGAPORE |
Degussa (Private) Limited |
Singapore
| 20.11.98
| Degussa Sinagpore with sun and moon in diamond logo |
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| SPAIN |
Industrias Reunidas
Minero-Metalurgicas,
SA (Indumetal) |
| 20.11.96
| Indumetal and Orispania Bilbao |
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| SWITZERLAND |
Argor SA
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| -.9.86
| Argor SA Chiasso and assay mark |
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Bureau Central Suisse,
Contrôle Métaux Précieux
(Assayers only)
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| Bureau Central Suisse, Controle Métaux Précieux |
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Métaux Précieux SA Metalor |
Marin, Neuchâtel
| 05.06.01
| Métaux Précieux SA Metalor in circle round MP logo and MP assay mark |
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Monnaie Fédérale Suisse |
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| Monnaie Fédérale Suisse (Melters only) |
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Société de Banque Suisse |
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| Société de Banque Suisse Le Locle and assay mark |
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Usine Genevoise de
Degrossissage d'Or |
| -.7.92
| UGDO Essayer Fondeur Degrossissage d'Or |
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| UNITED KINGDOM |
Bank of England |
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| Bank of England with Britannia seated holding spear
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Engelhard-CLAL UK Limited |
Chessington,
Surrey
| 1.10.98
| Engelhard-CLAL London |
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Engelhard Limited |
| 1.10.95
| Engelhard London and 'E' |
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Johnson & Sons, Assayers
Ltd (Assayers only)
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| Assay Office stamp |
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Johnson & Sons, Smelting
Works Limited
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| Johnson & Sons Smelting Works Refiners Melters |
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Johnson Matthey PLC |
Royston, Herts
| 25.5.05
| Johnson Matthey London in oval round Refiners Melters and Johnson Matthey Assay Office in oval round crossed hammers logo |
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NM Rothschild & Sons |
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| NM Rothschild & Sons NMR |
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Royal Mint |
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| Coat of Arms of the Royal Mint |
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The Sheffield Smelting Co Ltd London |
Sheffield
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| Refined by the Sheffield Smelting Co Ltd London and Sheffield and assay mark |
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| USA |
ASARCO Incorporated |
Amarillo, Texas
| 22.6.05
| ASARCO Gold Amarillo Texas in square |
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ASARCO Incorporated |
Baltimore, Md
Perth Amboy, NJ
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| ASARCO Gold Baltimore Maryland or ASARCO Gold Perth Amboy New Jersey |
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Engelhard-CLAL USA
| Carteret, N.J.
| 10.12.97
| Engelhard-CLAL New York |
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Engelhard Corporation |
Carteret, NJ
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Engelhard Corporation |
Anaheim, Ca
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| Engelhard logo and W in octagon |
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Handy & Harman
Refining Group Inc |
Attleboro, Mass
| 03.04.01
| Handy & Harman Refining Group
with 'HH' in square |
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Homestake Mining Company |
Lead, SD
| 03.10.00
| Homestake Mining Company in circle round HMC logo |
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United States Metals
Refining Company,
Subsidiary of Amax Inc
| Carteret, NJ
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| DRW Reg US Pat Off |
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United States Assay
Offices & Mints |
New York
San Francisco
Denver
| 08.09.97
| US Assay Office New York or Mint of The United States at San Francisco, or US Mint San Francisco, or US Mint Denver |
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USSR
(formerly known as) |
State Refineries |
Moscow
| 01.01.97
| Cyrillic SSSR with hammer and sickle |
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| FORMER ASSAYERS |
The Association confines its listing to those organisations which have the capability both to melt and to assay Good Delivery bars.
The following organisations were accorded the status of 'Assayers only' on the relevant listing previously issued by the London Gold Market. |
Daniel C Griffith & Co Ltd
Laboratoires Boudet & Dussaix
Chartered Industries of Singapore |
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