Partnership aims for ‘conflict-free’ gold in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Gold mining and bullion company Society Artisanal are partnering with technology company Minespider to provide greater clarity along gold’s supply chain.

Society Artisanal source the gold from their mines, smelt it into branded ingot bars, stamp them with a unique number and mine site ID, and prepare it for export to L’Orfebre gold refinery in Spain.

Minespider’s blockchain-based platform and Digital Product Passports help to collect and communicate provenance data and other critical information about the gold in a transparent and secure way, essentially tracking from the mine to its smelting facility with further plans to scale traceability beyond this.

The first shipment is due in June 2024.