Pursuant to our Organizational Charter, Strategic Gold Corporation operates according to the highest industry standards.

Good Delivery Standards

Good Delivery Standards refer to a set of guidelines and requirements for the quality and handling of physical commodities, often used in financial and trading markets. These standards ensure that the commodities meet specific criteria for quality, quantity, and appearance, making them acceptable for trading and delivery. For gold and silver, Good Delivery Standards cover aspects such as the minimum purity level, the acceptable weight range, and the proper marking and assaying of bars. Physical tests are performed on receipt of bars, and also by specialist assayers who visit vaults periodically and test bars on behalf of their owners. Independent audits performed by random sampling under a double-blind arrangement ensure continuity of the Chain of Integrity standards.

Chain of Integrity

The Chain of Integrity is an essential part of the Primary Bullion Market’s infrastructure. Every bullion bar delivered into this “Chain of Integrity” was refined by an accredited bullion refiner, and stamped with its four distinguishing characteristics: 1) a unique serial number, 2) the purity or fineness of the bar, 3) the specific bar weight, and 4) the refiners mark.

Bars traded in the Primary Bullion Market maintain a traceable chain of custody among trusted trading partners. The industry maintains a list of acceptable member refineries that meet certain requirements and have passed assay tests. Bullion products from these refineries will generally be accepted by other members of the industry at face value without further assay testing. When purchasing bullion products, the face value can generally be accepted if the product can be shown to have remained in the custody of a certified bullion repository since its manufacture by an acceptable refinery. The rules established by the industry allow members to trade bullion between themselves without concern as to the quality or the purity of the bars.

Corporate Best Practices

Strategic Gold Corporation receives sales confirmation documentation for every bar purchased from our trading partners. Likewise, our vaulting facilities provide detailed inventory lists of all the bars held in storage. As a result, clients of Strategic Gold Corporation are assured that all bullion owned meet Chain of Integrity standards.