Gold Trading Facilitation
Trusted facilitator between African producers, Asian buyers, and European refiners — built on compliance, traceability, and discretion.
Who this is for
- Refineries in Switzerland, Germany, and the UAE seeking verified African doré supply
- Asian buyers and family offices building precious-metals exposure through physical offtake
- African mining cooperatives and licensed exporters that need credible international counterparties
- Trading houses and bullion banks expanding into emerging-market origination
Concrete deliverables, not slideware.
Offtake agreement structuring
We help structure long-form offtake and purchase agreements with clear pricing formulas, delivery schedules, quality clauses, and dispute resolution provisions that hold up under international law.
Refinery partner introductions
Warm introductions to LBMA-accredited and regionally accredited refineries that already process African-origin doré at scale, with track records buyers and producers can verify.
KYC, AML, and compliance advisory
Counterparty due diligence, beneficial ownership mapping, sanctions screening, and source-of-funds documentation aligned with FATF guidance and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains.
Doré-bar logistics support
Coordination of secured transport, customs clearance, vault storage, and chain-of-custody documentation across the African export point, transit hub, and refinery destination.
Escrow and payment facilitation
Introductions to specialist escrow agents and trade-finance providers experienced in precious-metals settlement, including SBLC, performance bond, and milestone-release structures.
LBMA-route compliance advisory
Guidance on the documentation, audits, and supply-chain checks required by LBMA Responsible Sourcing Programme so material has a credible path to refining and resale.
A structured engagement.
Discovery and mandate
We sit with you to understand the volumes, origin, destination, and timeline you have in mind — and equally important, the lines you will not cross. We document the mandate clearly so every later step is anchored to it.
Counterparty due diligence
Before introductions, we run the producer, exporter, and buyer through structured KYC: licensing checks, beneficial ownership, sanctions and PEP screening, prior trade history, and on-the-ground reference calls in the country of origin.
Structured introductions
Once both sides clear our checks, we facilitate introductions with a structured information memorandum, including assay history, export licences, and refinery credentials, so the counterparties can engage substantively from day one.
Negotiation and documentation
We sit alongside you through term sheet, offtake or purchase agreement, escrow setup, and operational annexes — pricing, assay procedures, force majeure, and chain-of-custody requirements.
Execution and ongoing oversight
Through first-shipment execution we keep all parties aligned: customs, freight, refinery intake, and settlement. We stay close to the relationship beyond the first deal so volume can scale on a stable foundation.
International gold trading sits on a paradox. Demand from refiners in Europe, the Gulf, and Asia is structurally strong, and Africa produces some of the most attractive doré on the market. Yet the gap between a licensed African producer and a credible international buyer is wider than the geography suggests. Trust is fragile, paperwork is unforgiving, and a single weak counterparty can damage relationships that took years to build.
Loyal Shield Inc was built for that gap. We are facilitators — not principals — connecting verified producers, qualified buyers, and accredited refiners so transactions move on a foundation of compliance, traceability, and discretion.
A facilitator, not a principal
The first thing to know about how we work: we do not buy, hold, or resell gold. We do not take title, and we do not take undisclosed positions. Our role is to qualify each side of the table, structure the relationship, and stay close through execution. That posture matters. It removes the conflicts of interest that crowd much of this market and keeps our incentives aligned with the outcome of the deal rather than a hidden margin inside it.
For producers, that means a partner who is genuinely on your side when negotiating with a refiner. For buyers and refiners, it means a counterparty whose only product is the quality of the introductions and the discipline of the documentation around them.
Where we add value
Most of the friction in international gold trading is not about price discovery — that information is widely available. The friction is about whether the counterparty is who they claim to be, whether the metal can be moved compliantly, and whether everyone gets paid on time. We work on all three.
On the counterparty side, we run structured KYC on producers, exporters, and buyers before any introduction is made. That includes mining licences, export permits, beneficial ownership mapping, sanctions and PEP screening, and reference calls into the operating country.
On the compliance side, our advisory work is anchored to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains and the LBMA Responsible Sourcing Programme. We do not market refining services we cannot verify, and we will not push a transaction through a refinery whose accreditation does not stand up.
On the operational side, we coordinate the moving parts that make or break a first shipment: customs documentation at origin, secured transport, vault handling at transit hubs, refinery intake, and settlement timing. Each of these has failure modes that we have seen, and the role of a good facilitator is to anticipate them.
What buyers and producers should expect
Buyers should expect refinery and source documentation that survives audit. Producers should expect a counterparty whose interest is in long-term volume, not a quick profit on one shipment. Both should expect us to walk away from a mandate that does not stand up — and to be candid about why. Reputation is the only asset in this business that compounds, and ours is not for sale.
Compliance is not a feature, it is the foundation
Doré-bar logistics, escrow facilitation, refinery introductions — all of these matter, but only because the compliance scaffolding around them holds. We invest disproportionately in that scaffolding because everything else depends on it: documentation packages that refineries will accept, payment structures that banks will clear, traceability evidence that holds in front of an auditor or regulator. That is what separates a sustainable trading relationship from a single, fragile transaction.
If you are a producer, refiner, or qualified buyer looking for a facilitator who treats compliance as a feature rather than a hurdle, we would welcome a conversation. The first call is a discovery conversation, not a sales pitch — and if the mandate is not the right fit, we will say so.
Producer, refinery, counterparty — under one chain of custody.
Gold trading is won on documentation, relationships, and on-site presence at each link of the chain. The work below is ours, not stock photography of an industry.
On-site at the refinery with first-cast bullion.
Gold pellets prepared for casting — chain-of-custody verified at every stage.
Validated parcel — ready for assay and refinery intake.
Counterparty conversation with the leadership of the Arab Chamber of Commerce.
Frequently asked questions.
Does Loyal Shield take title to the gold?
We act as a facilitator, not a principal. We do not buy, hold, or resell gold. Our role is to qualify counterparties, structure the relationship, and support the operational and compliance work so producers and buyers can transact directly under their own contracts.
How do you address conflict-mineral and traceability concerns?
Every mandate begins with origin documentation: mining licences, export permits, assay records, and chain-of-custody evidence. We benchmark against the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and the LBMA Responsible Sourcing Programme. If any link in the chain cannot be verified, we will not introduce the counterparty.
Which regions do you cover for sourcing?
Our deepest networks are in West Africa (Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali), with growing reach into East and Central Africa. On the demand side we work with refiners in Europe, hubs in the UAE, and qualified buyers across Asia.
What volumes do you typically work with?
We focus on professional, repeat-volume mandates rather than one-off retail-scale parcels. Volumes vary by mandate; we are happy to talk through the structure that fits your situation in an initial discovery call.
How do you protect us from fraudulent counterparties?
Three layers: structured KYC and beneficial-ownership checks, on-the-ground reference verification through our regional networks, and conservative deal mechanics — escrow, staged payments, independent assay, and verified refinery delivery — that mean no party advances meaningful capital before the other has performed.
Can you help with trade finance or escrow?
Yes — we maintain relationships with specialist trade-finance providers and escrow agents that understand precious-metals timelines and documentary requirements. We do not provide financing ourselves; we connect you to providers that fit the deal.