by Luis Romero | Jun 12, 2026 | Blog
ASM Credits, far from representing a practical solution to promote certified Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM), risk becoming a mechanism for origin laundering that allows companies to obtain reputational benefits without changing the actual source of the gold...
by Andres Castellanos | Jun 2, 2026 | Blog
These two statements from Richemont’s 2026 Non-Financial Report confirm an important point: the majority of the gold sourced by Varinor is classified as recycled gold. “In response to evolving business requirements, Varinor has started purchasing gold from mined...
by Andres Castellanos | Apr 7, 2026 | Blog
Once gold is illicitly extracted from the ground using unregulated chemicals, and in some cases child labor or forced labor, it enters the market outside any regulatory oversight. From that moment, there are only two ways for this gold to be laundered: Declared as...
by Andres Castellanos | Jul 2, 2024 | Blog
Industrial recycled gold is essentially a fabricated concept regarding the source and origin of gold, designed to obscure the fact that recycled gold is largely obtained from a wide range of pawn shops and cash-for-gold businesses. It is more practical and safer for...
by Andres Castellanos | Jun 11, 2024 | Blog
The miners are the driving force behind this supply chain. In the jewelry industry, it is quite rare to highlight mining. Instead, there has been a significant effort to keep this crucial and important aspect of jewelry production from being showcased. It all begins...
by Andres Castellanos | May 28, 2024 | Blog
First and foremost, it’s highly important to create a basic flowchart outlining the supply chain of recycled gold. This visual representation will reveal a wealth of information efficiently. You’ll soon realize that recycled gold primarily comes from pawn...
