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Rand Refinery

Rand Refinery is a precious metals refining company based in South Africa that specialises in the processing and refining of gold and other precious metals. Headquartered in Germiston, Gauteng, the refinery operates one of the largest integrated precious metals refining and smelting complexes in the world. The company is owned by the major South African gold mining houses and serves as a central refining facility for gold produced by mines across the country. Rand Refinery processes gold doré from mining operations, refining it to meet international standards including those set by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA). The facility produces a range of gold products including large gold bars, small bars and minted products such as the Krugerrand coin. Beyond South Africa, Rand Refinery has expanded its footprint into other African markets, providing refining services and technical expertise to support gold production across the continent. The company plays a significant role in the African precious metals value chain, offering services that include assaying, smelting and refining to mining companies and small-scale miners. Rand Refinery was established in 1920 to serve the needs of South Africa's burgeoning gold mining industry and has since grown to become a key player in the global precious metals refining sector.

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Rand Refinery partnership supports Ghana gold refining amid Dubai flight disruptions

Rand Refinery, Africa's largest refiner, partnered with Ghana's Gold Coast Refinery in January to support responsible local refining of artisanal and small-scale gold, a move the London Bullion Market Association hopes is the first of many across Africa. The partnership has gained urgency as flight disruptions to Dubai, which normally refines about 80% of Ghana's artisanal gold output, have forced Ghana's state exporter GoldBod to draft contingency routes to alternative hubs including Shanghai and India.

Bursary programme expands to 94 students, R17-million invested

Rand Refinery has expanded its bursary scheme from ten awards in 2023 to 94 this year, including settling historical debt for 32 tertiary students, with total investment reaching R17-million across 189 bursaries. The refinery also delivered 1 200 educational resource packs valued at R788 532 to schools in six provinces and donated science, technology, engineering and mathematics libraries worth R463 671 to secondary schools.

LBMA calls for transparent sourcing as gold reaches record highs

London Bullion Market Association chief executive Ruth Crowell says transparent responsible sourcing is mandatory as gold prices reach historic highs and illicit flows intensify. Rand Refinery leads in adopting the gold bar integrity database that traces every ounce from rock to bar and enforces strict audited compliance to eliminate conflict gold and combat money laundering.

Rand Refinery Updates


Gold refining at Rand Refinery in South Africa
Ghana looks to shift artisanal gold refining amid Dubai flight disruptions, say sources
9th March 2026 By: Reuters

Ghana's State-run artisanal gold exporter is preparing to shift cargoes to alternative refining hubs if flight disruptions to the United Arab Emirates persist, two sources with knowledge of the... 


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Rand Refinery expands bursary programme, socioeconomic initiatives
6th March 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Precious metals refiner Rand Refinery has expanded its bursary programme and socioeconomic initiatives. Since its inception in 2023, the Rand Refinery Bursary Scheme has grown, with the number of... 


London Bullion Market Association CE Ruth Crowell.
Global call to action to halt illicit gold flows
4th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

As gold prices reach historic highs and the geopolitical race for minerals escalates, the pressures on value chains are intensifying – and so too are the risks, London Bullion Market Association... 


London Bullion Market Association CEO Ruth Crowell.
LBMA hopes Rand Refinery’s gold partnership with Ghana is ‘first of many’
27th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

I hope it's the first of many, says London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) CEO Ruth Crowell of the strategic gold partnership that South Africa’s Rand Refinery has entered into with Ghana’s Gold... 


London Bullion Market Association CEO Ruth Crowell.
LBMA hopes Rand Refinery’s gold partnership with Ghana is 'first of many'
12th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

I hope it's the first of many, says London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) CEO Ruth Crowell of the strategic gold partnership that South Africa’s Rand Refinery has entered into with Ghana’s Gold... 


(From left) GoldBod director Marrietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, GoldBod chair Kojo Fynn, GoldBod CEO Samuel Gyamfi, GoldBod deputy CEO Richard Nunekpeku, Gold Coast Refinery chair and CEO Dr Said Deraz, Egyptian Ambassador to Ghana H E Wael Fathy, Rand Refinery CEO Dean Subramanian, Gold Coast Refinery executive director Imad Deraz.
SA’s Rand Refinery inks strategic deal with Ghana’s Gold Coast Refinery
6th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

In a major advance that enables local refining of artisanal and small-scale (ASM) gold and elevates West Africa's responsible sourcing standards to a new high, South Africa’s Rand Refinery, as... 


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On-The-Air (23/01/2026)
23rd January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer talks about refinery partnerships, pivotal hydrogen moment and Cullinan's blue diamond. 


Refinery partnerships, pivotal hydrogen moment, Cullinan's blue diamond make headlines
Refinery partnerships, pivotal hydrogen moment, Cullinan's blue diamond make headlines
23rd January 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the partnership between Rand Refinery and Ghana’s Gold Coast Refinery; Sasol and Valterra Platinum’s CEOs being part of one of the world’s biggest... 


(From left) GoldBod director Marrietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, GoldBod chair Kojo Fynn, GoldBod CEO Samuel Gyamfi, GoldBod deputy CEO Richard Nunekpeku, Gold Coast Refinery chair and CEO Dr Said Deraz, Egyptian Ambassador to Ghana H E Wael Fathy, Rand Refinery CEO Dean Subramanian, Gold Coast Refinery executive director Imad Deraz.
South Africa’s Rand Refinery enters strategic partnership with Ghana's Gold Coast Refinery
21st January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

In a major advance that enables local refining of artisanal and small-scale (ASM) gold and elevates West Africa's responsible sourcing standards to a new high, South Africa’s Rand Refinery, as... 


Rand Refinery restores Mercy Haven as a sanctuary for GBV survivors
Rand Refinery restores Mercy Haven as a sanctuary for GBV survivors
20th October 2025

Rand Refinery, Africa’s only London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) accredited precious metals refinery and a global referee, has officially handed over the refurbished Mercy Haven shelter for... 


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