Australia
Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint — Newburn, first listed 29.3.10

Current mark: THE PERTH MINT, AUSTRALIA with stylised swan logo in rounded rectangle.
 
Belgium

Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining — Hoboken, first listed 1930 (estimated)

Current mark: umicore and company logo above the word HOBOKEN and 9999 in square.  Separate logo in small square to right showing JDJ with bird above.
 
Brazil

AngloGold Ashanti Mineração Ltda — Nova Lima, first listed 21.3.86

Current mark: ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI

Umicore Brasil Ltda — Guarulhos, first listed 11.12.92

Current mark: umicore and company logo above the word BRASIL
 
Canada

Johnson Matthey Limited — Brampton, first listed 15.6.61

Current mark: JM and corssed hammers in diamond surrounded by JOHNSON MATTHEY, and JM Ltd Canada

Assay Office in oval

Royal Canadian Mint — Ottawa, first listed 1919 (estimated)

Current mark: ROYAL CANADIAN MINT and MONNAIE ROYALE CANADIENNE in maple leaf logo with four digit year mark.  Landscape layout.
Xstrata Canada Corporation — Montréal, first listed 1.1.56

Current mark: MONTREAL - EAST with CCR before bar number
 
China

The Great Wall Gold and Silver Refinery of China — Chengdu, first listed 2.10.61

Current mark: GREAT WALL GOLD & SILVER REFINERY (Roman and Chinese characters) in oval around

CHINA, plus Great Wall logo and circular assay seal.

Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited — Huhhot, first listed 1.12.99
Current mark: Horse’s head logo surrounded by QIANKUN GOLD AND SILVER (Roman and Chinese characters)

and assay mark with Chinese characters for Inner Mongolia, China in Chinese characters and CHINA in Roman characters
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited — Guixi City, first listed 30.08.05

Current mark: JCC under metal loop logo and GUYIE

The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd — Laizhou City, first listed 14.1.10

Current mark: Circile surrounded by TAISHAN in Roman and Chinese characters within a square comprising four stylised S’s.
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co Ltd — Zhaoyuan City, first listed 13.12.07

Current mark: Triangle with two interlocking half circles and ZHAOJIN in Chinese characters within the triangle.

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation — Sanmexia City, first listed 28.03.06

Current mark: Circular logo round Chinese character with CHN GOLD below. Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd — Shanghang , first listed 31.03.06
Current mark: Double crescent logo with ZIJIN MINING in Roman and Chinese characters. Circular assay mark with

ZIJIN MINING in Roman and Chinese characters.
 
Germany

Allgemeine Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. — Pfrozheim, first listed 08.04.08

Current mark: Allgemeine above circle within a circle logo

Aurubis AG  (formerly Norddeutsche Affinererie AG) — Hamburg, first listed before 1934

Current mark: Aurubis with triangle logo consisting of three gold bars. W.C. Heraeus GmbH — Hanau, first listed 15.7.58
Current mark: Heraeus Hanau in rectangle
 
Hong Kong

Heraeus Ltd Hong Kong — Fanling, first listed 23.01.06

Current mark: Heraeus Hong Kong within rectangle

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd — Kwai Chung, first listed 15.08.01

Current mark: METALOR  with assay mark M over HK within an inverted triangle and ASSAYERS and MELTERS

along the sloping sides of the triangle.
Indonesia

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk — Jakarta, first listed 1.1.99

Current mark: LM logo in pentagon and REFINER ASSAYER INDONESIA ANTAM LOGAM MULIA in oval.
 
Italy

Chimet SpA — Arezzo, first listed 27.7.96

Current mark: Stylised Chimet and TRATTAMENTO METALLI PREZIOSI BADIA AL PINO AT in oval

Japan

Asahi Pretec Corp — Kobe City, first listed 12.09.08

Current mark: AKK within a horizontal diamond

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. — Soka, first listed 30.6.82

Current mark: ISHIFUKU TOKYO MELTERS and ISHIFUKU TOKYO ASSAY OFFICE in seperate circles around a Japanese ‘Bun’ character
Japan Mint — Osaka, first listed 13.12.07

Current mark: JAPANESE MINT OSAKA in Japanese and Roman script in oval around leaf symbol

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd — Saganoseki, first listed 3.5.00

Current mark: Hollow circle above NSS in two areas, one larger version and smaller with NIPPON MINING at right. The date of production is shown as the first two digits of the bar mark.
Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd - Iruma, first listed 11.1.00

Current mark: MATSUDA TOKYO ASSAYER-MELTER in oval around stylised M Mitsubishi Materials Corporation — Naoshima, first listed 20.5.81
Current mark: Three diamonds mark, and three diamonds mark with ASSAYER MELTER in rectangle

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. — Takehara, first listed 20.5.81

Current mark: Logo consisting of three horizontal lines inside diamond inside circle. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. — Toyo, Saijo, first listed 17.6.81
Current mark: Sumitomo logo (diamond shape with indents on each edge and corner with a small diamond in the centre.)
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. — Hiratsuka, first listed 7.9.78

Current mark: TANAKA TOKYO MELTERS around logo and TANAKA TOKYO ASSAY OFFICE around

Japanese character.

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. — Shobumachi, first listed 2.7.81

Current mark: TOKURIKI TOKYO MELTERS ASSAYERS in circle round Japanese ‘Toku’ character
 
Kazakhstan
Kazzinc Ltd — Ust-Kamenogorsk, first listed 20.6.96

Current mark: Stylised K (company logo) and running stag mark.
Korea, Republic of

LS-Nikko Copper Inc — Onsan, first listed 20.5.1994

Current mark: Stylised LS logo and LS ASSAYER MELTER in rectangle
Kyrgyz Republic

Kyrgyzaltyn JSC — Karabalta, first listed 27.10.99;

Current mark: KYRGYZ REPUBLIC in oval around ALTYN on globe logo in centre
 
Mexico

Met-Mex Peñoles, S.A. — Torreon, first listed 22.11.91

Current mark: Met-Mex Peñoles SA DE CV in oval on top, sides and end of bar.
 
Netherlands

Schöne Edelmetaal — Amsterdam (1), first listed before 1934

Current mark: Umicore company logo with a separation line and the word FEINGOLD
Philippines

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) — Quezon City, first listed 6.9.79

Current mark: Central Bank of the Philippines Gold Refinery & Mint in oval around crucible pouring mould and smaller version of the same as the assay mark.
 
Russia

FSE Novosibirsk Refinery — Novosibirsk, first listed 11.1.99

Current mark: Novosibirsk logo ('A' with line to right side, Cyrillic NV and РОССИЯ (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant — Ekaterinburg, first listed 11.1.99

Current mark: Ekaterinburg logo, Cyrillic ED and РОССИЯ (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastvetmet) —Krasnoyarsk, first listed 29.11.99
Current mark: Krasnoyarsk logo, Cyrillic KR and РОССИЯ (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

OJSC Kolyma Refinery — Khasyn, first listed 17.09.04

Current mark: Company logo and РОССИЯ (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant — Moscow, first listed 11.05.07

Current mark: Cyrillic ‘Z’ inside Cyrillic ‘C’ and РОССИЯ (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals — Kasimov, first listed 29.11.99

Current mark: Prioksky logo, Cyrillic PM and РОССИЯ (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals — Shyolkovo, first listed 27.10.99

Current mark: Shyolkovsky logo, Cyrillic SCH and РОССИЯ (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval

JSC Uralelectromed — Verkhnyaya Pyshma, first listed 12.05.2006

Current mark: Company logo in oval and РОССИЯ (‘Russia’ in Cyrillic script) in oval
 
Saudi Arabia

L’azurde Company For Jewelry — Riyadh, first listed 1.6.2010

Current mark: L’AZURDE in Roman and Arabic characters beneath square company logo with stylized “L”.
 
South Africa

Rand Refinery Limited — Germiston, first listed 4.4.1905

Current mark: RAND REFINERY LTD and RAND REFINERY LTD. SOUTH AFRICA in circle around head of springbok
 
Spain
SEMPSA J oyeria Plateria SA — Madrid, first listed 1.1.1984

Current mark: Sociedad Española de Metales Preciosos SA in circle around Fundidores Afinadores and star
 
Sweden

Boliden AB — Skelleftehamn, first listed 1.1.1984

Current mark: NEW (vertically) then stylised BOLIDEN and Ronnskar below.
Switzerland

Argor-Heraeus SA — Mendrisio, first listed 28.8.1961

Current mark: Argor-Heraeus SA in circle around AH with Switzerland below and AH Melter Assayer in rectangle

Cendres & Métaux SA — Biel-Bienne, first listed 20.5.1981

Current mark: Cendres et Métaux SA. CH Bienne in circle around CM logo and CM Essayeur Fondeur in rectangle

Metalor Technologies SA — Marin, first listed before 1934

Current mark: METALOR® and assay mark showing Essayeur Fondeur along two sides of traingle and MP within. PAMP SA — Castel San Pietro, first listed 10.6.87
Current mark: PAMP SA Switzerland with company logo (the letters P, A, M, P at the ends of horizontal cylinders)

and Essayeur Fondeur in rectangle with company logo

Valcambi SA — Balerna, first listed 20.5.68

Current mark: Valcambi SUISSE with assay mark (a rectangle enclosing CHI in a circle and ESSAYEUR FONDEUR)

Taiwan

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. — Kuang Tien, first listed 25.2.10

Current mark: SOLAR APPLIED MATERIALS TAIWAN on the inner circumference of a circle surrounding a black-faced spoonbill bird.
Turkey

Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. — Istanbul, first listed 7.5.10

Current mark: ATAkulche with ATASAY and ASSAYER in circular assay mark.
 
USA

Johnson Matthey Inc — Salt Lake City, first listed 23.5.89

Current mark: Johnson Matthey with JM and crossed hammers in diamond, and JMI Assay

Office in oval around SLC

Metalor USA Refining Corporation — North Attleboro, first listed 1.1.1987

Current mark: METALOR® and MUS inverted triangle assayer’s mark including yearUzbekistan

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) — Almalyk, first listed 28.10.97

Current mark: Uzbekistan in Cyrillic and Roman script in circle around globe and AMMC logo with Melter Assayer in rectangle
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat — Navoi, first listed 17.10.94

Current mark: Uzbekistan, in Cyrillic and Roman script in circle around globe and NMMC logo with Melter Assayer in rectangle

Former Melters & Assayers of Good Delivery Gold Bars

The following list includes:

Refiners who no longer produce bars at the locations listed

Refiners whose bars are no longer accepted as Good Delivery by the London Bullion market

Bars whose brand mark has been changed (in which case the current brand mark is described in the

Current Gold List)


However, bars produced by these refiners prior to their transfer to this list on the date given below continue to be acceptable as Good Delivery.
The LBMA reserves the right to de-list bars after an appropriate period of time where production has ceased.
 
Australia

AGR Joint Venture — Kewdale, transferred on 31.1.00

Mark: Australian Gold Refineries AGR Perth in lozenge Australia around balance scales with map of Australia. Golden West Refining in circle around three stacked bars.
AGR Joint Venture — Newburn, transferred 23.01.2003

Mark: Australian Gold Refineries AGR Perth in lozenge  in centre with outline of swan on the left and three stacked bars on the right.
AGR Matthey — Newburn, transferred 24.1.2003

Mark: AGR MATTHEY in oval around three stacked bars

Deak International — Thomastown, transferred 1.6.1990
Mark: Deak International

Engelhard Industries Pty Ltd — Thomastown, transfererd 31.12.1990

Mark: Engelhard Australia and assay mark

Former Australian Branches of the Royal Mint, London (The Perth Mint) — Perth, transferred 18.1.1990 & Melbourne.
Mark: Royal Mint Perth Branch and mint mark; Royal Mint Melbourne and mint mark

Golden West Refining — Kewdale, transferred 31.12.1998

Mark: Golden West Refining Corp. and Australia around balance scales within map of Australia.  Golden West

Refining in circle around three stacked bars.

Harringtons Metallurgists/Fine Metals — Ringwood, transferred 1.8.1995

Mark: Harringtons Metallurgists Assay Office in oval and Australia Fine in centre.  Circular logo showing weight shape and HAR in upper section and TON in lower section of shape.
Harringtons Metallurgists Ltd - Abbotsford, transferred 1993

Mark: Harringtons Metallurgists Assay Office in oval and Australia Fine in centre.  Circular logo showing weight shape and HAR in upper section and TON in lower section of shape.
Harringtons Metallurgists Ltd - Chippendale, transferred ~1988

Mark:Harringtons Metallurgists Assay Office in oval and Australia Fine in centre.  Circular logo showing weight shape and HAR in upper section and TON in lower section of shape.
Johnson Matthey (Aust.) Ltd. — Sydney, transferred 31.12.1990
Mark: To be confirmedJohnson Matthey (Aust.) Ltd. - Thomastown, transferred 24.1.2003

Mark: Johnson Matthey Melbourne in oval around Refiners Melters and Johnson Matthey Assay Office in oval around crossed hammers.
Matthey Garrett Pty Limited — Sydney, transferred 31.12.1981

Mark: Matthey Garrett Pty Limited Sydney Refiners

Western Australian Mint — Newburn, transferred December 1998

Mark: Australian Gold Refineries Western Australian Mint in circle around swan logo.

Western Australian Mint trading as Australian Gold Refineries — Kalgoorlie, transferred 27.1.95

Mark: Australian Gold Refineries Kalgoorlie in lozenge and AGR in centre.
Belgium

SA Johnson Matthey NV — Brussels, transferred 1.11.1995

Mark: Johnson Matthey Brussels in oval around 9999.  Assay mark is JM inside crucible within a square.

SA Johnson Matthey et Pauwels - Brussels, transferred 28.2.1984

Mark: Johnson Matthey et Pauwels around Bruxelles - Brussels.

Métallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt SA/NV — Hoboken, transferred after 1970

Mark: Métallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt and assay mark

Umicore SA, Business Unit Precious Metals — Hoboken, transferred 9.1.2006

Mark: Hoboken 9999 and Hoboken 999.7
 
Brazil
Banco Ourinvest SA — Sao Paulo, transferred 01.07.2005

Mark: Stylised i inside circle and Ourinvest with stylised i inside circle and Ourinvest S.B.M. all within a rectangle.

Casa da Moeda do Brasil – CMB — Rio de Janeiro, transferred 30.06.2004

Mark: Casa da Moeda do Brasil - CMB and stylised XX above rectangle and assay mark of CMB and XX (stylised)in small rectangle.

CRM - Comercial e Refinadora de Metais S/A - Alphaville-Barueri, transferred 3.10.2000

Mark: CRM in rectangle.

Goldmine Fundidora Ltda — Sao Cristovao, transferred 13.7.1998

Mark: Goldmine in oval and assay mark

Minerção Anglogold Ltda — Nova Lima, transferred 31.5.2005

Mark: Morro Velho and MMV in rectangle.

Umicore Brasil Ltda — Guarulhos, transferred 31.3.2006

Mark: Degussa Brasil with sun and moon within diamond.
 
Canada

Degussa Canada Ltd — Burlington, transferred 1.5.1991

Mark: Degussa Canada Ltd and sun and moon logo within diamond.

Engelhard Canada Ltd — Aurora, transferred 12.12.1995

Mark: Engelhard within oblong shape.

Falconbridge Limited — Montréal, transferred 15.2.2007

Mark: Refined (year) Noranda Inc CCR Montréal East Canada

Johnson Matthey Ltd - Brampton, transferred 31.3.1998

Mark: JM and two crossed hammers within diamond.  Canada below.

Johnson Matthey & Mallory Ltd — Brampton, transferred 12.12.1978

Mark: Johnson Matthey & Mallory within oval around Canada.

Royal Canadian Mint — Ottawa, transferred 30.5.2010

Mark: ROYAL CANADIAN MINT and MONNAIE ROYALE CANADIENNE in maple leaf logo with 4 digit year.

Royal Canadian Mint - Ottawa, transferred 30.3.2007

Mark: ROYAL CANADIAN MINT and MONNAIE ROYALE CANADIENNE in maple leaf logo.
China, People’s Republic of

Gold and Silver Refinery of China — Chengdu, transferred 1.10.2001

Mark: Refined by Refinery of China Peking in Chinese and Roman characters.  Assayed by R.C. in Chinese and

Roman characters around star and circle logo.

Neimenggu Precious Metal Refinery of China — Huhhot, transferred 30.6.2004

Mark: Neimenggu Precious Metal Refinery of China in Chinese and Roman script around horse’s head logo.  Assay mark is Chinese script around horse's head logo.

Colombia

Banco de la República — Medellin, transferred 19.6.2005

Mark: Banco de la República Colombia in rectangle with mountain background.
France

Les Anciens Etablissements Léon Martin — Paris, transfer date unkow n.

Mark: Anc Ets Léon Martin Fondeur Affineur Bagneaux Pres Paris and assay mark*. Affineur Bagneaux Pres Paris and assay mark
Caplain Saint-André Precieux — Paris, transfer date unkown.


Mark: Caplain Saint-André Affineurs-Fondeurs

Compagnie des Métaux Précieux — Ivry, transferred 12.5.1989

Mark: Compagnie des Métaux Paris Fondeurs Affineurs and assay mark*

Comptoir Lyon-Alemand Louyot — transferred 1.10.1995

Mark: Comptoir Lyon-Alemand Louyot-Paris Affineur Fondeur and assay mark*

Comptoir Lyon-Alemand et Marret, Bonnin, Lebel et Guieu réunis — Paris, transferred before 1997. Mark: Comptoir Lyon-Alemand et Marret Bonnin Lebel et Guieu réunis and assay mark*
Engelhard S.A. — Ivry, transferred 1.10.1995.

Mark: Compagnie des Métaux Précieux Paris Fondeurs Affineurs and assay mark*

Engelhard-CLAL S.A.S. — Noisy le Sec, transfer date unkown

Mark: Engelhard-CLAL Paris and lion logo

Marret, Bonnin, Lebel et Guieu (Melters only) — Paris, transfer date unkown. Mark: Marret, Bonnin, Lebel et Guieu and assay mark*.
*In France the assay stamps used were those registered by individual assayers with the Chambre Syndicale des

Agents de Change.
 
Germany

Degussa-Hüls AG — Hanau, transferred 1.9.1999

Mark: Degussa with sun and moon within diamond.

Aurubis AG  - Hamburg, transferred 19.1.2011

Mark: Aurubis AG with triangle logo consisting of three gold bars.

Aurubis AG (formerly Norddeutsche Affinerie Aktiengesellschaft) - Hamburg, transferred 4.11.2010

Mark: Norddeutsche Affinerie Hamburg in rectangle and NA

Norddeutsche Affinerie Aktiengesellschaft — Hamburg, transferred 30.11.2007.

Mark: Norddeutsche Affinerie Hamburg in rectangle and NA (2 digit year formed part of bar number)
 
Hong Kong

Johnson Matthey Hong Kong — Kwai Chung, transferred 8.5.2007.

Mark:: Johnson Matthey Hong Kong in oval around REFINERS MELTERS and Johnson Matthey Assay Office in oval around crossed hammers.
 
Indonesia

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk (a.k.a. Logam Mulia) - Jarkarta, transferred 29.7.2010

Mark: LM logo in pentagon and Logam Mulia Antam Jakarta in oval.
Italy

Metalli Preziosi SpA — Paderno Dugnano, transferred 23.03.2009

Mark: Metalli Preziosi S.p.A. Milano Affinazione in oval around MP in diamond and Metalli Preziosi S.p.A. Milano Uff. Del Saggio in oval around MP in diamond. Manufacturer's registered state mark.
 
Japan

Mistubishi Materials Corporation - Naoshima, transferred 28.2.2011
Mark: Three diamonds mark, and three diamonds mark with ASSAYER MELTER in rectangle
Ishifuku Metal Industry - Soka, transferred 31.12.2010
Mark: ISHIFUKU TOKYO MELTERS and ISHIFUKU TOKYO ASSAY OFFICE in seperate circles around aJapanese ‘Bun' character.
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd — Takehara, transferred 31.01.2007
Mark: Logo consisting of three horizontal lines inside diamond within circle
Nippon Mining and Metals Co., Ltd. — Hitachi , transferred 1.10.1998
Mark: NIPPON MINING and hollow circle with HM below.
Nippon Mining and Metals Co., Ltd. — Saganoseki , transferred 27.2.2008
Mark: NIPPON MINING, Hollow circle with NSS below. Includes weight.
Nippon Mining and Metals Co., Ltd. — Saganoseki , transferred 27.2.2008
Mark: NIPPON MINING, Hollow circle with NSS below
Nippon Mining and Metals Co., Ltd. — Saganoseki , transferred 30.10.2007
Mark: NIPPON MINING, Hollow circle with NSS below.
Tokuriki Honten Co. Ltd - Shobumachi, transferred 26.6.2008
Mark: TOKURIKI TOKYO MELTERS ASSAYERS in circle around Japanese "Toku" character and FINE written after fineness. 

Kazakhstan
Kazzinc Joint Stock Company — Ust-Kamenogorsk, transferred 31.12.2002
Mark: Stylised K and Kazakhstan in Cyrillic script within oval and running stag mark.
Korea, DPR
Central Bank of the DPR of Korea - Pyongyang, transferred 30.6.2004 & 1.11.2006.
Mark: CENTRAL BANK PYONGYANG around REFINERS MELTERS. Assay mark is circle with CENTRAL BANK DPR OF KOREA in roman and Korean characters beneath horse logo. 

Korea, Republic of

Korea Zinc Co Ltd — Onsan (2), transferred 20.11.2009
Mark: KOREA ZINC CO., LTD. 1974 in circle around KZ
LG-Nikko Copper Inc — Onsan (1) transferred 29.9.2005Mark: LG-Nikko Fine Gold with LG logo and Assayer Melter with LG logo
LG Metals — Onsan (1) transferred 30.11.1999
Mark: LG Metals Fine Gold and LM (stylised) within square
Lucky Metals - Onsan (1) transferred 28.2.1995
Mark: LUCKY METALS FINE GOLD and LM (stylised) square logo
 
Netherlands

Degussa - Amsterdam (1), transferred 31.3.2006Mark: Degussa with sun and moon within a diamond.
Engelhard-CLAL/Drijfhout BV — Amsterdam (2) transferred 30.06.04Mark: H Drijfhout & Zoon Amsterdam around Melters in octagon and assay mark (shield with HD and logo)Schöne Edelmetaal — Amsterdam (1), transferred 31.12.1999
Mark: Schöne BV Amsterdam in oval and S H.

Romania

Allied Deals Phoenix SA Baia Mare — Baia Mare, Maramures, transferred 16.5.2002

Mark: Banca Nationala a Romaniei around stylised BNR.  Allied Deals Phoenix S.A. Baia Mare in circle with globe, eagle and ADG.Uzinele Metalurgice - Baia Mare, Maramures, transferred 31.10.1993

Mark: BANCA NATIONALA A REPUBLICH SOCIALISTE ROMANIA around logo. UZINELE METALURGICE DE METALE NEFEROASE around BAIA-MARE.
SC Phoenix SA - Baia Mare, Maramures, transferred 30.11.1999
Mark: BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI around stylised BNR. SOCIETATEA COMERCIALA BAIA MARE around PHOENIX and phoenix logo.
 
Singapore

Degussa (Private) Limited — Singapore, transfererd 20.11.1998

Mark: Degussa Singapore with sun and moon in diamond logo
 
South Africa

Musuku Beneficiation S



Switzerland

Argor SA — Chiasso, transferred 1.9.1986

Mark: Argor SA Chiasso around SAA in a circle.  Assay mark is ESSAYEUR FONDEUR and stylised A in rectangle.
Argor-Heraeus SA - Mendrisio, transferred 31.12.2007

Mark: ARGOR-HERAEUS SA in circle around AH with Switzerland below and AH MELTER ASSAYER in rectangle
Métaux Précieux SA Metalor — Marin, transferred 4.6.2001

Mark: Métaux Précieux SA Metalor in circle around MP logo.  Assay mark is MP logo with ASSAYEURS FONDEURS on outside edge.
Monnaie Fédérale Suisse — Berne, transferred ~1994

Mark: Monnaie Fédérale Suisse (Melters only)

Société de Banque Suisse — Le Locle, transfer date unkown Mark: Société de Banque Suisse Le Locle and assay mark Pamp SA - Castel San Pietro, Ticino, transferred 18.11.2008
Mark: PAMP SA SWITZERLAND with company logo (the letters P,A,M,P at the ends of horizontal cylinders) and

ESSAYEUR FONDEUR in rectangle with company logo

Usine Genevoise de Degrossissage d'Or - Geneva, transferred ~1986

Mark: UGDO Essayer Fondeur Degrossissage d'Or

Valcambi SA — Balerna, transferred 15.10.2006

Mark: VALCAMBI SA BALERNA-SUISSE with assay mark (a rectangle enclosing CHI in a circle and ESSAYEUR FONDEUR)

United Kingdom

Bank of England — St Luke's, London, transferred ~1920

Mark: St Luke's Refinery Bank of England with image of Britannia seated holding spear

Engelhard-CLAL UK Limited — Chessington, transferred 1.10.1998

Mark: Engelhard-CLAL with lion mark above and London beneath.

Engelhard Limited — Chessington, transferred 31.12.1994

Mark: Engelhard London within oblong and ‘E’.

Johnson & Sons, Smelting Works Limited — London, transfer date unknown

Mark: Johnson & Sons Smelting Works Refiners Melters

Johnson Matthey Plc — Royston, transferred 25.5.2005

Mark: Johnson Matthey London in oval around Refiners Melters and Johnson

Matthey Assay Office in oval around crossed hammers logo

Royal Mint Refinery —Tower of London, London, transferred 1851

Mark: Coat of arms of the Royal Mint

Sir Anthony de Rothschild & Sons (Royal Mint Refinery) - Tower of London, London, transferred 1875

Mark: Coat of arms of the Royal Mint

N M Rothschild & Sons (Royal Mint Refinery) - Tower of London, London, transferred 1967

Mark: N M Rothschild & Sons NMR. Coat of arms of the Royal Mint.

Johnson & Cook (Royal Mint Refinery) - Hatton Garden, transferred 1850

Mark: Coat of arms of the Royal Mint

Johnson & Matthey (Royal Mint Refinery) - Hatton Garden, transferred 1860

Mark: Coat of arms of the Royal Mint.

Johnson Matthey & Co. (Royal Mint Refinery) - Hatton Garden, transferred 1890

Mark: Johnson Matthey & Co.

Johnson Matthey & Co., Ltd (Royal Mint Refinery) - Hatton Garden, transferred ~1955

Mark: Johnson Matthey & Co., Ltd. Coat of arms of the Royal Mint.

The Sheffield Smelting Co Ltd London — Sheffield, transferred 31.12.1982

Mark: Refined by the Sheffield Smelting Co Ltd London and Sheffield and assay mark

Engelhard Ltd - Sheffield, transferred 31.12.1983 & 1.10.1995

USA

ASARCO Incorporated — Baltimore, transferred 1975

Mark: ASARCO Gold Baltimore Maryland within square

ASARCO Incorporated - Perth Amboy, New Jersey, transferred 1975

Mark: ASARCO Gold Perth Amboy N.J. within square

ASARCO Incorporated — Amarillo, transferred 30.6.2005

Mark: ASARCO Gold Amarillo Texas within square

Engelhard Corporation — Anaheim, transferred 31.12.2000

Mark: Engelhard logo and W in octagon (larger font)

Engelhard Corporation — Anaheim, transferred 31.12.1996

Mark: Engelhard logo and W in octagon

Engelhard-CLAL USA — Cartaret (2), transferred 9.12.1997

Mark: Engelhard-CLAL New York and leaping lion logo.

Engelhard Industries - Carteret (2), transferred 14.1.1990

Mark: Engelhard New Jersey U.S.A. within oblong and EI assay mark

Engelhard Corporation — Carteret (2), transferred 1995

Mark: Engelhard USA within oblong and ‘E’

Handy & Harman Refining Group Inc — Attleboro, transferred 3.4.2001

Mark: Handy & Harman Refining Group beneath HH within square.  Fine Gold below.

Homestake Mining Company — Lead, transferred 3.10.2000

Mark: Homestake Mining Company in circle around HMC logo

Johnson Matthey Inc - Salt Lake City, transferred 31.12.1997

Mark: JOHNSON MATTHEY with JM and crossed hammers within diamond and JMI Assay Office in oval aroun SLC.

Johnson Matthey Inc. - Salt Lake City, transferred 13.11.2007

Mark: JOHNSON MATTHEY with JM and crossed hammers within diamond and JMI Assay Office in oval around

SLC. Year stamped in landscape.

Metalor USA Refining Corp. - North Attleboro, transferred 28.2.2003

Mark: Metaux Precieux SA Metalor in circle around inverted triangle logo containing m above p.  Assay mark is inverted triangle containing mus vertically with Assayers Melters along two edges of mark.

United States Metals Refining Company, Subsidiary of Amax Inc — Carteret (1), transferred 14.2.1975

Mark: United States Metals Refining Co. and DRW Reg US Pat Off in circle.

United States Assay Offices & Mints — New York, transferred 8.9.1997

Mark: US Assay Office New York

United States Assay Offices & Mints — San Francisco, transferred 8.9.1997

Mark: Mint of The United States at San Francisco, or US Mint San Francisco

United States Assay Offices & Mints — Denver, transferred 8.9.1997

Mark: US Mint Denver

USSR

State Refineries — Moscow, transferred 1.1.1997

Mark: СССР (‘SSSR’ in Cyrillic script) with hammer and sickle
Zimbabwe

Fidelity Printers and Refiners(Private) Limited — Harare, transferred 30.6.2008

Mark: Fidelity Refiners in rectangle and bird logo in circle

Former Assayers

The Association confines its listing to those organisations which have the capability both to melt and to assay

Good Delivery bars.

The following organisations were accorded the status of ‘Assayers only’ on the relevant listing previously issued by the London Gold Market.
Bureau Central Suisse, Contrôle Métaux Précieux (Assayers only)

Mark: Bureau Central Suisse, Contrôle Métaux Précieux

Daniel C. Griffith & Co Ltd

Chartered Industries of Singapore

Johnson & Sons, Assayers Ltd (Assayers only)

Mark: Assay Office stamp

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