Trade Base Hub guidance

Gold Doré Transaction Readiness

Understand gold doré identity, authority, product evidence, commercial terms and settlement questions before progressing a physical gold opportunity.

Register a gold doré enquiry

Define the opportunity

Doré is material requiring further refining; its composition must be established for the actual lot. Do not assume a standard purity or discount.

Seller identity and authority

Identify the owner, selling principal and representatives. Review the appointment, title or control evidence and limits on the ability to offer this particular lot.

Product location and available evidence

Record quantity, custody, provenance and the current location. Reconcile dates and identifiers across supplied records. Distinguish evidence already available from checks proposed for a later stage.

Assay and refinery questions

Agree sampling, assay responsibility, refinery acceptance criteria, settlement basis and treatment of discrepancies. Export, transport and tax requirements depend on the relevant jurisdictions and need appropriate advice.

Buyer readiness and funds evidence

Identify the buying principal and transaction-specific capacity evidence. Agree authorised verification arrangements and distinguish evidence of capacity from a binding purchase commitment.

Commercial terms, commissions and settlement

Agree quantity, price basis, delivery responsibilities, acceptance conditions and independent settlement roles. Keep broker allocations consistent with executed terms and actual payment triggers.

Proposed review pathway

Submit a non-sensitive opportunity summary. Establish identity and authority, assess evidence gaps, agree commercial conditions and the verification plan, then use the controlled pathway. No enquiry guarantees product availability or a counterparty match.

Questions before proceeding

Who controls the lot? Which evidence is current? Who will verify specifications and custody? Which conditions must be satisfied before funds or product move? TBH supports preparation and enquiry coordination; it is not advertising stock or providing an investment recommendation.

Prepare an enquiry that can be reviewed

For a doré opportunity, identify the claimed material, proposed quantity, origin, current location and the basis of the assay information. Clarify the intended refinery or verification route and which party is responsible for each next step. Do not treat an indicative assay as the final agreed acceptance or pricing basis.

Start with a non-sensitive summary and agree the controlled channel for evidence. Record the current stage and what remains proposed, rather than describing the opportunity as ready for execution when authority or evidence is incomplete.

  • Identify the seller, buyer or representative and its role.
  • Summarise the product, location and proposed transaction terms.
  • State the available evidence and outstanding verification questions.
  • Identify relevant fees and who must agree them.
  • Specify the next decision, responsible party and proposed timing.

Related guidance and service support

Prepare an email enquiry and send it from your email application. Do not submit sensitive evidence through the public form.