Refining
Refining
We provide our clients with the best possible service in terms of quality, speed and cost-effectiveness while complying with environmental laws by employing the most advanced available technologies and using only sworn essayers, trained and supervised by the Swiss central office for the control of precious metals.
We are able to process and refine metals from both primary and secondary sources, as well as creating custom solutions for our clients sourcing needs, including dedicated, traceable production lines.
Gold
Our gold exceeds LBMA's Good Delivery standards (995.00) by achieving the so-called 4 nine fineness (999.9 parts per thousand). For special applications, such as the electronics industry, our technologies enable us to achieve the exceptional Five nine purity level (999.99 parts per thousand).
We only process material in a metal form from mines, industrial scrap or recycled gold, sourced from operators who can pass our strict "know your customer" assessments.
We only process material in a metal form from mines, industrial scrap or recycled gold, sourced from operators who can pass our strict "know your customer" assessments.
Silver
Like gold, our silver also exceeds LBMA‘s standards (999.0) by achieving a purity of 999.9 parts per thousand. We only process material in a metal form from mines, industrial scrap or recycled silver, from operators who can pass our strict ‘know your customer’ assessments.
Platinum
Refined to a purity of 999.5, all platinum processed by Argor-Heraeus comes exclusively from recycled sources.
Palladium
Like platinum, palladium refined by Argor-Heraeus reaches a purity level of 999.5. It is also not obtained from mining activities but only from recycled sources.
