Gold Investment Opportunity
An opportunityexiststoinvest upwards of USD 1 Billion in a Dubai basedGold importand processing
business, showing exceptional returns with minimal risk. The firm currently imports around 5 tonnes of
gold per month, purchasing at a discount to market, and selling to regulated institutions, as well as the
Dubai gold jewellery market. T
The process is:
Gold Collection and Export Documentation
The firm through it’s suppliers across Africa and Latin America, collects the gold mined by
small scale and artisanal miners, and exports from the country of origin, with all necessary
export documentation. The weight and an estimate of gold content is taken prior to export.
Secure Transport and Insurance Coverage
The shipment is transported either by commercial shipping companies (e.g. Brinks, Ava etc)
or by the firms trained team via private jet. All shipments are insured from pick up in the
country of origin, all the way to delivery at the refinery in Dubai.
Customs Clearance and Shipment Tracking
The company manages the clearance of each shipment through customs in both countries to
ensure continuity of documentation and tracking of the shipments.
Refinery Assay and Purchase Value Determination
Once at the refinery, a final fire assay in accordance with international standards is conducted
and the true quantity of gold determined. This assay determines the value of the shipment:
Purchase Value = Weight of Gold x Market Price x (1 – purchase discount percentage
Purchase Value = Weight of Gold x Market Price x (1 – purchase discount percentage
Supplier Payment Based on Final Assay
The payment to the supplier is then due within 24 hours of the invoice being raised by the
supplier, which is based on the final fire assay supplied by the refinery. This payment is
typically made from the investment funds.
Buyer Network and Gold Sales Process
The firm has a large number of buyers who arelined up ahead of shipment arrival and will lift
the gold direct from the refinery and pay the firmat the time of lifting the gold, typically within
24 hours of the refining process completion andassay being issued.
Sales Value = Weight of Gold x Market Price
Sales Value = Weight of Gold x Market Price
Profit Calculation and Shipment Frequency
The profit to the group is the difference betweenthe Sales Value and the Purchase Value, less
the shipping and insurance costs. Each shipmenttypically makes between 4 & 6%. Funds are
dedicated towards specific supply contract andthe Firm looks to ship with each Supplier once to
twice per month. The target is to increase thefrequency of these shipments.
Returns to the investor will be 5+% per month on allocated capital. The firm has immediate capacity
for USD 250 – 300 million of capital with growth supply in the pipeline, and believe that over the next
year this can grow to in excess of USD 1 billion.