Gold Buying
The project also includes a licensed gold buying component, allowing artisanal miners processing ore or sands both within our facilities and externally to sell their recovered gold directly to us. This creates an additional revenue stream while strengthening relationships with local mining communities, increasing gold supply access, and supporting the long-term sustainability of the overall gold recovery ecosystem.
Gold Buying, Tailings Recovery & Secondary Processing Revenue Model
Integrated Gold Recovery & Revenue Ecosystem
This financial model outlines the project’s diversified gold acquisition and recovery strategy built around artisanal mining partnerships, vat leaching operations, wet pan processing services, and centralized secondary tailings recovery through the planned 200TPD Gravity + Ball Mill + Carbon-in-Pulp (CIP) Processing Plant.
The model demonstrates how the operation generates multiple complementary revenue streams through:
- direct gold buying from artisanal miners,
- leasing of vat leaching infrastructure,
- wet pan ore processing services,
- strategic accumulation of residual sands and tailings,
- and secondary gold recovery from previously processed material.
The project is strategically positioned within an active artisanal mining region in Zimbabwe containing continuous ore production activity, historical dump material, and long-term feedstock opportunities.
Using an estimated gold selling price of USD $155 per gram and an estimated artisanal gold buying price of USD $145 per gram, the model illustrates potential revenue margins achievable through:
- artisanal gold buying operations,
- recovery from vat-leached sands,
- wet pan processing residuals,
- and historical tailings reprocessing partnerships.
The estimates presented are based on preliminary operational assumptions, regional processing activity, laboratory assay results, and example tonnage scenarios sourced from existing tailings recovery opportunities within the project area.
This integrated recovery strategy is designed to support:
- long-term operational sustainability,
- continuous feedstock supply,
- scalable processing growth,
- diversified income generation,
- and enhanced gold recovery efficiency across the regional artisanal mining sector.
