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\n SigraFi Ltd announced it has entered into a partnership with PeaceGold Trading Company Ltd, establishing a framework for the supply of fully traceable gold dor\u00e9 sourced from cooperative-based artisanal miners in Ituri Province.
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\n The agreement builds on PeaceGold’s long-running efforts to formalise artisanal gold production in eastern Congo, where much of the sector has historically operated outside regulated international markets.
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\n Under the arrangement, SigraFi will provide structured working capital and refinery-delivery support in exchange for contracted future gold deliveries.
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\n The company said the financing model is designed to help mining cooperatives access compliant export channels, improve pricing transparency, and connect with accredited international refineries.
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\n New financing model targets eastern Congo’s artisanal gold sector
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\n Founded by Greg Valerio MBE in collaboration with peacebuilding organisations including Peace Direct and Centre R\u00e9solution Conflits, PeaceGold has spent more than a decade working with mining communities to legalise operations, reduce mercury use in gold processing, and establish responsible export pathways.
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\n The latest agreement represents a commercial milestone for the initiative, which earlier outlined plans to begin formal gold exports despite persistent insecurity in eastern Congo.
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\n “Everyone knows the potential within the artisanal and small-scale gold sector, but producers are often constrained by limited access to compliant export channels, refinery relationships, and appropriately structured financing,” said Zara Shirwan, co-founder and director of strategy at SigraFi.
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\n According to industry estimates, artisanal and small-scale mining accounts for around 20% of global gold production and supports more than 15 million livelihoods worldwide.
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\n In the DRC alone, an estimated two million artisanal miners participate in gold production.
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\n SigraFi said the PeaceGold partnership forms part of a broader strategy to develop responsible sourcing and growth-capital partnerships with artisanal mining operations across Africa and Latin America, as demand grows for traceable and ethically sourced minerals in global supply chains.
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