One country, one corridor, one decision: can a trader trust a counterparty before a first
structured trade? Trust-critical claims below are compiled from the live evidence pack
(wedge-30d-claim-pack-v0) — the same objects that power Terminal claim cards.
Verified · 0.90
GH
LBMA status is not Ghana licensing
LBMA Good Delivery / market-integrity references do not constitute Ghana land title, export authorization, or Minerals Commission licensing proof for a counterparty.
Provenance
Boundaries — what this does not mean
- LBMA accreditation of any refiner implies a counterparty is licensed in Ghana
- Good Delivery status substitutes for GoldBod or Minerals Commission checks
Never rendered as: a Ghana license, export authorization, or title indicator
Verified · 0.95
GH
Act 1140 (2025) establishes GoldBod
Ghana enacted the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140), establishing the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) as a statutory body overseeing buying, selling, and export of gold with particular focus on the ASM / small-scale segment.
Provenance
Boundaries — what this does not mean
- GTCX has any GoldBod authority or affiliation
- the Act's existence validates a specific trade or trader
Never rendered as: evidence that any specific counterparty holds a GoldBod license
Verified · 0.93
GH
GoldBod holds sole ASM gold trade/export authority
Under Act 1140, GoldBod has the sole authority to purchase and sell gold produced by miners other than large-scale miners, and to export gold produced by mining companies other than large-scale mining companies.
Provenance
Boundaries — what this does not mean
- a trader claiming GoldBod affiliation is actually licensed
- pre-Act PMMC licenses remain valid
- GTCX can verify or issue GoldBod licenses
Never rendered as: confirmation that a given counterparty is GoldBod-licensed
Verified · 0.90
GH
Foreign buyers: Ghana Mission/Consulate is the official first contact
Prospective foreign buyers intending to purchase or export gold from Ghana are advised by Ghana MFA mission guidance to contact the nearest Ghana Mission or Consulate as the official first point of contact before commercial engagement.
Provenance
Boundaries — what this does not mean
- contacting a Mission clears a buyer to transact
- GTCX brokers or facilitates consular introductions
Never rendered as: a completed due-diligence step or transaction approval
Inferred · 0.80
GH
GoldBod trade authority does not replace Minerals Commission checks
GoldBod's trading/export authority under Act 1140 does not eliminate the Minerals Commission as a relevant mining-sector institution; counterparty trust still requires mining-license and environmental posture checks beyond GoldBod trade licensing alone.
Open institutional tension. Act 1140 grants GoldBod sole ASM trade/export authority, but the Minerals Commission remains the mining-license institution. A counterparty can hold one status without the other.
Provenance
Boundaries — what this does not mean
- one institution's status covers the other
- GTCX adjudicates which institution governs a dispute
- the tension is resolved — it is open by design
Never rendered as: a single composite compliance score or unified license state
Verified · 0.90
GH
GoldBod licenses gold buyers in named tiers
GoldBod launched a national gold-buying licensing regime in Q2 2025 with a structured tier system for local gold buyers — Tier 1, Tier 2, Self-Financed Aggregators, and Aggregator Licensed Buyers — per its first statutory report under Section 42 of Act 1140.
Provenance
Boundaries — what this does not mean
- a tier claim by a counterparty equals a registry-confirmed license
- GTCX can look up or confirm GoldBod license registers
- tier level implies trustworthiness ranking beyond licensing scope
Never rendered as: verification that a counterparty actually holds any tier license