History

 
1920 Rand Refinery is established by the Transvaal Chamber of Mines to refine all gold mined in South Africa. 
  
1921 December – Original refinery in Refinery Road, Germiston opens. 
  
1921 Rand Refinery official stamp is designed and used for the first time.  The company’s unique serial numbering system comes into use. 
  
1921 Rand Refinery 400 troy ounce bars accredited "Good Delivery" status with the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA). 
  
1921 – 1940
Rand Refinery produces large quantities of 10-ounce cast bars for issue under the name of the Bank of India, and 10 tola bars under the name of the Bombay Mint. 
  
1967 Rand Refinery is made responsible for the manufacture, order taking, payment and delivery of the Krugerrand gold coin worldwide. 
  
1974 Rand Refinery 100 troy ounce bars achieve "Good Delivery" status on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Comex Division of NYMEX). 
  
1980’s
Rand Refinery toll manufactures cast bars in different weights for external entities. Cast bars weighing 100g (1985), ten tola (1986), ten tael and five tael (1987), 100 ounces (1988) are issued. 
  
1993 After 73 years as an affiliated company to the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, Rand Refinery becomes an entirely independent company with its own board of directors appointed directly by its shareholders.
  
1993 Rand Refinery 1000g bars achieve "Good Delivery" status on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM). 
  
1994 Following South Africa’s first democratic elections, the lifting of sanctions and re-admission to the global economy, Rand Refinery enters global markets by processing newly mined gold ore and gold scrap from North, West and Central Africa, Latin America and the Far East, amongst others.
  
1994 Rand Refinery becomes a major supplier of kilobars and ten tola bars to the international market.  
  
1997 April: Rand Refinery achieves ISO 9002 certification. 
  
1998 Rand Refinery absorbs International Gold Corporation (Intergold) – the marketing arm of the Chamber of Mines of South Africa – as a wholly owned subsidiary.  The company is now responsible for the marketing of the Krugerrand gold coin.  
  
1998 The refinery establishes a new small bar production facility and a new high security gold transit vault at OR Tambo International Airport, thus leapfrogging the company from a pure refinery and smelting company to a major supplier of value-added gold products.
  
1998 Following further relaxation by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), which traditionally sold all South African gold with the exception of the Krugerrand, Rand Refinery is now mandated as an agent of gold mining companies in the sale of newly mined gold output. 
  
1999 The refinery commences the supply of semi manufactured gold products to the jewellery manufacturing industry. 
  
1999 Rand Refinery begins production of 10 gram; 50 gram and 100 gram minted gold bars. 
  
2001 April – Rand Refinery achieves ISO 14001 certification status and commits to the implementation and maintenance of an environmental management system which conforms to ISO 14001. 
  
2000 Launched a project to establish a Gold Zone, adjacent to the refinery. The Zone is designed to house large and small jewellery manufacturers.
     
2004 The company was appointed the custodian of 400 oz bars that back NewGold Gold Bullion Debentures issued by Absa Bank.
     
2004 Rand Refinery is accredited as an LBMA referee. This appointment as one of only five LBMA-approved Good Delivery referees consolidates Rand Refinery’s status as one of the world’s premier refiners of precious metals.  As a referee, we are responsible for the pro-active monitoring of performance requirements in the weighing, melting, sampling and assaying of gold and/or silver on behalf of other Good Delivery refiners.
  
2005 March - Rand Refinery became the world's first refinery to be admitted to the Dubai Good Delivery List of approved refiners of GOLD bars. 
  
2006 January - Rand Refinery was admitted to the Dubai Good Delivery List of approved refiners of SILVER bars. 
  
2007 Rand Refinery celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Krugerrand. Some 46 million ounces of fine gold in newly minted Krugerrands, the world’s most widely-held and actively-traded bullion coin, have to date been sold worldwide.
 
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Shareholding Structure

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Senior Management

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History

Rand Refinery has achieved a significant number of milestones in its nearly 100-year history. Click here to view some of our historic milestones.

Gold Zone

The Gold Zone is a beneficiation initiative established by Rand Refinery and AngloGold Ashanti. Click here for further information.

 
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