The company

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The company

Governance

Ethics and integrity

Board of directors

The Italpreziosi Board of Directors is made up of four members, experts with decades of experience in the sector, including the CEO of Italpreziosi. The task of the Board of Directors is to set up and supervise the business strategy together with the organization, to control the activity and corporate sustainability.

Management

The CEO of Italpreziosi, together with the support of Senior Management, represented by the heads of each department, organizes and supervises the implementation of the business strategy and corporate sustainability.

Due diligence commission

The Due Diligence Commission is made up of Senior Management, whose Chairman is the corporate Legal Officer. The role of the Due Diligence Commission is to supervise the work of the Compliance and Sustainability Officer, strengthening the corporate Compliance department.

Sustainability commission

For Italpreziosi, Sustainability represents the driving force of its business. The work of the Sustainability Commission is supported by the Due Diligence Commission, as compliance and sustainability must go hand in hand. This synergy aims to make the due diligence work even closer to all stakeholders, integrating it with a sustainability path aimed at collaboration and support in the field of Compliance towards its suppliers and customers.

Board of statutory auditors

It has the task of supervising the activities of the directors and checking that the management and administration of the company are carried out in compliance with the law and the articles of association, further guaranteeing their quality.

1984

Company foundation

1996

Launch of www.italpreziosi.it

One of the first international sites to transmit the prices of precious metals free of charge and in real time.

2008

Foundation of Goldlake IP

2010

Inauguration of the new headquarters in Arezzo

2011

Member of the International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI)

2012

Inauguration of the new refining plant

High technology with near zero environmental impact

Inauguration of Italplatform

The first investment platform service for gold through the banking channel to facilitate the trading of bars and coins between private and institutional investors.

2013

Acquisition of Cortez Gold Corp.

Acquisition of shares in Cortez Gold Corp.

RJC certification

Obtaining Code of Practices certification

2015

Italpreziosi joins the Starcore International group

Acquisition of Cortez Gold Corp.

2017

RJC certification

Obtaining Chain of Custody certification

2018

LBMA certification

Obtaining of the Good Delivery certification

Sandspring Resources LTD

Acquisition of shares of Sandspring Resources LTD

Mintata Sas

Acquisition of shares of Mintata Sas

2019

PlanetGold

Italpreziosi SPA joins the planetGOLD Program, implemented with UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO together with individuals, governments and associations of civil society

Caldas Gold Corp.

Acquisition of shares in Caldas Gold Corp.

Trasformazione di Sandspring Resources LTD in Gold X Mining Corp

2020

Goldlake IP

100% acquisition of Goldlake IP

Italpreziosi

in the world

Italpreziosi works and collaborates with stakeholders in more than 25 countries around the world and owns stakes in various companies active in the precious metals chain. 

Here are some of the main holdings: 

Starcore international mines ltd
Starcore International Mines Ltd is a Canadian mining exploration, development and production company. Its main property is the San Martin mine, which includes mining concessions covering an area of over 12,000 hectares located in Queretaro, Mexico. The company holds mining concessions that have not yet been exploited or capitalized.
Goldx mining corp
GoldX Mining Corp is a mining company listed in Canada at TSX – Toronto, it owns some mining concessions in Central and South America. In particular, in British Guiana, it is developing what is now considered one of the largest gold mining projects in South America.
Caldas gold corp
Company listed on TSX – Toronto, active in gold mining in Colombia. The company has acquired part of the mining concessions of Gran Colombia Gold Corp (Marmato) with prospects for a significant expansion of the mining phase, which is currently in place.
Mintata sa
Colombian mining company developing a responsible alluvial gold mining project.
Goldlake ip
Goldlake IP is a company that has been one of the first in the world since 2008 to carry out a project of traceability of the supply chain, from mining, to refining and subsequent exclusive sale to Cartier of ethical gold, in compliance with high standards of environmental protection, investing in social and integration with local communities, which manages to combine profit and innovation, respect for mankind and the ecosystem.

Precious metals

Our services

Recovery, analysis and refining of precious metals
We use the most advanced refining techniques to recover gold and silver, and other precious metals at the highest levels of purity. The standards achieved and maintained throughout the entire process are verified by LBMA’s Good Delivery certification.
Realization of gold and silver products for banks and industry
Using the latest generation of technologically advanced machinery and internally optimizing all processes, the company creates gold bars and ingots with Good Delivery certification and pure silver in grains or bars.
Precious metals online trading support services
We offer a full range of services related to the precious metals market and quote spot or forward prices of gold, silver, platinum and palladium in major currencies every day. We have developed a digital platform for the intermediation of physical metal: Italplatform. Through this system, all our customers and suppliers have access to international markets and can set the price in real time or at fixing and placing orders.
Sale of investment gold in the retail market
Through our Precious Metals Sales department, it markets both coins and its own production of Good Delivery bars, all products with a guarantee certificate. In addition, we have also launched the PAC Tesoro physical gold investment service, aimed at all clients interested in diversifying their portfolio on a regular basis.
Logistics, transport and storage
We provide our customers and suppliers with efficient, insured, and fast transport solutions for the industrial, banking and private sectors. We work exclusively with leading international couriers who comply with the OECD Due Diligence guidance for Responsible Supply Chain. In addition to logistics and transport services, our counterparties have the possibility of investing in investment gold, without physically handling the products, opting to insert them directly into the insured warehouse of Italdeposito.

Certifications and accreditations

Responsible jewellery council (rjc)

We are members of the Responsible Jewelery Council, RJC (the association that brings together over 400 of the most important companies in the world representing the entire gold supply chain, from mines to large jewelery producers such as Cartier, Bulgari, Tiffany etc.), of which Ivana Ciabatti was a member of the Board of Directors. In 2013 Italpreziosi received the voluntary certification of the Code of Practice CoP and the “Provenance Claim” certification, and in 2017 the certification of the Chain of Custody CoC.

London bullion market association (lbma)

On 1st September 2008, we became Associate Member of the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA). Since 2018 we have received the Good Delivery certification. LBMA is the London-based association representing the world’s largest over-the-counter (OTC) market for physical gold and silver trading. The Association brings together most of the central banks, producers, refineries, producers and traders, regulating various sectors, including the setting of refining standards, trade documentation and promoting best business practices.

Banca d’italia

We are registered under no. 5000120 as a professional operator on the gold market with the Bank of Italy, in compliance with Italian laws and in particular with law 7/2000 which has allowed, among other things, the trading of investment gold between individuals.
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Mines
Good delivery

Complete traceability

Analysis
Refining

Production of bars, ingots and coins

Banks
Individuals
Companies