At our regional buying offices, producers see each parcel weighed and tested using density measurement and ultrasound scanning. Payment is made by bank transfer to a named account at the point of sale; we do not transact in cash.

We aggregate purchased material and smelt it into doré bars at licensed facilities in the producing region. Each lot is assayed and documented before it leaves our custody.

An insured specialist carrier moves the gold to departure. Each export carries the documentation required by Nigerian law.

Contracted buyers independently assay each consignment on arrival. Settlement follows by telegraphic transfer against their assayed result.

We buy from producers and volume aggregators with whom we hold established relationships, at sites we have visited and assessed. Suppliers are identified and recorded. We do not buy from walk-in sellers we cannot place, and we do not buy material we cannot trace to a site.

By bank transfer only, into a named account, at the point of sale. No cash changes hands at any stage of our buying operation. This is a deliberate control: it creates a record of every transaction and every counterparty, and it removes the anonymity that makes informal gold trading difficult to audit.

Every purchase generates a record of supplier, site, weight, tested purity and price. Consolidated lots are assayed and documented. Export consignments carry full statutory documentation. The chain from producer to buyer is continuous and reconstructable.

Sadaya maintains dedicated operations, security and logistics functions. Our regional offices are staffed, not virtual, and our buying is done by our own people.

Artisanal mining supports livelihoods in the regions where we buy, and the communities hosting that production see too little of the value it creates. Sadaya's community investment is directed at healthcare, power, water supply, education and sport in the areas where we operate.