ABC Refinery has adopted the ProvCheck app, offering customers to authenticate the provenance of its bullion gold bars.
On 12 May 2025, ABC Refinery and Source Certain had been working together for four months to establish a forensic reference database based on trace element profiles from all gold mines that supply the facility.
With ProvCheck, miners, refiners, and purchasers of bullion products can gain clear oversight into the origin of their investments. The app also ensures the authenticity of products and that environmental, social and governance compliance has been met.
The app is currently compatible with numbered 1kg ABC Bullion gold bars. App users can scan their bars and unlock the mine-to-market history of the product, including the gold’s origin and attributable carbon emissions.
ProvCheck, developed in Australia by Blockhead Technologies, can also detect tampering and fraudulent bullion.
Late last month, there was increasing activity regarding counterfeit gold and silver products being sold through online marketplaces.
As Mining.com.au previously reported, the Western Australian Police and The Perth Mint issued a statement saying the parties were working together to alert customers to the threat, while also providing guidance on how to avoid falling victim to these scams.
Pallion CEO Andrew Cochineas says the ABC Refinery’s role as the first adopter of ProvCheck reinforces its pledge to transparency and innovation in gold refining.
“As an LBMA-accredited refiner, ABC Refinery has met the rigorous criteria for inclusion on the LBMA Good Delivery List,” Cochineas says.
“Achieving and maintaining this status requires demonstrating ownership structure,
production capacity and financial standing, alongside passing exhaustive technical testing. ProvCheck now makes this information easily accessible to buyers and traders of 1kg ABC Bullion gold bars via their mobile device.
“It enables them to review the carbon footprint and offset any carbon emissions attributed to their products directly within the ProvCheck app.”
ABC Refinery is a Pallion company that specialises in refining, assaying, and minting precious metals. The company was established in 1978 and has evolved into a technologically advanced precious metal facility.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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