The Rand Refinery opened in 1921 to refine South Africa's gold, which had previously been refined in London. The refinery, which was rebuilt in the late 1980s, is the world's largest and has refined over 40,000 tonnes (1,286 million oz) in its history, about 30% of all gold ever mined.

The Rand Refinery produces, amongst other things,
blanks for Krugerrands (Credit: World Gold Council)

In 1993 the Rand Refinery became an independent company from the South African Chamber of Mines. Since 1997, when South African gold mining companies gained the right to market their output instead of its being sold through the Reserve Bank, the refinery is also authorised to act as an agent in the sale of newly mined gold. It offers a gold dealing service.

Grain and semi-fabricated products for the jewellery industry are
also produced by Rand Refinery

The Rand Refinery produces:

A wide range of gold bars from the 400 ounce London good delivery bars to kilo bars, ten tola bars and tael bars.

• Blanks for the Krugerrand and other gold coins and medallions
• Grain and semi-fabricated products for the jewellery industry
• Gold potassium cyanide for plating through its subsidiary Goldchem
• And refines low grade gold-bearing scrap

Rand Refinery
PO Box 565
Germiston 1400
South Africa
Tel.        +27 11 873 2222
Fax        +27 11 873 4940
e-mail gold@gold.co.za
Web www.gold.co.za

See also: South African Mining Introduction; Chamber of Mines; South African Reserve Bank