ABC Refinery

What ABC Refinery does

ABC Refinery (Australia) Pty Ltd, founded in 1978 and headquartered in Marrickville, NSW, is an independent precious metals refinery operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Pallion, Australasia's largest independent precious metal services group. The company refines gold (999.9+), silver (999.9+), platinum (999.5+), and palladium (999.5+) using aqua regia, electrolytic, and chlorination methodologies, augmented by proprietary Acidless Separation (ALS) vacuum-distillation technology that eliminates chemical handling and reduces per-kilogram processing costs by up to 40%. It runs the largest silver refinery in the southern hemisphere (800+ tonnes annual capacity) and refines over 70% of Australia's annual silver production and over 25% of primary gold.

Name

ABC Refinery

Legal name

ABC Refinery (Australia) Pty Ltd

Website

https://abcrefinery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ABC Refinery is an Australia-headquartered precious metals refinery and minting facility that refines, assays, fabricates, and stores gold, silver, platinum, and palladium for mining companies, financial institutions, government mints, and retail investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precious Metals Refining & Minting

NAICS

Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (33141)

SIC

Primary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3330)

akta.pro primary industry

Precious Metals Smelting & Refining (IMAKAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Precious Metals Minting & Bullion Products (IMAKAEAJ)

Keywords

• Precious metal refining
• Bullion bar minting
• Gold assaying services
• Silver refining
• LBMA accredited refinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Marrickville

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Precious Metal Refining Services: Refining services for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium from mined dore bars, jewellery scrap, manufacturing by-products, and other inputs. ABC Refinery refines to 999.9+ purity for gold and silver, 999.5+ for platinum and palladium. Services include immediate refining advances on receipt of material.
2. Bullion Product Sales: Sale of ABC Bullion branded products including cast bars (400oz, 1kg, 500g, 10oz, 250g, 5oz, 100g, 2oz, 1oz, 1/2oz in gold; 5kg, 1kg Concast, 1kg, 500g, 10oz in silver), minted coins (Eureka collection in 1oz, 1/2oz, 1/4oz), minted tablets (20g, 10g, 5g), granules (100g+), and custom coins and bars for government and corporate clients.
3. Finance Solutions: Financial services including price lock-ins for refining out-turns and forward bullion orders, and immediate refining advances on receipt of material regardless of batch size. Helps clients manage cashflow through metal financing.
4. Storage Services: Secure storage solutions for incoming client metal at ABC Refinery facilities including full insurance coverage. Metal is quarantined from general stock and recorded on proprietary ERP system. Trading desks enable conversion to cash or physical delivery worldwide.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ABC Refinery refines precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium) to 999.9+ purity and manufactures investment-grade bullion products. Its services include LBMA-accredited refining, NATA-accredited assaying, receipt and sampling, fabrication (cast bars, minted coins and tablets), and finance and storage solutions. The company serves mining companies, financial institutions, government mints, and individual investors through its ABC Bullion brand.

Product overview

ABC Refinery offers a vertically integrated precious metals portfolio comprising refining, assaying, minting, fabrication, and storage services. The core product lineup includes ABC Bullion branded cast bars (gold and silver in various weights), Eureka minted coins and tablets featuring Australian heritage designs, fine metal granules for industrial applications, and custom coin/bar production. Supporting services include LBMA-accredited refining, NATA-accredited assaying, secure storage, and financial solutions including price lock-ins and forward bullion orders. The company operates through its parent Pallion group, combining mine-to-market services from refining through retail bullion sale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ABC Bullion Cast Bars (Gold & Silver) Investment-grade cast bars in various weights (400oz, 5kg, 1kg, 500g, 250g, 100g, 10oz, 5oz, 2oz, 1oz, 1/2oz, Tael, Luong) produced by ABC Refinery and certified to LBMA Good Delivery standards. Sold to institutional clients and individual investors.
• ABC Bullion Eureka Minted Coins Signature minted bullion collection featuring Australian Eureka Rebellion heritage designs, available in gold and silver denominations (1oz, 1/2oz, 1/4oz) with high-quality finish. Sold to collectors and investors.
• ABC Bullion Eureka Minted Tablets Minted bullion tablets featuring the Eureka design, available in gold weights (1oz, 20g, 10g, 5g) and silver (1oz, 1/2oz) with tamper-proof ABCeal packaging. Sold to investors and collectors.
• Fine Gold & Silver Granules Precious metal granules for industrial and jewellery manufacturing, with gold at 999.9+ purity and silver at 999.5+ purity, supplied in sealed containers with assay certificates.
• Custom Coins & Bars Custom design and production services for coins, medallions, and bars for mints, corporations, and government agencies, including concept design, 3D prototyping, tool setup, fabrication, serialization, and ABCeal tamper-proof packaging.
• Precious Metals Refining Services LBMA-accredited refining services for gold (999.9+ purity), silver (999.9+ purity), platinum (999.5+ purity), and palladium (999.5+ purity) using aqua regia, electrolytic, chlorination, and proprietary Acidless Separation (ALS) methodologies. Services include immediate refining advances on receipt of material.
• Receipt & Sampling Services Secure receipt, inspection, weighing, electronic photography, melting, homogenisation, and dual blind homogeneous sampling services for incoming precious metal materials from mines and scrap suppliers.
• Assaying Services NATA and ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited laboratory testing using fire & wet chemical assays, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Spectrometry, Arc/Spark Optical Emission Spectrometry, and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectrometry for precise metallurgical analysis.
• Fabrication Services Full-service precious metals fabrication including cast bars, minted tablets and coins, semi-finished products, and granules using Australasia's largest private minting facility, with ABCeal tamper-proof packaging.
• Finance & Storage Services Financial solutions including price lock-ins for refining out-turns, forward bullion orders, immediate refining advances on receipt of material, and secure storage with 24-hour trading desks in Australia and Hong Kong, plus Custodian Vaults facilities in Sydney.
• ABCource Ultra-Premium Precious Metal Ultra-premium product line with strict origin tracing from mine to market, sourced from suppliers meeting highest environmental, health and safety requirements. Products quarantined throughout production using dedicated crucibles, bespoke laboratory practices, and segregated refining processes with annual independent audits. Available as cast bars, minted coins and tablets, and 999.9+ purity granules.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces operative costs per Kg of treated material by up to 40%
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.

• Mint Directors AssociationstrategicOthers · 1 January 2026ABC Mint, part of Pallion Group, joined the Mint Directors Association as an Associate Member. The MDA is a cornerstone of the minting industry promoting collaboration, knowledge-sharing and sustainable growth. Membership provides access to industry-leading resources, expertise and best practices with 30+ member mints, suppliers and distributors.
• Source CertaincoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Partnership with Australian scientific firm Source Certain to implement advanced gold-origin verification technology. Forensic-level trace element analysis enables ABC Refinery to confirm precise mine source of all incoming gold through a reference dataset established from supplying gold mines. This sets a new standard in traceability for LBMA Good Delivery and Responsible Sourcing Program requirements.
• Blockhead Technologies (ProvCheck)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024ABC Refinery adopted the ProvCheck app developed by Blockhead Technologies as the first adopter globally. The app allows customers to authenticate provenance of ABC Bullion gold bars by scanning numbered 1kg bars to unlock mine-to-market history including origin and attributable carbon emissions. Helps meet LBMA Good Delivery Standards and Responsible Sourcing Program requirements.
• Gold Industry GroupstrategicOthers · 1 January 2021ABC Refinery is an associate member of the Gold Industry Group, which provides a united voice for Australia's gold industry, strengthens the industry, promotes value, supports people and grows communities. The group represents gold producers, explorers, prospectors and suppliers.
• Responsible Jewellery CouncilstrategicOthers · 1 January 2021ABC Refinery, through Pallion Group, is a member of the Responsible Jewellery Council. RJC members commit to and are independently audited against the Code of Practices, an international standard on responsible business practices for diamonds, gold and platinum group metals addressing human rights, labour rights, environmental impact, mining practices, and product disclosure.
• Custodian VaultscoreOthersCustodian Vaults is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pallion providing independent bullion storage facilities. ABC Refinery offers this storage option to clients for longer-term storage of precious metals. Custodian Vaults is Australia's premier secure vaulting facility located in Sydney CBD with cutting-edge technology and on-site security.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PAMP Suisse: One of the world's leading precious metals refineries and bullion brands, LBMA-accredited for both gold and silver. Direct competitor in LBMA Good Delivery precious metals refining, minted bars, and global bullion distribution.
• Argor-Heraeus: Major Swiss-based LBMA-accredited precious metals refiner with globally recognized minted bars (Kinebar, Argor-Heraeus branded). Directly comparable in refining services, assaying, and bullion product manufacturing serving institutional and retail markets.
• Metalor Technologies: Swiss precious metals refiner and fabricator with LBMA Good Delivery accreditation for gold and silver. Comparable vertically integrated model spanning refining, minting, and industrial precious metals applications.
• Perth Mint: Australia's other major precious metals refiner and the world's largest issuer of legal tender precious metal coins. Direct domestic competitor in Australian gold/silver refining, LBMA accreditation, and branded bullion sales to retail and institutional customers.
• Rand Refinery: South Africa's largest single-site precious metals refinery and one of the largest gold refineries in the world. Direct LBMA-accredited competitor refining doré and producing Good Delivery bars for the global market.
• Royal Canadian Mint: Canadian government-owned precious metals refiner and leading global mint. Comparable vertically integrated offering spanning refining, bullion coin production (Maple Leaf), and LBMA-accredited bars.
• Asahi Refining: North American precious metals refiner formed from the former Johnson Matthey Gold & Silver Refining business. LBMA-accredited for gold and silver with comparable refining and assaying services for mining and recycled materials.

Broad incumbents

• Heraeus Precious Metals: Division of German technology group Heraeus, one of the largest precious metals refiners globally. LBMA-accredited for gold and silver with extensive industrial refining and recycling operations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
• Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo: Japan's leading precious metals refiner with LBMA Good Delivery accreditation and SGE accreditation for gold and silver. Comparable in technology-driven refining, assaying, and industrial precious metals products.

Regional players

• Royal Mint (UK): UK government-owned mint producing legal tender precious metal coins and LBMA-accredited bars. Comparable in minting capability and bullion product offerings, though primarily competing in European/UK markets rather than Asia-Pacific.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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