Registered in England and Wales · Company No. 17216520
Documented Origin
Direct access to Colombian mining producers with verified titles, under formal contractual agreements and full documentary traceability.
Structured Supply Chain
Insured transport, assay verification, export and import documentation, and delivery to accredited European refineries.
Independent Governance
Corporate structure supervised by an independent Security Trustee, overseeing documentary integrity and AML/KYC compliance.
What We Do
A Physical Gold Trading Platform
El Dorado Empire Ltd is a physical gold trading platform incorporated in England and Wales. Our core activity is the acquisition of physical gold at source — directly from contracted mining operations in Colombia — and its commercialisation to European refineries in Spain.
We are not a mining company, a refinery, or a regulated financial intermediary. We are the commercial operator that connects both ends of the chain: the producer at origin and the international end-buyer, capturing the documented price differential between the two.
80 kg
Contracted monthly supply capacity
1,238 kg
Target volume — 24-month Programme
3
Jurisdictions · UK · Colombia · Spain
How We Operate
The Trading Process
I
Supply Contract
We sign supply agreements with Colombian mining producers holding formally registered titles. The purchase price is contractually fixed at a documented discount to the LBMA spot reference.
II
Acquisition & Verification
Gold is weighed, assayed and verified at source. Full traceability documentation is generated in compliance with Colombian export regulations (DIAN) and EU import requirements.
III
Insured International Transport
Metal is transported exclusively via specialist precious metals logistics operators, fully insured throughout transit from Colombia to Spain.
IV
Delivery & Sale
We deliver gold to our European refinery counterpart in Spain at the LBMA spot reference, less a standard delivery discount. The margin between purchase and sale constitutes the commercial result of each operation.
Supply Chain & Compliance
Responsible Sourcing
El Dorado Empire Ltd operates exclusively with gold suppliers holding formally registered mining titles with Colombian authorities. Our supply agreements require origin documentation, independent assay verification, and compliance with DIAN export regulations.
AML / KYC
Identity and source-of-funds verification for all counterparties
Colombian Export
Certification and declaration with DIAN (National Customs & Tax Authority)
EU Import
Import declaration under HS code 71.08, 0% tariff on bullion
Responsible Sourcing
Chain-of-custody documentation and mining title verification
Logistics
Physical gold transport between origin and destination is carried out exclusively with logistics operators specialised in precious metals. Each shipment is fully insured (all-risks transit insurance) and accompanied by complete chain-of-custody documentation.
ESG & Community Impact
Gold That Leaves a Mark
El Dorado Empire Ltd operates on real territory, with real communities. Our ESG commitment is not a reporting exercise — it is a business model decision. We believe that gold sourced from better-educated, better-connected and better-organised communities is more sustainable, more traceable and more valuable. Community impact and commercial return are two sides of the same project.
“Every kilogram of gold that EDE mobilises must leave something more than a ledger entry in the territory from which it comes.”
The Territory — Sur de Bolívar, Colombia
The southern department of Bolívar encompasses municipalities including Santa Rosa del Sur, Simítí and Río Viejo — a mountain and tropical forest region with one of Colombia's richest gold-bearing ranges, the Serranía de San Lucas. Communities are primarily rural, with Afro-Colombian and indigenous nuclei, and an economy historically dependent on artisanal and small-scale mining.
SOCIALSocial Pillar
Mining-Educational Scholarship Programme
Phase 1 (Year 1–2)
ESG-S01
EDE allocates a percentage of its net operating margin per kilogram commercialised to fund scholarships for young people from mining families — covering secondary education and technical training in logistics, geology, environment and business management.
Mining Formalisation School
Phase 1 (Year 1)
ESG-S02
In collaboration with SENA and regional universities, EDE designs and delivers practical workshops for artisanal miners on formalisation processes, safe inputs handling, mineral traceability and environmental good practices.
Tertiary Roads Fund
Phase 1–2 (Year 1–3)
ESG-I01
EDE constitutes a dedicated Tertiary Roads Fund from its operating margin per kilogram acquired, co-financing road improvement projects in supplier municipalities, managed with community participatory committees.
EDE assigns technical and legal advisory resources to accompany suppliers through the process of obtaining or regularising mining titles with Colombia's National Mining Agency (ANM).
OECD Certification & Due Diligence
Phase 2 (Year 2–4)
ESG-G02
Once formalised, EDE accompanies suppliers in the progressive adoption of OECD Due Diligence Guidelines for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains.
Transparent Traceability System
Phase 1–2 (Year 1–3)
ESG-G03
EDE implements a mineral traceability system from pit to refinery: photographic records, geo-location of extraction points, certified weighing and complete chain-of-custody documentation.
EDE promotes the progressive elimination of mercury in gold processing among its suppliers, in line with the Minamata Convention, financing alternative mercury-free beneficiation technologies.
Community Forest Rangers Programme
Phase 1–2 (Year 1–3)
ESG-A04
EDE funds brigades of community forest rangers — rural families, young people without employment, women heads of household — trained and remunerated for monitoring, conservation and reforestation.
Carbon Credits — Forest Standing, Real Income
Phase 2–3 (Year 2–5)
ESG-A05
In collaboration with Verra (VCS) and Gold Standard, EDE structures REDD+ forest conservation projects in the Serranía de San Lucas.
SDG 6 · Clean WaterSDG 13 · Climate ActionSDG 15 · Life on LandSDG 8 · Decent Work
ESG Fund — How EDE Finances Its Commitments
EDE allocates a fixed percentage of its net operating margin per kilogram commercialised to a dedicated ESG Fund, managed separately from commercial operations and subject to independent oversight.
Source
Contribution
Destination
Operating margin
USD 50 per kg commercialised (annually reviewable)
ESG Fund EDE
Institutional partnerships
To be defined with GIZ, IDB, USAID, UNDP
Specific co-financed projects
Annual Impact Report
EDE publishes an annual ESG Impact Report covering: scholarships awarded, miners formalised, roads co-financed, mercury eliminated, forest rangers employed, carbon credits generated. Impact reports are publicly accessible.
Contact
Get in Touch
El Dorado Empire Ltd operates with strategic partners, international gold buyers, suppliers with verified mining titles, and institutional counterparties. If you represent any of these, we invite you to contact our team.
El Dorado Empire Ltd
71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden
London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ
Registered in England and Wales · Company No. 17216520
This website does not constitute an offer, invitation or financial promotion of any kind. El Dorado Empire Ltd is not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority.
