Counterparties
Suppliers, buyers and partners across the precious metals market
Crest Metals works only with businesses and institutions. Each counterparty completes our onboarding before its first transaction.
Suppliers
Mining companies and producers, licensed aggregators and exporters, and jewellery wholesalers and recyclers.
- Access to international refiners and buyers through one counterparty.
- Prices referenced to recognised international benchmarks.
- The same terms at every volume.
- A documented onboarding process with a named contact.
Buyers
Refiners, bullion banks, dealers and trading firms, jewellery manufacturers and wholesalers, and institutional buyers.
- Consistent supply, described precisely and fully documented.
- Due diligence completed before goods are delivered.
- One team responsible from enquiry to delivery.
- Delivery to your refiner, vault or premises on agreed terms.
Strategic partners
Refiners, assay laboratories, logistics and vault operators, banks and trade finance providers.
- Collaboration across sourcing, refining, logistics and finance.
- Documented procedures available for your review.
- Long-term relationships with defined responsibilities.
The participants we work with
These are the participants Crest Metals deals with between the mine and the end buyer.
Suppliers and producers
Licensed sources of gold, precious metals and stones.
Aggregators
Businesses that consolidate supply from producing markets.
Logistics and vault operators
Insured transport and secure storage between markets.
Refiners and assayers
Accredited facilities that test, refine and certify metal.
Financial institutions
Banks and trade finance providers that handle settlement.
Jewellers and traders
Businesses that supply metal and stones to trade and retail markets.
Institutional buyers
Banks, funds and corporates that hold or use precious metals.
Working with our counterparties
Onboarding, quotations, contracts and settlement are handled directly between our Dubai team and each counterparty's decision-makers.
Our reach
Trading from Dubai with international counterparties
From DMCC, Crest Metals trades with counterparties in key producing markets and in the main refining, investment and jewellery centres of the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
Start a transaction with Crest Metals
Tell us what you supply or what you want to buy. We reply with the documents we need for onboarding and the next step for your first lot.