Colombian gold traceability: how to verify origin

• AANM Resolution 759 of October 28, 2024 (opens in a new tab)

  Creates the PTM and defines the OTTM. Transactions are recorded in the PTM through an OTTM, either a private authorized operator or the one the ANM makes available.

• BANM Resolution 3824 of December 29, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

  Sets the voluntary transition and the date from which recording is mandatory for each category, starting November 19, 2026 for large-scale mining.

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  Certificate of origin

  The document that proves the lawful origin of the mineral for mining title holders and other producers. For subsistence miners, the equivalent document is the production declaration.

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  Acceptance code

  The code the PTM returns when a transaction is accepted. MinTrace stores it with the transaction and its supporting documents, so your supplier can show what was reported.

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  Gold bought from subsistence miners

  Is recorded by the buyer registered in the Single Registry of Mineral Traders (RUCOM) (Colombia's registry of mineral traders), and the miner authorizes the purchase with an acceptance code.

Gold is the largest item in Colombia's mining exports. According to Bulletin 26, "Minería en cifras", of Colombia's Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME), February 2026 (opens in a new tab), gold accounted for 40.6 % of the country's 2025 mining exports, about USD 4,616 million FOB (free on board), 12.5 % more than in 2024.

Exports leave almost entirely from one department: the same bulletin reports that 97.8 % of the unwrought gold exported in 2025 recorded Antioquia as its origin, and that its main destinations were the United States (31.3 %), Canada (17.0 %) and the United Arab Emirates (16.5 %).

Upstream, the chain is long. A buyer can purchase from subsistence miners, from mining title holders and from other traders, and smelting gold into doré is recorded as a transformation. For subsistence miners, Ministry of Mines Resolution 40103 of 2017 (opens in a new tab) caps sales of precious metals at 420 grams per year per miner, with a monthly average of 35 grams, and the PTM rejects a purchase that exceeds the yearly quota.

With Mineral Invest, an investment manager can give its investors access to the production process of each lot, from the mine to the export, on a site under its own brand. MinTrace does not make securities offerings or manage third-party funds.

The OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas is an international framework that describes how companies can identify and manage risks in their mineral supply chains.

MinTrace organizes the origin evidence and the supplier due diligence of Colombian companies: registry checks, restrictive lists and supporting documents. Whether a supply chain meets any standard is assessed by the buyer or its auditor.

1. 1

   Which OTTM do you use to record your transactions in the PTM?

2. 2

   Can you share the acceptance code and the PDF certificate for this sale?

3. 3

   What document proves the origin of the gold: a certificate of origin or a production declaration?

4. 4

   Are you registered in the RUCOM, and do you check your own suppliers against it and against restrictive lists?

5. 5

   From what date is recording in the PTM mandatory for your category?