Gold traceability means the gold leaving your site can be followed back to the shift and the source that produced it. Keep those references connected so your team can find the supporting details when a quantity or its origin is reviewed.
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In January 2026, GoldBod announced a planned traceability pilot involving about 600 artisanal and small-scale mining operations. A later announcement described procurement of a national system intended to follow gold from extraction to export.
What traceability means for the daily record
Traceability means being able to follow the material through its recorded source, production and handovers. Start by making those records easy to connect. Each entry needs enough detail for the next person to identify what it relates to and check what happened.
Keep the references consistent
- Site or source reference for the activity.
- Date, shift and responsible person.
- Relevant production or batch reference and recorded quantity.
- Handover details and supporting documents.
- Review of any difference or correction.
Use the required identifiers and documents for your operation and supply chain. Agree who creates each entry and who checks it, then test whether a reviewer can follow one record through the next handover.
Test whether the record survives a handover
Choose one production record and ask a colleague who did not create it to follow the next movement. Can they identify the source, date, quantity, responsible person and receiving reference? A consistent batch or movement reference makes that possible without relying on the names people use informally for a work area.
If material is split between two destinations, keep the relationship between the original record and both receiving records. If separate movements are brought together, retain the source references used to build the combined record. The receiving total is easier to investigate when its components remain visible.
Record the quantity and unit at each stage, together with the basis used to measure it. Tonnes of material moved, material processed and recovered gold are different measures. A movement record should explain its own quantity rather than letting a reviewer assume that unlike units can be compared directly.
Resolve gaps before the next transfer
A missing source reference, an unreadable document or a different receiving quantity needs a named follow-up. Keep the original entry and the review outcome together. Where the teams correct a reference, both sides of the handover need the corrected relationship so the trail does not stop at the next desk.
Agree which documents the receiving party needs and who confirms that they are present. The practical test is to retrieve a complete example, including the source documents, rather than relying on a statement that the records are stored somewhere. Use the identifiers required for your operation and the relevant supply-chain process.
A useful site diary connects the day's activity, instructions and supporting evidence. The site diary guide explains how those records give later reviewers the context behind a production event.
Connect the operating costs without mixing the measures
The same shift and asset references help connect fuel, equipment activity and downtime to production. Those records explain operating costs. Keep the production quantities and supply-chain documents available alongside them so each review uses the information it needs.
Start with one production handover
Darikoda helps connect field activity and supporting records. Use the free 30-minute audit to review one handover, identify missing details and leave with a one-page map of the priorities for your operation.
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