The LBMA Case - RAID

News on London’s gold market authority

London gold market faces landmark High Court challenge over “responsible” gold claims

Illicit Finance Summit 2026_Gold Mining North Mara

Ahead of UK Illicit Finance Summit, NGOs call for action on tainted gold

A call to end the global trade in tainted gold on the London market

LBMA RAID Research

London gold market authority sued for certifying gold from Barrick’s deadly Tanzanian mine

13 December 2022

The LBMA’s responsible gold sourcing programme lacks credibility

LBMA Should Suspend Gold Refiner MMTC-PAMP

The filing of the LBMA Case

2022

RAID correspondence with the LBMA

Our complaints under the LBMA’s ‘Incident Review Process’

2020 Submission

2022 Submission

Chronology LBMA Letters

Chronology of events and correspondence

Group letter to the LBMA in 2021

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Guided tour of North Mara

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RAID Google Earth Slideshow presentation 2025 GoogleEarth

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OCTOBER 2026

London Gold Body’s Legal Fight Exposes Threat to Bullion Market

SEPTEMBER 2026

Centuries-old London Good Delivery system for gold faces modern accountability test

SEPTEMBER 2026

Explainer: Top accreditor of gold refiners and families of artisanal miners in London court case

JULY 2026

New allegations of killing and torture by security forces at African gold mine as 30 people join legal claim

LBMA Position on the North Mara Mine Claim

Legal actions alleging human rights violations

Nov 2025

New Q&A – Barrick case at Ontario Court of Appeal

Nov 2022

Key Q&A on legal cases

Dec 2022

LBMA sued in UK for certifying North Mara gold

Nov 2022

Barrick sued in Canada over alleged human rights violations

Feb 2020

Tanzanian Victims Commence Legal Action in UK against Barrick

Feb 2015

Settlement after 2013 UK case against African Barrick Gold

Lethal Gold

2017