A family-owned group founded in Paris in 1961, OCIM is active across the entire Gold value chain.
OCIM was founded in Paris in 1961. For years, the group operated as a financial partner to mining operators providing capital and trading expertise to actors across the value chain. In 2025, the acquisition of two processing plants in Peru marked a strategic inflection point: OCIM became an industrial operator in its own right, with direct control over production, formalisation, and traceability at the source.
Today, OCIM operates across two entities with distinct and complementary roles. Each of these entities is owned by OCIM Finance, the group’s holding company, which defines the strategy, organizes the activities and provides services, such as financial management, human resources and communications, to its subsidiaries.
Soleil Metals SA operates two processing plants, Victoria and Yacari, located in the south of Peru and duly authorized by local authorities. Soleil Metals plants source gold and silver ore from formalized and vetted ASM miners and sells its production of doré bars to European LBMA accredited refineries.
OCIM Metals & Mining SA is mainly engaged, thanks to its regulatory expertise, in the business of setting up offtakes with responsible ASM supply chains, from the source to LBMA refiners and end users. Whenever possible, OCIM Metals & Mining also provides short term working capital financing to upstream actors by way of advance or provisional payments. OCIM Metals & Mining absorbs the OCIM group credit risks when providing funding to external counterparties.
What makes us different?
Vertical integration across the entire value chains, from producers to end-users
Complementary nature of our activities, ranging from producing to physical trading
Comprehensive downstream network with refiners, end-users, financial institutions and top tier industry associations
Over 60 years in business
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1961
Founding of OCIM, specializing in real estate development.
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1990
Diversification into alternative assets including gold
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2015
Next generation taking over leadership of the OCIM group
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2019
OCIM fully dedicated to trading the precious metals value chains
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2022
Launch of Electrum, a financial trading
entity focused on commodities & FX
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2025
OCIM completes its vertical integration by becoming a gold & silver producer
OCIM is led by top level executives who combine strategic vision, industry expertise and hands on operating capacities.
