East Africa produces an estimated 40 tonnes of artisanal gold every year. Less than a third of it is officially recorded. The rest disappears into a chain of brokers, middlemen and informal dealers who absorb 8–14% of every gram before it reaches a refinery.
Miners are paid late, paid less, and rarely receive certificates of origin. Buyers absorb fraud risk that brokers used to underwrite with relationships. Governments lose royalty revenue.
IMTA replaces brokers with infrastructure.
We are a Kenya-licensed marketplace operating under the Mining Act 2016 and the Proceeds of Crime & Anti-Money Laundering Act. Every miner on the platform is verified. Every buyer is KYC’d. Every transaction is escrowed, assayed and logged for KRA audit.
We charge one fee — 1.8% per transaction — and that’s how we keep the lights on. No listing fees, no spread, no per-gram commission.
We’re actively onboarding licensed miners across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Reach out at hello@imta.africa.
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