The Royal Canadian Mint's on-site refinery was completed in 1911 to convert raw doré bars into coinage-quality gold, and quickly became strategically important: during the First World War, its gold bars helped pay down Britain's war debts. The refinery earned LBMA Good Delivery accreditation in 1919 and has held that status continuously ever since, making it one of the longest-tenured refiners on the LBMA's list. Its purity milestones stand out even among elite refiners: in the mid-1960s it raised bar purity from .995 to .9999 fine, in 1982 it became the first in the world to produce .9999 fine bullion coins, and in 1998 it was the first refiner anywhere to achieve .99999 fine purity.
The Royal Canadian Mint's refinery is as much a purity pioneer as a production operation — its 1998 achievement of .99999 fine gold remains a benchmark few refiners have matched, and it directly explains why the Mint's own Call of the Wild coin series could be struck at that same exceptional purity. As a full LBMA standing member alongside Mining Association of Canada membership, it combines government backing with over a century of continuous Good Delivery accreditation.
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Start tracking freeContinuously since 1919 — over a century, making it one of the longest-tenured refiners on the LBMA's Good Delivery list.
It was the first in the world to produce .9999 fine bullion coins (1982) and the first refiner anywhere to achieve .99999 fine purity (1998).
Yes — it's the same refinery behind the Mint's coins, including the exceptionally pure .99999 fine Call of the Wild gold series, which builds directly on the refinery's own purity milestones.