Why London?

Star Refining is based in London, England, the centre of the world’s primary precious metals market. In 1919 the five principal gold bullion traders began the practice of fixing the price of gold twice a day. The “London Gold Fix” has become the benchmark for pricing the majority of gold throughout the world’s markets. The London market sets the price of gold, and London maintains its position as by far the largest global centre for precious metal transactions.

Best Price. Star’s location right at the centre of the world’s busiest precious metals market gives us the access and experience required to get an extra one or two points on a deal—the difference between a good price and an exceptional price!

Best Technology. As the focus of the world’s precious metals market, London has the best refining technology and the most highly skilled refining and recovery tradesmen. Star has the experience and the technology to recover more precious metal from your scrap more efficiently with less waste and with lower refining costs.

High Volume. Star funnels the scrap and refining business from over 14,000 customers worldwide to our state-of-the-art facilities in London. With that kind of volume Star not only has the most efficient refining operation, we have developed highly sophisticated business processes to provide the best, most accurate and trouble-free service to our customers.

Independent Assay. Most refiners offer no independent assay—you just have to take their word about what was recovered from your scrap. When you refine with Star in London you will always get an independent analysis from an official Assay Office licenced by the British government.

International Express Shipping. Star Refining has negotiated a highly favourable international express shipping rate with UPS. We provide UPS shipping materials free of charge. Our special overnight London rates from UPS match the cost of shipping within the US, allowing Star to offer you all the benefits of the London market with no hidden costs or overhead.