Valcambi is a precious metals refining company located in Balerna, Switzerland, and a subsidiary of Rajesh Exports Limited.
[1] In 2003, European Gold Refineries SA purchased 100% of Valcambi from Credit Suisse for approximately $400 million.
The company bought out the stakes of US miner Newmont Mining Corporation and a group of global investors to own 100% equity in Valcambi.
[6] On 10 September 2015, a Bern Declaration report, "A Golden Racket," revealed that Valcambi had purchased gold traced to artisanal mines in Burkina Faso.
It claimed that Valcambi had imported seven tonnes of gold in 2014 that were smuggled into Togo and sold to Wafex Sàrl, a subsidiary of the Ammar Group.