[ { "$schema": "gtcx://research/terminal-claim-card/v0", "card_id": "card:gh:asm-gold:003", "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:lbma-not-title:003", "lane": "inferred", "headline": "LBMA status is not Ghana licensing", "terminal_display": { "show": [ "LBMA Good Delivery scope (market integrity)", "confidence lane badge (inferred — boundary inference from Act ss.26–28 + LBMA scope)", "provenance links (Act reprint licensing provisions + LBMA programme)" ], "hide": [], "never_render_as": "a Ghana license, export authorization, or title indicator" }, "challenge_route": "Open provenance panel → dispute via claim contradiction ticket referencing claim_id", "do_not_imply": [ "LBMA accreditation of any refiner implies a counterparty is licensed in Ghana", "Good Delivery status substitutes for GoldBod or Minerals Commission checks" ], "freshness_rule": "Annual re-review (expires 2027-07-12) — Ghana's gold-trade law was rewritten in 2025; 'structural' boundaries move here", "contradictions": [] }, { "$schema": "gtcx://research/terminal-claim-card/v0", "card_id": "card:gh:asm-gold:006", "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:act-1140-establishes-goldbod:006", "lane": "verified", "headline": "Act 1140 (2025) establishes GoldBod", "terminal_display": { "show": [ "statute name + year (Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 — Act 1140)", "sealed official PDF link + SHA-256", "confidence lane badge (verified 0.95)" ], "hide": [], "never_render_as": "evidence that any specific counterparty holds a GoldBod license" }, "challenge_route": "Provenance panel → compare sealed PDF hash against goldbod.gov.gh original", "do_not_imply": [ "GTCX has any GoldBod authority or affiliation", "the Act's existence validates a specific trade or trader" ], "freshness_rule": "Re-verify annually or on amendment news; expires 2027-07-12", "contradictions": [] }, { "$schema": "gtcx://research/terminal-claim-card/v0", "card_id": "card:gh:asm-gold:007", "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:goldbod-sole-asm-trade-export:007", "lane": "verified", "headline": "GoldBod holds sole trade/export authority for non-large-scale gold", "terminal_display": { "show": [ "statutory scope: 'miners other than large-scale miners' (residual category — ASM is the main case, not the whole net)", "sealed reprint citation with section reference + official PDF integrity hash", "explicit note: counterparty license status must be checked case-by-case" ], "hide": [], "never_render_as": "confirmation that a given counterparty is GoldBod-licensed" }, "challenge_route": "Provenance panel → sealed reprint section check → contradiction ticket if authority scope changes", "do_not_imply": [ "a trader claiming GoldBod affiliation is actually licensed", "pre-Act PMMC licenses remain valid (see transition claim 014 — repeal/transition provisions sealed)", "GTCX can verify or issue GoldBod licenses", "'non-large-scale' equals 'artisanal' — medium/other non-large-scale operators fall in the same statutory net" ], "freshness_rule": "Expires 2026-12-31; re-check on Act amendment OR s.73 legislative instrument / Gazette notice", "contradictions": [ { "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:goldbod-not-minerals-commission:009", "note": "Trade authority ≠ mining license authority — render both cards together" } ] }, { "$schema": "gtcx://research/terminal-claim-card/v0", "card_id": "card:gh:asm-gold:008", "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:foreign-buyer-mission-first:008", "lane": "verified", "headline": "Ghana Mission Dubai guidance: Mission/Consulate as first contact for foreign buyers", "terminal_display": { "show": [ "advisory procedure (one mission's published guidance — not shown MFA-wide)", "sealed snapshot link + hash (live page unreliable)", "note: advisory, not a commercial clearance" ], "hide": [], "never_render_as": "a completed due-diligence step or transaction approval" }, "challenge_route": "Provenance panel → MFA page snapshot comparison", "do_not_imply": [ "contacting a Mission clears a buyer to transact", "GTCX brokers or facilitates consular introductions" ], "freshness_rule": "Expires 2027-01-01; MFA guidance pages change without notice", "contradictions": [] }, { "$schema": "gtcx://research/terminal-claim-card/v0", "card_id": "card:gh:asm-gold:009", "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:goldbod-not-minerals-commission:009", "lane": "inferred", "headline": "GoldBod trade authority does not replace Minerals Commission checks", "institutional_tension": { "status": "open", "summary": "Act 1140 grants GoldBod sole ASM trade/export authority, but the Minerals Commission remains the mining-license institution. A counterparty can hold one status without the other.", "ui_requirement": "Render GoldBod trade-license status and Minerals Commission mining-license status as SEPARATE indicators; never merge into one 'licensed' badge" }, "terminal_display": { "show": [ "two distinct institutional lanes (GoldBod trade vs MinCom mining)", "inferred lane badge (0.8) with rationale", "open-tension flag linked to claim 007" ], "hide": [], "never_render_as": "a single composite compliance score or unified license state" }, "challenge_route": "Contradiction ticket on claim 009 ↔ 007 linkage; escalate if either institution publishes a unified register", "do_not_imply": [ "one institution's status covers the other", "GTCX adjudicates which institution governs a dispute", "the tension is resolved — it is open by design" ], "freshness_rule": "Expires 2026-12-31; watch for GoldBod–MinCom coordination announcements", "contradictions": [ { "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:goldbod-sole-asm-trade-export:007", "note": "Open tension — must remain visible in UI until institutionally resolved" } ] }, { "$schema": "gtcx://research/terminal-claim-card/v0", "card_id": "card:gh:asm-gold:011", "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:goldbod-licensing-tiers:011", "lane": "verified", "headline": "GoldBod licenses gold buyers in named tiers", "terminal_display": { "show": [ "s.27 licence categories are the full statutory menu (buying, refining, storage, transport, transhipment, …)", "buyer tier sub-taxonomy: Tier 1, Tier 2, Self-Financed Aggregator, Aggregator Licensed Buyer (Q2-2025 statutory report)", "prompt: which s.27 category — and if a buyer, which named tier — does the counterparty claim?", "note: a counterparty holding a non-buyer category legitimately fits no tier" ], "hide": [], "never_render_as": "verification that a counterparty actually holds any licence or tier" }, "challenge_route": "Provenance panel → statutory report hash check → contradiction ticket if GoldBod revises categories or tier names", "do_not_imply": [ "a tier or category claim by a counterparty equals a registry-confirmed licence", "GTCX can look up or confirm GoldBod license registers", "tier level implies trustworthiness ranking beyond licensing scope", "'no tier' means suspicious — non-buyer s.27 categories fit no tier by design" ], "freshness_rule": "Expires 2027-01-12: tier taxonomy confirmed across Q2, Q3, and Q4 2025 statutory reports (all sealed); re-seal on next s.42 quarterly publication", "contradictions": [] }, { "$schema": "gtcx://research/terminal-claim-card/v0", "card_id": "card:gh:asm-gold:012", "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:licence-requirement-offence:012", "lane": "verified", "headline": "Unlicensed gold trading is a criminal offence in Ghana", "terminal_display": { "show": [ "s.26(1)/(5) licence requirement + s.63(1)(f)/(2) buying offence, with exact section cites", "sealed reprint excerpt + official PDF integrity hash", "open s.67(1) tension badge (licensed purchase from 'a miner' — unresolved)", "prompt: has the counterparty shown a GoldBod licence document (see s.27 categories, card 011)?" ], "hide": [], "never_render_as": "a determination that any specific party is licensed or unlicensed" }, "challenge_route": "Provenance panel → sealed reprint section check; s.67 tension escalates to counsel review", "do_not_imply": [ "GTCX can confirm licence status against a GoldBod register", "absence of a shown licence establishes anything beyond unresolved licensing status — resolution requires the counterparty's licence document", "penalty exposure applies to the Terminal user rather than the trading parties", "the s.63(1)(f) buying rule is unambiguous where the seller is a Minerals-Commission-licensed miner (open s.67(1) tension)" ], "freshness_rule": "Expires 2026-12-31; re-check on Act amendment OR any s.73 legislative instrument / Gazette notice (licence perimeter can move without amending the Act)", "contradictions": [ { "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:licence-requirement-offence:012", "note": "s.67(1) internal tension must stay visible until counsel-grade resolution" } ] }, { "$schema": "gtcx://research/terminal-claim-card/v0", "card_id": "card:gh:asm-gold:013", "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:fronting-prohibition:013", "lane": "verified", "headline": "Foreign fronting behind a local licence is a statutory red flag", "terminal_display": { "show": [ "fronting prohibition per Act 1140 s.63(1)(e) (sealed reprint text)", "routing action: ownership documentation → rights-cleared counterparty ingest (never a user-answered determination)", "GTCX decision-relevance note (labeled as GTCX mapping, not statute): ownership structure mismatch elevates review priority", "link to foreign-buyer Mission-guidance card (008)" ], "hide": [], "never_render_as": "an accusation or beneficial-ownership finding about any party" }, "challenge_route": "Provenance panel → sealed reprint s.63(1)(e) check; ownership questions route to counterparty document ingest (rights-cleared)", "do_not_imply": [ "GTCX performs beneficial-ownership investigations", "the Act provides an in-Act foreign-buyer licensing route — s.28 gates licence eligibility to citizens/wholly citizen-owned bodies; lawful foreign engagement runs through channels outside this pack's sealed evidence (see card 008 for mission guidance)", "an elevated-review mapping equals a violation or a finding" ], "freshness_rule": "Expires 2026-12-31; re-check on Act amendment OR any s.73 legislative instrument / Gazette notice (Minister can move the licence perimeter without amending the Act)", "contradictions": [] }, { "$schema": "gtcx://research/terminal-claim-card/v0", "card_id": "card:gh:asm-gold:014", "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:repeal-transition:014", "lane": "verified", "headline": "The 2025 Act moved the institutional boundary — pre-Act arrangements don't presumptively survive", "terminal_display": { "show": [ "s.75(1) repeals (PMMC Act; Act 703 ss.6/97/104 as to gold) with verbatim cites", "s.75(2) carve-out: Minister may still licence large-scale companies to deal in gold", "s.78 PMMC → GoldBod transfer", "render WITH card 009 — the two-lane picture plus where the boundary moved" ], "hide": [], "never_render_as": "a determination that any specific pre-Act licence or arrangement is void" }, "challenge_route": "Provenance panel → sealed reprint ss.75/78 check; specific-licence questions escalate to counsel", "do_not_imply": [ "GTCX adjudicates which pre-Act arrangements survived", "Minerals Commission lost all gold-relevant functions (s.75(2) carve-out; mining licensing continues)", "transition is complete or uncontested in practice" ], "freshness_rule": "Expires 2026-12-31; re-check on Act amendment OR s.73 legislative instrument / Gazette notice", "contradictions": [ { "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:goldbod-not-minerals-commission:009", "note": "Companion card — 009's split is refined by 014's moved boundary; always render together" } ] }, { "$schema": "gtcx://research/terminal-claim-card/v0", "card_id": "card:gh:asm-gold:015", "claim_id": "claim:gh:asm-gold:s27-licence-categories:015", "lane": "verified", "headline": "Ten statutory licence categories — buying is one of them", "terminal_display": { "show": [ "the full s.27(1) menu: Aggregation, Buying, Refining, Export Partnership, Storage, Importation, Transhipment, Transportation, Smelting, Fabrication", "s.27(2): terms and conditions published in the Gazette (watch trigger)", "companion to card 011 — buyer tiers sit under the Buying/Aggregation categories only" ], "hide": [], "never_render_as": "a checklist implying GTCX can confirm which category a counterparty holds" }, "challenge_route": "Provenance panel → sealed reprint s.27 check; category terms → Gazette watch", "do_not_imply": [ "holding any category equals corridor-wide authorization — each category has its own scope", "GTCX can verify category holdings against a register", "the category list is static — s.27(2) Gazette publications and s.73 LIs can refine terms" ], "freshness_rule": "Expires 2026-12-31; re-check on Act amendment OR s.73 LI / s.27(2) Gazette publication", "contradictions": [] } ]