We note RAID’s article of 9 July 2020 “LBMA Should Suspend Gold Refiner MMTC-PAMP” 
https://www.raid-uk.org/blog/lbma-should-suspend-gold-refiner-mmtc-pamp and the related references, including the “Submission under the LBMA’s Incident Review of PAMP/MMTC PAMP” https://www.raiduk.org/sites/default/files/raid_analysis_of_synergy_assessment_north_mara_gold_mine_update.pdf,  which raise concerns relating to MMTC-PAMP’s assessment of North Mara Gold Mine (NMGM) which was conducted by Synergy Global Consulting (Synergy). This submission is an initial response to the points raised. Read More