Suspension of Approved Status for Warranting and Delivery of Certain Gold and Silver Brands

Effective immediately, Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX”) has suspended the approved status for warranting and delivery of the following brands of gold and silver until further notice.

•           JSC Krastsvetmet (gold and silver) 

•           JSC Novosibirsk Refinery (gold and silver) 

•           JSC Uralelectromed (gold and silver) 

•           Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant (gold)  

•           Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals (gold and silver) 

•           Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals, SOE (gold and silver) 

Gold and silver produced prior to March 7, 2022, will continue to be eligible for warranting and delivery. Metal produced as of March 7, 2022 and beyond will not be eligible for warranting and delivery until further notice.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) will be notified of the aforementioned suspension during the week March 14, 2022 via the weekly notification procedures set out in Part 40 of the CFTC’s Regulations.

Please refer questions on this subject to:

Market Surveillance

Terry Gehring                            terry.gehring@cmegroup.com                            +312 344 3644

Research and Product Development

Joann Arena                              joann.arena@cmegroup.com                             +212 299 2356