AAA Precious Metals

AAA Precious Metals is a family-owned and operated precious metals refinery based in Portland, Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The company describes itself as one of the few refineries open to the public, combining industrial refining services with retail-facing buying and selling of precious metals. Its core focus is serving the mining and jewelers industries, but it also welcomes individual customers who wish to purchase or sell gold, silver, and platinum. The firm's refining operations accept a range of precious-metal-bearing materials, including scrap, filings, placer gold and nuggets, dental scrap, photographic silver, polishings and sweeps, grindings, vacuum bags and filters, dry sludge, and gold-filled material (with a five-pound minimum). It explicitly rejects materials that pose environmental or cost problems, such as anything containing cyanide, mercury, or cadmium, as well as plating solutions, ore, and black sands. This selectivity reflects both environmental responsibility and the practical economics of refining. Beyond refining, AAA Precious Metals manufactures and wholesales products for jewelers and artisans. It produces gold and silver casting grain on site and acts as a wholesaler for casting grain, sheet, flat wire, round wire, half-round wire, bezel, and plumb and repair solders. The company's founder was a bench jeweler and jewelry manufacturer for close to 30 years in the Portland area, giving the business deep familiarity with the jewelry trade. For miners and investors, the company offers AAAPM-branded coins and ingots as well as generic coins and ingots, and it purchases coins and ingots from customers. AAA Precious Metals operates with a personalized, appointment-oriented service model. Business hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:30 to 4:00, with appointments required. The company emphasizes exceptional customer service and the highest possible return on transactions, aiming to earn trust through transparency and flexibility. Its dual role as both an industrial refiner and a public-facing bullion dealer distinguishes it within the Pacific Northwest precious metals sector.

AAA Precious Metals is a family-owned and operated precious metals refinery located in the Pacific Northwest, specifically in Portland, Oregon. The company was founded by an individual who spent close to 30 years as a bench jeweler and jewelry manufacturer in the Portland area. This background in the jewelry trade shaped the company's dual identity: a refiner that understands the needs of jewelers and artisans, and a mint that produces coins and ingots for miners and investors. From its base in Portland, AAA Precious Metals has built a business around refining precious metals for the mining and jewelers industries while remaining one of the few refineries open to the public. The company accepts a wide variety of materials for refining, including scrap, filings, placer gold and nuggets, dental scrap, photographic silver, polishings and sweeps, grindings, vacuum bags and filters, dry sludge, and gold-filled material. It does not accept materials containing cyanide, mercury, or cadmium, nor plating solutions, ore, or black sands, citing environmental reasons and refining costs. In addition to refining, the company manufactures gold and silver casting grain on site and wholesales a range of products for jewelers, including sheet, flat wire, round wire, half-round wire, bezel, and plumb and repair solders. It also offers AAAPM-branded coins and ingots, generic coins and ingots, and purchases coins and ingots from customers. The company provides fire assay and X-ray spectral analysis services to support its refining operations. AAA Precious Metals operates with a personalized service model. Business hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:30 to 4:00, and appointments are required. The company emphasizes exceptional customer service and the highest return on transactions, aiming to earn the trust of its customers. While specific founding dates and ownership details are not publicly disclosed in the available sources, the company is described as a private American mint and remains active in the Pacific Northwest precious metals market.

Family-owned refinery open to the public, combining industrial refining with retail bullion services and jeweler supplies.

• Precious metals refining

  Refining of scrap, filings, placer/nuggets, dental, photographic silver, polishings & sweeps, grindings, vacuum bags & filters, dry sludge, and gold-filled material (5 lbs min.).

• Fire assay

  Analytical service for determining precious metal content.

• X-ray spectral analysis

  Non-destructive analytical service for precious metal content.

• Casting grain

  Gold and silver casting grain manufactured on site.

• Mill products

  Sheet, flat wire, round wire, half-round wire, and bezel.

• Solders

  Plumb and repair solders.

• AAAPM coins & ingots

  Branded coins and ingots for miners and investors.

• Generic coins & ingots

  Non-branded coins and ingots available for purchase.

• Coin & ingot purchases

  Buying coins and ingots from customers.

• Scrap purchasing

  Purchasing scrap precious metals from the public and industry.

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