How verification works
Evidence states attach to individual claims. They never become a score for a company.
The qualification ladder
A proposition moves through these stages as evidence accumulates. Progress is not automatic and stopping at any rung is a normal outcome rather than a verdict.
- DiscoveredThe participant or the material is known to exist as a proposition.
- Identity checkedWho is making the claim, and is the entity what it appears to be.
- Role establishedMiner, processor, aggregator, trader, exporter, mandated agent.
- Claim recordedWhat exactly is being asserted, in specific terms.
- Authority to trade checkedWhether the party may lawfully sell, market or export this material.
- Source / provenance checkedWhere the material came from.
- Control of material checkedWho physically holds it now, and on what basis.
- Sample obtainedA sample that can be tied to the specific lot in question.
- Independent assayAnalysis by a laboratory independent of the seller.
- Radiological testWhere the material, route or buyer requires it.
- Quantity verifiedHow much exists, as distinct from how much was offered.
- Regulatory documentation checkedThe permits and records the jurisdiction requires.
- KYC / responsible sourcing checkedCounterparty and supply-chain due diligence.
- Buyer-specification matchWhether it satisfies a real, stated requirement.
- Transaction readyWhat a transaction needs has been assembled.
Not every transaction requires every step in exactly this form. Requirements vary by mineral, jurisdiction, buyer, material, transaction structure and applicable regulation. Mineral Radar records which requirements apply to a given transaction and which evidence has been obtained against them.
Evidence states
Each state describes the status of one specific claim at one point in time.
- CONFIRMED
- Established by evidence TGRALIN considers sufficient for the claim in question.
- STRONG
- Well supported, with some element still outstanding.
- PARTIAL
- Supported in part. Material aspects remain open.
- UNVERIFIED
- Recorded, but no supporting evidence has yet been obtained. Every claim starts here.
- CONTRADICTED
- Evidence obtained conflicts with the claim. This requires explanation, not accusation.
- UNKNOWN
- Not yet examined.
What these states are not
They are not a company rating, a trust score or a credit assessment. There is no "verified company" badge on this site and there will not be one, because a single passing fact does not make a participant sound and a single gap does not make one unsound.
A realistic picture of one participant looks like this:
| Claim | State |
|---|---|
| Company identity | CONFIRMED |
| Current quantity | UNVERIFIED |
| Historical shipment | STRONG |
| Current assay | UNKNOWN |
This is an illustration of how the states are used. It does not describe any real participant.
Supporting documents
Please do not attach documents to your first email. Supporting documents may be requested securely during verification, once there is a reason to request them and a channel approved for handling them.