2007

• Good Delivery Rules and Recommendations (138k)
  By Douglas Beadle, Consultant, LBMA (Alchemist 45, January 2007)
  The LBMA’s plans for changes to the Good Delivery Rules for Gold and Silver in 2007.
• Weighing the Pros and Cons (711k)
  By Douglas Beadle, Consultant, LBMA (Alchemist 45, January 2007)
  An update on the work that is being done by the London gold market regarding the possibility of permitting gold to be weighed on electronic scales rather than having weighing restricted to beam balances.
• Packing Standards for Physical Bullion (801k)
  By Tony Dean, HSBC Bank USA, NA, London Branch (Alchemist 46, May 2007)
  Preferred standards – and those unacceptable – in packing gold and silver bars
• The Open Casting of Silver Bars (160k)
  By David Stokes, Chartered Chemist, MRSC (Alchemist 47, July 2007)
  A look at the benefits to health and safety that result from the open casting of silver bars, rather than using closed or gated moulds (from 1 January 2008, only open-cast silver bars are acceptable for Good Delivery)
• Good Delivery Rules Changes: Responding to Market Needs and Changes in Market Practice (138k)
  By Douglas Beadle, Consultant, LBMA (Alchemist 47, July 2007)
  A review of the main changes that were made to the Good Delivery Rules in June 2007

2006

• Inadequate Packing = Dangerous Stacking: The Importance of Proper Packing (819k)
  By Douglas Beadle, Consultant, LBMA (Alchemist 44, October 2006)
  Care must be taken to ensure that the physical appearance of bars is up to standard. Proper packing of bars for transit and storage is equally important.

2003

• Refereeing the Good Delivery System (450k)
  By Stewart Murray, Chief Executive, LBMA (Alchemist 33, December 2003)
  The role of the referees in proactive monitoring

2002

• The LBMA Good Delivery Lists: A Proactive Approach (82k)
  By Peter Smith, Chairman, LBMA Physical Committee (Alchemist 26, April 2002)
  The introduction of proactive monitoring for refiners on the Good Delivery List