3.3 Why Current Solutions Fail

Despite various initiatives attempting to integrate the mineral sector with the digital world, most encounter fundamental limitations. Key problems with existing approaches include:

🔄 Tokenization without real production

Many tokens supposedly backed by gold lack a clear connection to actual mining operations. They are merely digital representations of hypothetical reserves or held by third parties, without public verification or transparent auditing. This undermines investor confidence and damages the asset's legitimacy.

🔗 Lack of integration with base production

Efforts to integrate blockchain into the mineral sector often overlook the core issue: field operations. Without infrastructure, machinery, and local management, small miners remain excluded, even if there's "tokenization" at the top of the chain. The "mine floor" of transformation is missing.

🔍 Isolated and Fragmented Solutions

Companies offering DeFi financing for gold mining operations or tokenization marketplaces do not operate in an integrated manner. There is a disconnect between land leasing, operation, production, backing, and value distribution.

⚠️ Regulatory Barriers and Lack of Traceability

Gold is a highly sensitive asset, often involved in controversies related to illegal extraction, labor analogous to slavery, and environmental degradation. Solutions that do not prioritize compliance, traceability, and social responsibility lose ground in an increasingly regulated and conscious market.