About C3 Bullion

C3 Bullion is set apart by our unique vision, process, and people.

We are take a new approach to an age old system to get physical gold into your portfolio.

Explore our system and the people behind it!

The Middle Ground Gold Investors Have Been Missing

Historically, the only ways to invest in gold were to buy gold bars or GLD stock -- both of which are the equivalent of owning a gold bar and sticking it in a drawer. It doesn’t give you income.

C3 Bullion does.

As gold is hitting a growth spurt in price, more people are actively seeking out gold investment opportunities.

It’s well known that the main avenues you can take are buying gold bars, investing in gold ETFs, or stepping into the mining sector.

But mines are messy. Mines bring risk. You can’t guarantee a mine will return your investment.

So where does that leave you? A shiny rock in a drawer or a calamitous construction site?

Where’s the happy medium? How can you make more money?

With C3 Bullion.

As gold prices continue to rise, more investors are searching for ways to benefit beyond price appreciation alone. But traditional options still force a choice between passive ownership and high-risk mining exposure.

C3 Bullion offers a smarter alternative.

We operate in the space between investors and gold mines, as we provide capital and expertise to gold producers. In return, we acquire gold directly from the source.

This approach allows us to reduce risk, capture value others miss, creating the potential for income backed by physical gold.

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Our Team and Mission

C3 Bullion’s model may be new, but our expertise isn’t.

We connect production-ready gold mines with investors seeking real gold-backed returns, without the headaches of mine ownership.

Our team of engineers, geologists, miners, auditors, project managers, logistics specialists, and capital markets experts have decades of proven experience at every step of the process. From operations to governance to risk management, we turn mine production into reliable income streams.

At the same time, we give mine owners the capital and expertise they need to grow, support usually reserved for large mining companies, without giving up control.

Luciano Duque

Chief Executive Officer

Seasoned global business executive and entrepreneur, with 20+ years of experience in the US and international business in a wide range of industries, with a strong focus on Capital Markets and Fintech. Extensive experience in business startups in North, Central, and South America, including the startup/structuring of a US Broker-Dealer. Track record on Investment Banking in LatAm for deal origination, negotiation, structuring, and Placement. Former International Client Advisor for Morgan Stanley. Experience structuring investment funds. Extensive US and International Broker-Dealer, family/multifamily office, and fund allocators network. Knowledge and experience in digital assets, asset tokenization, and secondary trading of securities (ATS). Mechanical Engineer. FINRA licenses: Investment Banking (79), Investment Advisory (66), Securities Broker (7), Commodities broker (3), and Securities Principal (24).

Judith Doens

Chief Financial Officer

She is a financier and economist with more than 20 years of experience in consulting and consulting in Mexico and Latin America. She is the founder and project director at Ávila & Doens Consultores. Judith has extensive experience in business management, collaborating with companies to achieve their strategic objectives through resource optimization. She has worked with companies in the Oil and Gas sector, Construction, Education, and Financial sectors, among others, in the execution of processes, strategic plans, action plans, and audits.

Manuel Olivares

Chief Economist

Manuel Olivares is an expert on Financial risk with specific experience in Credit, Market, and Operational risk gained through over a decade of professional engagements with banking institutions (Lloyds Banking Group), rating agencies (Moody’s), auditor firms (EY), and the British financial regulator (FSA). He is also an experienced Economist, having developed for different employers models used for scenario analysis, stress testing, and to identify sovereign risks. His professional experience includes a sound knowledge of the business environments and financial regulations across different geographies, based on his fieldwork experience in EMEA, LATAM, and North America. He still maintains active links with academia after holding positions as an academic at the University of Manchester and the University of Wales, he actively collaborates in researching with academics and participates in conducting seminars in different Universities. His formal academic qualifications include a Ph.D. in applied finance, an M.A. in Economics, an MBA with specialization in Finance, and a BSc in Business Management and Economic Sciences, in addition to specialization courses in MIT, Thunderbird University, and BBA (British Banking Association).

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Partnering for Success

C3 Bullion is redefining gold investment through a business model built on private credit repaid in physical gold. We connect investors to gold-backed returns while providing mine owners with fair, growth-aligned capital and hands-on operational expertise.

Our partners share our commitment to transparency, security, and disciplined execution. Together, we ensure success across every stage of the process—from funding and production to gold delivery and investor outcomes.

Private Offering
Participation is limited to verified Accredited Investors in the United States (Reg D Rule 506(c)) and Non-U.S. Persons outside the United States (Reg S).

This is not an offer or solicitation to the general public.