Minor Metals in the Periodic Table
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58
Ce
140.12
Ce - Cerium (Cerium carbonate)
Origin
China, Russia, CIS, Estonia
Tariff No.
2846 1000
Quality
| TREO* | > 47 | % |
| CeO2 / TREO* | > 99 | % |
| Other RE oxides | < 1 | % |
| Fe2O3 | < 0.02 | % |
| SO4 | < 0.03 | % |
| Cl | < 0.005 | % |
Form
White powder.
Packaging
1000 KG bags or 25 KG drums
Lot Size & Tolerance
5 MT (+/- 2%).
Documentation
Standard documentation, as per MMTA Consolidated Regulations, but see also Other Notes below
Weighing & Sampling
As per MMTA Consolidated Regulations.
Other Notes
* Rare Earths (RE) are generally defined as Scandium, Yttrium and the series from Lanthanum – Lutetium in the periodic table. The purity of rare earth metals and compounds is traditionally reported as a percentage of all rare earths. When defining a particular material the “total rare earth metal” (TREM) or “total rare earth oxide” (TREO) contents should be stated.
Certain older CIS materials were not analysed for all rare earths and reported purities could be misleading. In such cases, an independent analysis should be provided.
Cerium Metal Norms
- Cerium carbonate
- Cerium metal - battery grade
- Cerium metal - high grade
- Cerium metal - standard grade
- Cerium oxide
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Economics and Facts
- USGS (various)
- Hard Assets Investor (2008)
- Metal Bulletin (2006)
- Mining Journal (2005)
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REACH Consortia
Information will soon be available on the consortia for this metal and its compounds.

