Origin

In Seller's option

Tariff No.

2805 4010

Quality

Hg

99.99

% min.

Prime Virgin production.

No other elements specified.

Form

Free flowing liquid.  

Packaging

Original producer's intact iron / steel flasks, each containing 34.5 KG net. Other than Chinese, where each flask is to be packed in its own outer protective wooden case, flasks can be supplied with or without additional packing - with any number to a case.

Regardless whether packed or not, all flasks are to be standing in an upright position and all flat or all round bottomed per release.

Lot Size & Tolerance

50 flasks, with zero tolerance (+/- 0%)

Documentation

Standard documentation, as per MMTA Consolidated Regulations.

Weighing & Sampling

As per MMTA Consolidated Regulations.

Other Notes

Productions of a secondary nature are, by definition, not acceptable. However, material arising from stockpiles, such as the USA Defence Logistics Agency (DLA), could be acceptable providing material is still in its original producer sealed flasks and clearly identifiable as such. Its provenance arising from the DLA, or any other stockpile, would not, in such a case exclude it from being a good delivery.

 

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Inspection Schedule

Open all the flasks, note any different markings or anomalous seals of heterogeneity. Viewing the surface of the liquid mercury in each flask.

Sampling Schedule

If there are no indications of material heterogeneity then sample on an incremental basis of 50 flask sub lots. If heterogeneity is suspected select the incremental groups accordingly but in sublots not greater than 50 flasks. The liquid mercury can be sampled by pipette the increments being combined in clean glass bottle. 

Sample Preparation

The bulk sample for each sublot can, after mixing, be sampled to produce a quality sample in each instance, alternatively aliquots of the bulk samples can be mixed to produce a total parcel bulk sample from which total parcel quality samples can be drawn.
The balance of the bulk samples being held for reference purposes.

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Economics and Facts

1. USGS (various)
2. Hard Assets Investor (2010)
3. Mining Journal (2005)
4. Metal Bulletin (2005)
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6. REACH Consortia

7. Information will soon be available on the consortia for this metal and its compounds.