Origin

China

Tariff No.

8110 0011

Quality

	Trioxide Grade	Grade II
Sb	99.65	99.65	% min.
As	0.15	0.15	% max.
Se	0.005	0.005	% max.
Bi	0.01		% max.
Cu	0.02		% max.
Pb	0.2		% max.
Fe	0.02		% max.

Form

Ingots (regulus), with no specific dimensions or weight.

Packaging

Original producer's packing, normally 1000 KG pallets or wooden cases each of 100 KG net, 500 KG net or 1000 KG net. The actual net weight of the packing is not relevant, unless otherwise agreed.

Lot Size & Tolerance

10 MT (+/- 2%)

Documentation

Standard documentation, as per MMTA Consolidated Regulations.

Weighing & Sampling

As per MMTA Consolidated Regulations.

Other Notes

Members are recommended to have material 100% sampled and assayed upon first arrival of material into warehouse by an MMTA approved sampler/assayer and pass on the findings upon onward release.

In such event a global independent certificate shall be accepted as long as the sampled lot size does not exceed 60 MT. 

 

 ............................................... (sampling and assaying guidance below is optional)...................................

 

Inspection Schedule

Open all containers, note any different markings on form or indications of heterogeneity. 

Sampling Schedule

If there are no indications of material heterogeneity then sample on an incremental basis of 10 MT sub lots. If heterogeneity is suspected select the incremental groups accordingly but in sub lots of 10 MT or less.
Select 10% of the ingots schematically, drill each ingot using a predetermined template which accounts for the whole of the ingot form.
Where heterogeneity or contamination is suspected it may be considered necessary to segregate certain drums and prepare samples separately.

Sample Preparation

The drillings from each incremental sub lot should be mixed, drillings or pieces subdivided if necessary, to produce a homogeneous bulk sample in each instance.
1. Quality samples can be drawn from each homogenised sub lot bulk sample for analysis.
2. Alternatively a composite can be prepared from portions of each of the sublots to give a total parcel bulk sample from which total parcel quality samples may be drawn.
The balance of the sub lots being held for reference purposes.
 

 

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REACH Consortia

International Antimony Association, Avenue de Broqueville 12, 5th floor, 1150 Brussels, Belgium
www.iaoia.org

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Economics and Facts

1. USGS (various)
2. Hard Asset Investor (2009)
3. Metal Bulletin report (2007)

Mining Journal report (2005)