Mineral resource name

Unrefined condition

Aggregates

Bulk

Antimony

65% Sb content in the concentrate

Barite

Concentrates with 97% BaSO4

Beryllium

70% beryl concentrate

Chrome ore in lump, chips and fines

(i) 37% to 46% Cr203 in concentrate;

(ii) 4% to 10% SiO2 and a

(iii) Cr/Fe ratio of 1.25 to 1.45(chip and lump) or

(iv) 0.8% to 6% SiO₂ and

(v) Cr/Fe ratio of 1.3 to 1.6(fine < 1mm)

Clay used for bricks

Kaolinite clay used by paper and ceramic sectors

Bulk

Coal

Calorific value of 19.0MJ/kg to 27MJ/kg

Cobalt

7% Co in a polymineralic matte

Copper

20% to 30% Cu

Diamond

Rough Diamonds

Dimension stone:

Granite, Sandstone, Slate, Shale, Gneiss, Marble

Bulk

Fluorspar

80% concentrate

Graphite

86% carbon content

Iron ore

Plant feed of 61.5% Fe content

Lead

Concentrate of 50% Pb

Limestone

Concentrate of 54% CaCO₃

Manganese

Manganese ore: Mn 37% to Mn 48% and Si + Al less than 11 %

Mica

48% concentrate

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Ilmenite

80% FeTiO₃

Rutile

70% TiO₂ concentrate

Zircon

90% ZrO₂ + SiO₂ + HfO₂

Nickel

1.4% Ni content

Niobium

45% Ni₂O₅ in concentrate

Platinum Group Metals (iridium, palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium and osmium)

150 ppm in concentrate together with all other metals and minerals contained in the concentrate

Sand

Bulk

Silver

800g/t Ag in polymineralic base metal

Tantalum

In concentrate 30% Ta₂O₅, Max 0.5% U₃O₈ and ThO₂ combined

Tin

80% cassiterite concentration

Tungsten (CaWO₄) and Wolram

65% WO₃ in concentrate

Uranium

80% Uranium Oxide in the uranium concentrate sold

Vanadium

Concentrate < 10% V₂O₅ equivalent and less than 2% calcium and silica bearing gangue minerals (SiO₂ + CaO)

Zinc (Base metal)

27% Zn in concentrate

Other Minerals not listed elsewhere

Concentrate or where the specific mineral is not rendered into a concentrate, bulk

e.g. Phosphate Rock, Gypsum, Vermiculite, Semi-precious gemstones (like rose quartz, tiger’s eye; corundum; etc). Precious gemstones (like sugilite), Feldspar, Garnet, Peat, Perlite, Rare Earth Elements, Silica, Soda Ash, Wollastonite, Zeolite, etc.

Mineral resource name

Refined condition

Cobalt

Cobalt is refined once processed into cobalt metal or cobalt sulphate. 99.5 % refined

Copper

Copper is refined once processed into copper metal slabs, blister copper or cathode copper of 99.0 % purity.

Germanium

99.99% refined product

Gold

Refined and smelted to a 99.5 % purity

Lead

Lead is refined once processed into bars and billets containing 99.0 % pure lead.

Lithium

99.5% LiCO3 in concentrate (lithium carbonate)

Mercury

99.9% purity

Nickel (Base metal)

Nickel is refined once processed into a metal, or other form (e.g. ferro nickel, nickel metal or nickel sulphate). 99.5% purity

Platinum Group Metals (iridium. palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium and osmium)

Refined and smelted to a 99.9 % purity

Molybdenum

99.99% refined product

Silicon

98.5% Si

Silver

Silver is refined once processed to silver metal or silver nitrate. 99.5% refined

Talc

98.5% and minus 325 μm mesh

Vanadium

Vanadium as chemically extracted and refined to a purity of 10% V₂O₅ equivalent and above

Zinc

Zinc is refined once processed into zinc metal, plates or slabs containing 98.5 % pure zinc.

Mineral resource name

Refined condition

Oil and Gas

Oil

At inlet of refinery

Gas

At inlet of refinery