SNI 24.410—Precious metals production

Where 24.410 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 24 Manufacture of basic metals
3. 24.4 Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals
4. 24.41 Precious metals production
5. 24.410 Precious metals production

What 24.410 includes

• Production of precious base metals: • production and refining of unprocessed or processed precious metals: gold, silver, platinum, etc. from ore and scrap
• Production of precious metal alloys
• Production of precious metals in semi-finished or powder form
• Encapsulation of base metals with a plating of silver, gold or platinum which is fixed by soldering, brazing, welding, hot rolling or similar mechanical means
• Production of wire of precious metals by drawing
• Manufacture of plates, sheets, strips and foil laminates of precious metals
• Silver recovery from waste and scrap through electrolytic refining
• Melting and casting of precious metals into ingots, blocks or similar forms

What 24.410 excludes

• Casting of copper, zinc and other non-ferrous metals, see 24.540
• Manufacture of precious metal jewellery, see 32.120

Example activities

• production of gold for plating base metals or silver
• strips, precious metals, manufacturing
• foils, precious metals, production
• semi-finished products, precious metals, production
• metal alloys, precious, for dental use, production
• sheet metal, precious metals, manufacturing
• profiles, precious metals, manufacturing
• pipes, precious metals, manufacturing
• pipe fittings, precious metals, manufacturing
• wire, precious metals, production
• production of silver for plating base metals

24.410 in other systems