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Mercury for gold mining

HS CODE: 2805409000
CAS: 7439-97-6
UN: 2809
IMO/IATA: 8(6.1)
PACKING: STEEL FLASKS (NET WEIGHT 34,50 KG)
FACTORY SEALED / WOODEN CASE

Mercury – heavy liquid metal whose chemical element under symbol Hg is classified in VI periods of Mendeleyev's periodic system with atomic number 80.   Mercury’s metallic substance belongs to the first-row transition metals, dissolving many other metals inclusive gold and silver thus forming amalgam; Iron is the only metal that is non-dissolving by mercury metal therefore it is used as a packaging material for mercury.

Mercury is heavy and liquid at room temperature; its vapors are extremely poisonous, hence, mercury must be produced in strict accordance with the manufacturing standards and safety requirements.

Mercury is produced/purified to the grades R0, R1, R2, and R3.

The amount of the basic substance (pure mercury) and non-volatile residue do correspond to the indications of table 1.

Grade  Mercury min %   Non-volatile residue max %
 R0  99,9997  0,0003
 R1  99,999  0,001
 R2  99,99  0,01
R3  99,9  0,1

 

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