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CurrentMetal smelting and refining
Schedule 2Prescribed ERAs and aggregate environmental scores
Part 7Metal production and mineral processing activities
30 Metal smelting and refining
(1)
Metal smelting and refining (the relevant activity) consists of processing ores, ore concentrates or impure metals to produce in a year—
(a)
1t or more of gold; or
(b)
10t or more of—
(i)
a metal, other than gold; or
(ii)
a metalloid.
(2)
In the following table, the aggregate environmental score for the relevant activity is the score stated opposite the threshold within which the relevant activity is carried out.
| Threshold | Aggregate environmental score | 3 |
| processing in a year— | ||
| (a)1t to 100t of gold | 107 | C |
| (b)10t to 100t of metalloids or metals other than gold | 107 | C |
| (c)more than 100t but not more than 10,000t of metals or metalloids | 205 | C |
| (d)more than 10,000t of metals or metalloids | 316 | C |
(3)
In this section—
metalloid means an element that is both metallic and non-metallic.
Examples—
arsenic, bismuth, silicon
processing includes smelting.
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