Description
Zinc is also known as spelter, is a metallic chemical element; it
has thesymbol Zn and atomic number *0. It is the first element in
group *2 of the periodic table.
Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because
its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is
*2. Zinc is the *4th most abundant element in the Earth's crust and
has five stable isotopes.
Our zinc ores come fresh from mines in Nigeria, they are sorted,
analyzed and made ready for immediate export to the global
marketplace.
Specifications:
The specification vary slightly from time to time. However
generally most buyers will prefer the specifications stated in the
table below. The lead content could vary as well, but generally for
most importers, the other constituent should not be more than the
stated percentage.
ANALYSIS
RESULT
As         Â
  Â
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
0.**3%
Pb         Â
  Â
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
*9.**2%
Zn         Â
  Â
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
*7.*4%
Cu         Â
  Â
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
0.**3%
Fe         Â
  Â
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
2.*5%
Mn  Â
         Â
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
0.**0%
OXIDE CONCENTRATION
Pbo      Â
  Â
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
9.6%
Zno      Â
  Â
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
*2.*8%
Cuo      Â
  Â
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1.*1%
Fe**3Â Â Â Â Â Â
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
0.*0%
Mno  Â
      Â
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
0.**1%
Moisture   -  Â
      5% max
Price:Our
prices are based of LME prevailing marketing prices; so prices are
not constant - price will be quoted at time of order.
PAYMENT
TERMS:Our preferred method of supply is FOB. We are
also quite flexible on our payment terms, we would deal on LC basis
and Escrow - we use a highly reputable UK based escrow company to
facilitate our transactions as well.
We look forward to receiving your enquiries and doing business with
your firm soon.
