Minor Metals
SANAV Ltd specialises in Minor Metals, please find below the minor metals we deal with, please contact us with any enquiries
- Antimony Sb
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- Atomic No.51
- A by-product of Silver (Ag) Copper (Cu) & Lead (Pb)
- China is the world’s largest producer
- Comes as metal or compound form
- Bismuth Bi
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- Atomic No.83
- A by-product of Lead (Pb) & Copper (Cu)
- Largest producers are, Mexico, Bolivia, Japan and Canada
- Comes as metal, crystals or sulphide ores of Ni, Co, Ag & Sn
- Cadmium Cd
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- Atomic No.48
- A by-product of Lead (pb) & Zinc (Zn)
- Largest producers are, China, Japan, Korea, Mexico & Canada
- Comes in forms of sticks, balls & ingots
- Gallium Ga
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- Atomic No.31
- A by-product of Bauxite (main source of Aluminium)
- Largest producers are China, Germany, Kazakstan & Ukraine
- Main uses are in super-conductors
- Indium In
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- Atomic No.49
- A by-product of Lead (Pb) & Zinc (Zn) smelting
- Largest Producers are US, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, Peru & Russia
- Comes in form of ingots
- Main uses of semiconductors or transistors
- Mercury Hg
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- Atomic No.80
- Primary product or by-product of Gold (Au) Zinc (Zn) & Copper (Cu)
- Largest producers are China, Kyrgyzstan and Mexico
- Comes packed in flasks
- Selenium Se
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- Atomic No.34
- Is found in igneous and metamorphic rocks & sulphide ores Cu, Ni, Fe, Pb & Zn
- Largest producers are Germany, Japan, Philippines, Russia and Belgium
- Traded as metal, powder, granules, flakes & oxide
- Tellurium Te
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- Atomic No.52
- Produced by refining, anode slimes from copper refining
- Largest producers are Canada, Philippines, Russia and Peru
- Comes in the form of ingots, granules, pieces or powder