Non-Ferrous Metals Non-Ferrous Metals

Unless falling within Part A(2) of this Section, producing non-ferrous metals from ore, concentrates or secondary raw materials by metallurgical, chemical or electrolytic activities.

Melting, including making alloys, of non-ferrous metals, including recovered products (refining, foundry casting etc.) where—

1. (i)

   the plant has a melting capacity of more than 4 tonnes per day for lead or cadmium or 20 tonnes per day for all other metals; and

2. (ii)

   any furnace, bath or other holding vessel used in the plant for the melting has a design holding capacity of 5 tonnes or more.

Refining any non-ferrous metal or alloy, other than the electrolytic refining of copper, except where the activity is related to an activity described in paragraph (a) of Part A(2), or paragraph (a), (d), or (e) of Part B, of this Section.

Producing, melting or recovering by chemicals means or by the use of heat, lead or any lead alloy, if—

1. (i)

   the activity may result in the release into the air of lead; and

2. (ii)

   in the case of lead alloy, the percentage by weight of lead in the alloy in molten form is more than 23 per cent if the alloy contains copper and 2 per cent in other cases.

Recovering any of the following elements if the activity may result in their release into the air: gallium; indium; palladium; tellurium; thallium.

Producing, melting or recovering (whether by chemical means or by electrolysis or by the use of heat) cadmium or mercury or any alloy containing more than 0.05 per cent by weight of either of those metals or, in aggregate, of both.

Mining zinc or tin bearing ores where the activity may result in the release into water of cadmium or any compound of cadmium in a concentration which is greater than the background concentration.

Manufacturing or repairing involving the use of beryllium or selenium or an alloy containing one or both of those metals if the activity may result in the release into the air of any of the substances listed in paragraph 12 of Part 2 to this Schedule; but an activity does not fall within this paragraph by reason of it involving an alloy that contains beryllium if that alloy in molten form contains less than 0.1 per cent by weight of beryllium and the activity falls within paragraph (a) or (d) of Part B of this Section.

Pelletising, calcining, roasting or sintering any non-ferrous metal ore or any mixture of such ore and other materials.