




White Pine Copper Refinery
WHITE PINE COPPER REFINERY MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS
Material will be digested into solution using a weak sulfuric acid mix. Copper will be plated from solution using an electro-winning process.
August 2018
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Packaging
1 ton supersacks, drums, gaylords with liner and no holes
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Material Identification
Pictures of material/packaging should be made available upon request. TCLP of product required.
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Physical characteristics​​
i) All passing 1/8 inch
ii) No deleterious material - debris, papers, wood, plastics etc.
iii) Moisture 12-15%
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Chemical
i) Copper more than 20% dry basis
ii) Cr, Zn, Fe < 2%
iii) Hg < 1pbb
iv) As, Cd < 2ppm
v) Be < 2ppm
vi) F < 10ppm
vii) Cl, Br < 100ppm
viii) Radioactivity - not detected
ix) Pb, Ca, Mg, Na, K, S < 1%
x) Oils and organic material < 0.05%
xi) Acid insoluble <5%
xii) Others not itemized < 0.1%
Off spec material subject to rejection or negotiation of acceptance terms
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Weighing, sampling and lot size
i) Weigh gross weight and net estimated containers
ii) Samples taken from each container by spike and split into 4 – 1 assay and 3 retain.
iii) Blend based on lot size
iv) Lot size either – truckload, multiple trucks must be delivered within 7 day period
v) Moisture at 105C for 24hrs+
vi) Third party assay to be agreed upon.