NACE Class 24.41 - Precious metals production

Definition

Precious metals production class

Description

This class includes:

• production of basic precious metals:
  • production and refining of unwrought or wrought precious metals: gold, silver, platinum etc. from ore and scrap
  • production of precious metal alloys
  • production of precious metal semi-products
  • production of silver rolled onto base metals
  • production of gold rolled onto base metals or silver
  • production of platinum and platinum group metals rolled onto gold, silver or base metals

This class also includes:

• manufacture of wire of these metals by drawing
• manufacture of precious metal foil laminates

This class excludes:

• casting of non-ferrous metals, see 24.53, 24.54
• manufacture of precious metal jewellery, see 32.12

Higher Level

• NACE Group 24.4 - Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals