244100 Precious metals production

This type 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 type also includes:

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

This type excludes:

• casting of non-ferrous metals (see 245300, 245400)
• manufacture of precious metal jewellery (see 321202)