Precious Metals Act, 2005 (Act No. 37 of 2005)RegulationsPrecious Metals Regulations29. Manner of submission and form of specimens |
| (1) | A producer of precious metals must submit specimens of such precious metals to the Forensic Science Laboratory of the South African Police Service every six months: Provided that a new mine must submit its first specimen within the first month of production. |
| (2) | All specimens submitted to the Forensic Science Laboratory must be accompanied by a fully completed Form MLS0087F, which is obtainable from the Forensic Science Laboratory. |
| (3) | A mine with several shafts must submit specimens of the relevant precious metal extracted from each shaft. |
| (4) | Specimens of gold submitted by producing mines must be of raw, unprocessed gold in nugget form or of gold retrieved from concentrate, as well as processed gold (dore metal), whereas specimens of the platinum group of metals must be of furnace matte, converter matte and refinery feed. |
| (5) | Metal specimens must consist of at least 2 grams of the relevant precious metal, while ore or concentrate specimens must be representative and must consist of at least 100 grams of the relevant ore or concentrate. |
| (6) | Specimens submitted for inclusion in the profiling database shall remain part of the database and shall be retained by the Forensic Science Laboratory. |