Schedule 2Groups of minerals

# Schedule 2 Groups of minerals Schedule 2 Groups of minerals (Clause 6) Group 1 (Metallic minerals) antimony arsenic bismuth cadmium caesium chromite cobalt copper galena germanium gold hafnium indium iron minerals lead lithium manganese mercury molybdenite nickel niobium platinum platinum group minerals rare earth minerals rubidium scandium and its ores selenium silver sulphur tantalum tin tungsten and its ores vanadium zinc zirconia Group 2 (Non-metallic minerals) apatite asbestos barite bauxite beryllium minerals borates calcite chert chlorite cryolite diatomite dimension stone dolomite emerald emery feldspathic materials fluorite garnet graphite gypsum halite (including solar salt) limestone magnesite magnesium salts marble mica mineral pigments olivine ores of silicon peat perlite phosphates potassium minerals potassium salts pyrophyllite quartzite reef quartz serpentine sillimanite-group minerals sodium salts staurolite strontium minerals talc topaz vermiculite wollastonite zeolites Group 3 (Semi-precious stones) agate chalcedony jade nephrite quartz crystal rhodonite tourmaline turquoise Group 4 (Marine aggregate) marine aggregate Group 5 (Clay minerals) bentonite (including fuller’s earth) clay/shale kaolin structural clay Group 6 (Corundum diamond, ruby and sapphire) corundum diamond ruby sapphire Group 7 (Opal) opal Group 8 (Geothermal energy) geothermal energy Group 9 (Coal) coal Group 9A (Oil shale) oil shale Group 10 (Mineral sands) ilmenite leucoxene monazite rutile zircon Group 11 (Uranium) thorium uranium Group 12 (Hydrogen and nonmetals) argon helium, other than excluded helium hydrogen krypton neon radon xenon **sch 2:** Am 2022 (802), Sch 1\[59\]; 2025 No 37, Sch 4\[10\].