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Every Charge Between the Gantry and Your Site
Four cost lines sit on top of the material price: loading and handling, inspection and assay, permits and statutory charges, and haulage. Below is what each one covers for every product, how it is charged, and who carries it under your delivery term. The figures themselves move with route, volume and contract duration, so we issue them per requirement — request yours at the bottom of this page.
Commercial Smelter-Grade Sulphuric Acid
Priced per metric tonne on the calibrated gantry weighbridge determination.
Loading and handling
Gantry hook-up, automated top or bottom loading arm connection, venting and terminal safety compliance at the smelter.
- Charged
- Per metric tonne loaded
- Carried by
- In the ex-works price
Inspection and assay
Specific gravity, H₂SO₄ concentration 98.0% – 98.5%, iron content below 50 ppm and heavy-metal assays on a composite lot.
- Charged
- Per lot, expressed per metric tonne
- Carried by
- Ex-works: buyer · FCA and beyond: Mercury
Permits and statutory charges
ZEMA hazardous cargo movement certificate, dangerous-goods road transport permits and municipal transit passes.
- Charged
- Per metric tonne moved
- Carried by
- Delivered terms: Mercury
HAZMAT tanker haulage
Specialised 316L stainless or lined road tankers, 30 – 34 t payload, with certified dangerous-goods drivers.
- Charged
- Per tonne-kilometre on the nominated route
- Carried by
- Delivered terms: Mercury
Copper Cathode
Priced per metric tonne against LME Grade A cash settlement plus or minus premium.
Loading and handling
Precision forklift handling of strapped cathode bundles, container stuffing, timber dunnage, strapping and heavy-duty lashing.
- Charged
- Per metric tonne loaded
- Carried by
- In the ex-works price
Inspection and assay
Weighbridge verification, tare calibration and LME Grade A certification at 99.99% Cu by certified international inspectors.
- Charged
- Per metric tonne
- Carried by
- Ex-works: buyer · FCA and beyond: Mercury
Permits and statutory charges
Ministry of Mines mineral export permit, high-security electronic container seals, export documentation verification and processing fees.
- Charged
- Per metric tonne exported
- Carried by
- Delivered terms: Mercury
Containerised haulage
Tri-axle skeletal trailers with 24/7 dual satellite tracking, geo-fenced route compliance and escorted convoys on the export corridors.
- Charged
- Per tonne-kilometre on the nominated corridor
- Carried by
- Delivered terms: Mercury
Zinc Ore and Concentrates
Priced per dry metric tonne after independent moisture determination.
Loading and handling
Front-end loader feed into side-tippers for bulk ore, or forklift loading of woven polypropylene jumbo bags onto flatbeds for concentrates.
- Charged
- Per dry metric tonne
- Carried by
- In the ex-works price
Inspection and assay
Independent verification by SGS, Alfred H Knight or Alex Stewart covering total Zn%, associated Pb%, silica, moisture and sizing.
- Charged
- Per dry metric tonne
- Carried by
- Ex-works: buyer · FCA and beyond: Mercury
Permits and statutory charges
Ministry of Mines export documentation, statutory inspection and sampling levy, and ASYCUDA customs clearance documentation.
- Charged
- Per dry metric tonne
- Carried by
- Delivered terms: Mercury
Bulk haulage
Tri-axle flatbeds or bulk side-tippers at 30 – 34 t net payload.
- Charged
- Per tonne-kilometre on the nominated route
- Carried by
- Delivered terms: Mercury
Manganese Ore, Lumpy and Fines
Priced per dry metric tonne unit of contained manganese.
Loading and handling
Bulk loading from stockpile yards into tipper bins using wheel loaders.
- Charged
- Per dry metric tonne
- Carried by
- In the ex-works price
Inspection and assay
Lot-based sampling with XRF and wet-chemical analysis for Mn grade, Fe, SiO₂, phosphorus and moisture content.
- Charged
- Per dry metric tonne
- Carried by
- Ex-works: buyer · FCA and beyond: Mercury
Permits and statutory charges
Local council mineral levies, Ministry of Mines transit documentation and ZEMA environmental monitoring fees.
- Charged
- Per dry metric tonne
- Carried by
- Delivered terms: Mercury
Bulk tipper haulage
Tipper haulage from the extraction area to a regional processing point or railhead; route economics drive the final figure.
- Charged
- Per tonne-kilometre on the nominated route
- Carried by
- Delivered terms: Mercury
Gold Doré and High-Grade Bullion
Governed by secure high-value protocols — ad valorem, per kilogram and air cargo terms rather than bulk tonne-kilometre metrics.
Loading and secure handling
Dual-custody armoured vehicle intake, secure vault storage, bar stamping and high-security dispatch handling.
- Charged
- Per shipment, or ad valorem on declared value
- Carried by
- In the ex-works price
Inspection and assay
Certified fire assay, electronic ultrasonic density testing and XRF multi-element verification.
- Charged
- Per bar or lot, or per troy ounce
- Carried by
- Ex-works: buyer · delivered terms: Mercury
Permits and statutory clearances
Central Bank gold clearance and verification, Ministry of Mines gold export permit, police and Interpol mineral clearance, and valuation assessment.
- Charged
- Per consignment
- Carried by
- Delivered terms: Mercury
Armoured transit and secure air freight
Armoured ground transit under armed escort to the international airport, then dedicated high-security air freight to the destination refinery vault.
- Charged
- Per kilogram, or ad valorem on declared value
- Carried by
- Delivered terms: Mercury
Request Our Rates
Tell us the product, volume, delivery term and route. The Lusaka desk returns our loading, inspection, permit and haulage rates for that movement within one business day, priced in US dollars with the kwacha equivalent.
- · Rates quoted per route and payload, not per generic average
- · Volume and contract duration reflected in the figures
- · Specialist equipment, escort and HAZMAT requirements itemised
- · Term programmes reviewed against fuel and corridor movements