Precious Metals Cyanides

The maintenance of these dossiers started in 2018. Dossier Evaluation is expected due to testing proposals submitted.

Registration and Timeline

Precious Metals Cyanides Inventory
(Including Classifications and ID Cards)

EPMF Precious Metals Cyanides Working Group

Chair: Francisco Boo (Metalor, Switzerland)

Responsible Secretariat Officer(s):
Jelle Mertens & Tina Liesirova

Identified uses of Precious Metals Cyanides

The identified uses of the precious metals cyanides substances registered by the EPMF have been covered in Exposure Scenarios (ES) when needed. These Exposure Scenarios are not only a requirement for the REACH registration dossiers but must also be communicated down the supply chain to downstream users (DU) via the Extended Safety Data Sheets (eSDS).

Once a DU has received the eSDS, they need to:

  • Check whether it covers their use
  • Check whether the conditions of safe use correspond to the operational conditions and risk management measures implemented at their site.

This section of the website has been developed to assist in the communication along the supply chain. It provides to all EPMF members but also downstream users and potential new co-registrants with the most recent list of identified uses and versions of existing DU ES extracted from the chemical safety reports (CSR) of precious metals cyanides covered by the EPMF.

You will find below the list of identified uses (and Exposure Scenarios when relevant) by substance.

Potassium dicyanorgentate uses
Potassium dicyanoaurate uses
Silver cyanide uses

Further Guidance

If your use is not covered or if you need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
ECHA website section for Downstream Users 
(available in 22 EU languages)
Guidance documents drafted by Eurometaux and ECHA