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Minerals glossary

Treatment and refining charges

Also called TC/RC, TC/RCs, treatment charge, refining charge, payability, payable metal

Fees a smelter deducts for processing concentrate, set per tonne and per unit of payable metal. They rise when concentrate is plentiful and fall when it is scarce.

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