Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
238-878-4/14808-60-7
Name of the chemical
Silica, crystalline
Concentration
<5
General Information
Version
1.03
Revision date
2026-01-19
Product name
Iron Ore
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Industrial applications: Used either directly as lump or agglomerated into sinter or pellets to constitute part of the burden in blast furnaces making pig iron
Emergency telephone
+61 8 9327 2000, +61 8 9366 5468, 0344 892 0111, 0845 4647, +44 (0) 1235 239 670
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Company Information
company name
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
rtio.msds@riotinto.com
GHS Information
Signal word
No signal word
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Classification of the substance or mixture
Product definition
Multi-constituent substance Classification according to UK CLP/GHS Not classified
Signal word
No signal word.
Hazard statements
No known significant effects or critical hazards.
Prevention
Not applicable.
Response
Not applicable.
Storage
Not applicable.
Disposal
Not applicable.
Supplemental label elements
Not applicable.
Annex XVII - Restrictions on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances, mixtures and articles
Not applicable.
Special packaging requirements
Containers to be fitted with child-resistant fastenings : Not applicable.
Tactile warning of danger
Not applicable.
2.3 Other hazards
Product meets the criteria for PBT or vPvB according PBT P B T vPvB vP vB
Other hazards which do not result in classification
Depending on the type of handling and use (e.g. grinding, drying), airborne respirable crystalline silica (quartz - cristobalite) may be generated. Prolonged and/ or massive inhalation of respirable crystalline silica dust may cause lung fibrosis, commonly referred to as silicosis. Principal symptoms of silicosis are cough and breathlessness. Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust should be monitored and controlled.
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Product definition : Multi-constituent substance Classification according to UK CLP/GHS Not classified. The product is not classified as hazardous according to UK CLP Regulation SI 2019/720 as amended. See Section 11 for more detailed information on health effects and symptoms.
