Asset Report
Chizhou (Anhui) zinc smelter
Report summary
Chizhou Smelter was put into production in June 1958, as lead smelter with production capacity for lead being expanded from 60kt/a to 100kt/a in September 2008. Construction of the new 100kt/a zinc and 100kt/a lead plants began in August 2009, at a reported cost of US$295M. Commissioning was begun in March 2011 with the plants coming on line in late July 2011. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorporating a number of granular data metrics to ultimately produce our industry standard cash operating costs. This report contains a detailed asset note giving you a holistic view of the asset, including an operational overview through to a timeline of events from inception to now. This qualitative analysis is supplemented by the associated Excel download which enables interrogation of a whole series of cost and production metrics over the life of the asset.
Table of contents
- Summary
- Key issues
Tables and charts
This report includes 7 images and tables including:
- Detailed map
- Flowsheet
- Feed Preparation
- Roaster and Acid Plant
- Leaching and Purification
- Tankhouse, Melting and Casting
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