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Diminishing concentrates: what options are there for zinc smelters?
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Report summary
As we enter 2017, it appears that the global zinc smelting industry is on the brink of, but could well be in the midst of, a shortage of zinc concentrates. Key mines have closed and key players in the mining industry have put mines onto care and maintenance leading to a lack of global supply. Already spot treatment charges have collapsed in China with a number of smelters announcing production cuts.
Table of contents
- Global concentrate shortage
- The secondaries option
- Potential options to optimise oxide feed to an electrolytic zinc smelter
- Availability & economics of secondary feed
- Conclusion
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