Asset Report
Jiyuan (Yuguang) zinc smelter
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Construction of the Jiyuan zinc smelter, situated 10km North of Jiyuan City on a Greenfield site, started in 2003, and the plant was commissioned in September 2005 with a nominal capacity of 100kt/a slab zinc. Construction of a 100kt/a expansion was commissioned in August 2008. This gave the plant a nominal capacity of 200kt/a but actual capacity is around 240kt/a. 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
- Emissions
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Jiyuan (Yuguang) Emission Intensity Quartile Ranking - total global production - tonnes Zn equivalent
- Detailed map
- Flowsheet
- Feed Preparation
- Roaster and Acid Plant
- Leaching and Purification
- Tankhouse, Melting and Casting
What's included
This report contains:
