Asset Report
La Oroya (Electrolytic) zinc smelter
Report summary
The La Oroya smelter in Peru uses roast, leach, electrowin technology to produce slab zinc. After floatation to produce a zinc-silver concentrate, around 40% of the leach residues are treated in a Waelz kiln to enhance zinc recovery and to provide a fume feed to the indium plant, the remainder being dumped. The current capacity of the smelter is 43kt/a of slab zinc. The long term future of the smelter is currently in doubt due to a huge debt burden and ongoing environmental issues.
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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