Cradle to Gate
Identity ID
0184677eb5c041a5aa8ec02230e4165e
Materials
Associated ID
1a49ef62-127c-4fb0-b5c8-e02665b1b77f
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Description
The grade of lead-zinc concentrate is 47%, suitable for manufacturing metals and alloys; this dataset includes major raw and auxiliary materials, energy, atmospheric emissions, water discharges, and waste from the production process, while infrastructure such as production equipment and factory construction is excluded from the system boundary; the life cycle inventory data are sourced from literature; the technological process for producing lead concentrate from lead-zinc ore includes mining, crushing, grinding, ore washing, screening, and mineral separation.
Activity Description
The production process of lead concentrate from lead-zinc ore includes mining, crushing, grinding, washing, screening, and mineral processing.
Process Description
Lead-zinc bulk concentrate is a metal, with lead being a post-transition metal and zinc a transition metal. It is a byproduct of zinc mining operations, with a grade of 47%, and can be used in the following applications and/or processes: production of metals and alloys.
Time period
2017
2026
Geography
China
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology