Cradle to Gate
Identity ID
88a00bdc-11e7-44b9-9371-3bb30459be70
Materials
Associated ID
53e4707a-ec38-48a4-9b84-695c6cc3e351
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Description
The product represented by this dataset is zinc concentrate, a core intermediate mineral product obtained from zinc raw ore through a specialized beneficiation process. Its core characteristics are prominent: with the main zinc-bearing minerals as the core component, accompanied by small amounts of impurities such as lead, iron, and copper, the zinc grade is as high as 49.56%, far higher than that of zinc raw ore, indicating an outstanding enrichment effect. It appears as grey-black or dark-grey granules with a regular physical form, making it easy to transport, store, and process in subsequent smelting. Its upstream and downstream industry chains are closely connected: the upstream core raw material is zinc raw ore, and downstream is the zinc smelting industry, where it serves as the core raw material for smelting processes such as sintering and smelting, used to efficiently extract zinc metal. It broadly supports the development of metallurgy, automotive, electronics, new energy, construction, and other key industrial fields, and is a key intermediate carrier in the zinc metallurgy industry chain connecting zinc raw ore with zinc metal products. The entire production process focuses on the beneficiation stage, covering the full enrichment and conversion process from the input of zinc raw ore to the output of finished zinc concentrate. The dataset includes the main raw and auxiliary materials, energy, and waste in the production process; infrastructure such as the manufacturing of production equipment and the construction of plants is not included within the dataset boundary. The data inventory is formed by merging data from multiple sources.
Activity Description
The entire production process includes the zinc beneficiation process, covering the entire process from zinc raw ore to zinc concentrate.
Process Description
Zinc concentrate is a mineral product enriched through the mineral processing process. It mainly contains zinc minerals and may be accompanied by a small amount of impurities such as lead, iron, and copper. Zinc concentrate is generally gray-black or dark gray granular and is easy to transport and store. Its grade is 49.56%, which is much higher than that of raw ore.
Time period
2021
2026
Geography
China
Geography comment
Generated by merging multiple data sets in this geographical location.
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
The zinc beneficiation process mainly includes processes such as crushing, grinding, flotation and drying. By separating larger coarse particles, zinc is enriched to obtain high-grade zinc concentrate.