Cradle to Consumer
Identity ID
c97d1981-00f8-448c-b965-116a0fbd8e8e
Materials
Associated ID
fd2e0085-5991-473f-9bc4-be785f1137f8
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Description
This dataset is a market dataset representing the consumption market of the region. The dataset includes the transport of the product from the gate to the consumption end, and the transport service is calculated based on the transport situation of the product in the region. The product represented by this dataset is zinc raw ore, a zinc-rich mineral aggregate obtained from zinc mines after mining and preliminary beneficiation enrichment, with a zinc raw ore grade of 4.46%. The zinc element mostly occurs in the form of sulfide, with the core zinc-bearing mineral being sphalerite, along with a small amount of associated oxidized ore. The product appears mostly in block or granular form, with stable mineral composition, being the source basic raw material of the zinc metallurgy industry chain. Its upstream and downstream industry chains are closely connected: the upstream is the zinc ore primary deposit ore body, obtained from nature through mining operations; downstream it requires deep beneficiation processes such as crushing, grinding and flotation to prepare zinc concentrate, which is then used to smelt and extract metallic zinc, ultimately producing products such as zinc-based alloys, galvanized materials, zinc batteries and chemical zinc compounds, widely used in metallurgy, automotive, electronics, new energy, construction and other industrial fields, being the core source mineral product supporting the development of the zinc industry. The entire production process covers the full chain from the start of zinc mine mining to the preliminary beneficiation to obtain finished zinc raw ore. The dataset includes the main raw and auxiliary materials, energy and waste of the production process; infrastructure such as production equipment manufacturing and plant construction 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 mining, which covers the whole process of obtaining raw zinc ore.
Process Description
Zinc raw ore refers to a zinc-rich mineral aggregate that is mined from a mine and obtained through preliminary beneficiation. The grade of zinc raw ore is 4.46%, and it mostly exists in the sulfide state. The main zinc-containing mineral is sphalerite, and there are also small amounts of oxide minerals such as smithsonite, willemite, hemimorphite, hydrozincite, etc.
Time period
2021
2026
Geography
China,Hunan
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 mining process considers both underground mining and open-pit mining.