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Zinc concentrate (gold-silver mine operation and beneficiation)
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Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'zinc concentrate' is a metal. It has a 59% zinc content which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation and a by-product of gold-silver mine operation and beneficiation. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: most often as input to zinc smelting either electrometallurgical smelting or the less common pyrometallurgical smelting. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Zinc concentrate (gold-silver mine operation and beneficiation) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Mined Materials |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2012 |
| Year Released | 2023 |
| Emission Factor |
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LCA Activity | unknown |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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Activity ID
mined_materials-type_zinc_concentrate_gold_silver_mine_operation_and_beneficiation
UUID
c5fbf061-3fd8-4793-9b02-b46f6db433fc
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