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Operating Smelter, Kapuas Prima Coal (ZINC) Boosts Lead Production

economy.okezone.com

Wed 26 Oct 2022, 10:00 AM

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The lead smelter of PT Kapuas Prima Coal Tbk (ZINC) began operating in June 2022. The issuer of zinc base metal producers will boost galena mineral production after the processing plant or smelter appreciates.

To note, galena is the main ore containing lead and zinc which is found in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. Later, galena will be processed into lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) concentrates.

ZINC Director Evelyne Kioe said this lead smelter is the first and only one in Indonesia. The company is aiming to produce thousands of tons of lead as an initial stage.

"We target this year that this lead smelter can produce up to 8,000 tons of lead bullion (Pb), with a sales target from the smelter reaching USD29 million," evelyne said in her statement, Thursday (20/10/2022).

Until the end of September, the company's zinc concentrate production this year reached 15,311.67 tons, aka still dominating compared to the same period the previous year of 19,141.09 tons.

Meanwhile, lead concentrate production was 5,687.98 tons, lower than the same period last year of 7,229.70 tons.

Reflecting on 2021, the company produced zinc concentrate as much as 28,978.80 tons, lower than in 2020 which was 39,974.04 tons. The production of lead concentrate in 2021 was 12,021.79 tons, lower than 2020 which was 12,658.68 tons.

Image source: kapuasprima.co.id

Source: https://economy.okezone.com/read/2022/10/20/278/2690875/smelter-beroperasi-kapuas-prima-coal-zinc-genjot-produksi-galena

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Source Link: https://economy.okezone.com/read/2022/10/20/278/2690875/smelter-beroperasi-kapuas-prima-coal-zinc-genjot-produksi-galena

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