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Risdonzn

Plant in Tasmania, Australia with commodities Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Silver, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Zinc, Refiner
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134401
MAS/MILS ID 6020451028
Record type Site
Current site name Risdonzn
Alternate or previous names Risdon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 147.26511, -42.81283 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tasmania(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Tasmania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary
Zinc, Refiner Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 147.26511, -42.81283
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter/Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Electrolytil Zinc Co. Of Australasia Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Sulfuric Acid 136000 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur Sulfur 136000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Copper Matte 1100 Mt Cu Matte/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 1100mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Lead/Silver 42000 Mt Pb/Ag Residue/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 42000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Zinc 194000 Mt Refined Zinc/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 194000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Cadmium 495 Mt Cadmium/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 495mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Cadmium 391 Mt Cadmium/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 391mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Zinc 196000 Mt Refined Zinc/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 196000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Sulfuric Acid 292000 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur Sulfur 292000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Copper Matte 1100 Mt Cu Matte/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 1100mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Lead/Silver 45000 Mt Pb/Ag Residue/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 45000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Sulfuric Acid 319000 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur Sulfur 319000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Copper Matte 1100 Mt Cu Matte/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 1100mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Lead/Silver 45000 Mt Pb/Ag Residue/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 45000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Zinc 197000 Mt Refined Zinc/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 197000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Cadmium 500 Mt Cadmium/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 500mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Cadmium 500 Mt Cadmium/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 500mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Zinc 196500 Mt Refined Zinc/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 196500mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Lead/Silver 48000 Mt Pb/Ag Residue/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 48000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Sulfuric Acid 227000 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur Sulfur 227000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Copper Matte 1100 Mt Cu Matte/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 1100mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Sulfuric Acid 363000 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur Sulfur 36300mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Copper Matte 1100 Mt Cu Matte/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 1100mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Cadmium 500 Mt Cadmium/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 500mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Lead/Silver 46000 Mt Pb/Ag Residue/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 46000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Zinc 194000 Mt Refined Zinc/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 194000mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Zn Production 211700 Mt Zn Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 211700mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Jan.-Sept. Production 160000 Mt Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 160000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Jan.-Sept. Production 156000 Mt Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 156000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Zn Prod. 107000 Mt Zn Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 107000mt
  • Year 1995
    Period 1994-1995
    Description Zn Production-94/95 189100 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 189100mt
  • Year 1996
    Period 1995-1996
    Description Zn Production-95/96 207800 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 207800mt

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED ZINC SMELTING COST FOR 1974-75 (COST IN DOLLARS/TON ZINC) LABOR 41.18 MATERIALS 101.66 UTILITIES 33.07 GAS & COKE 0.00 TOTAL DIRECT 175.91 DIRECT AND OVERHEAD 254.19 DEPRECIATION 26.73 INTEREST 24.35 RETURN ON EQUITY 23.81 TAXES 16.47 TOTAL COSTS 345.55 CASH COSTS 278.54 CD = 1.37 MT / YR CAP/PROD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    *CRU MONITOR, ZINC, DEC. 1993, P. 8.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-SEP-1996 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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