Information Circular 8629: The U.S. Zinc Industry: A Historical Perspective

Details

• Personal Author:
  Cotterill, C. H. ; Dunham, J. T. ; McMahon, Albert D. ; Rice, William L.
• Description:
  Changes in world mine and smelter supply sources of zinc have led to changes in zinc supply patterns in the United States during the past 3 years, 1970-72. The result has been a growing reliance on foreign sources of zinc metal to furnish an ever-increasing portion of expanding domestic requirements. This review of fundamentals and historical developments is intended to provide background in order to place the future of the U.S. zinc industry in perspective. The properties and uses of zinc are described. A new study on U.S. reserves is presented with description by geographical region and comparisons with older reserve data. The technology of the zinc industry from prospecting through refining is described with emphasis on the metallurgy involved in the various methods of smelting. Production, consumption, and imports are discussed and illustrated with graphs and tables to review the past and present patterns. Government actions affecting the industry are shown. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Metals Mining Occupational Health Safety Zinc Compounds
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WO - Washington Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  84 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10009702
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-231050
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB 231 050 :76 pages
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB 231 050
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e632e5c580c9f46d436082e4c5c108b009426ca1cc3eae3df0789f04ed5b3c3312816a9a86cdf288b4ce9e31518ad6a9327a0faac4c77e03ac5a1b7c37969507
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206259/cdc_206259_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.47 MB ]