Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-28 | Page 33 | Production of Secondary Zinc Totaled 116,200 Tons Last Year

PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY ZINC TOTALED TONS LAST AST YEAR I Pro Production of ot sc secondary zinc in 1917 amounted to short tons according according accord accord- ing Ins to statistics complIed compiled by the United States Se geological lo survey In addition tons of ot zinc dross and were exported In 1917 compared with only 48 43 tons in 1916 There Thero were tons of or produced in which tons of ot zinc ashes ashes and were I utilized in addition to the tho quantity of i oxide consumed in such manufacture The quantity of or zinc recovered as spelter spelter spelter ter decreased from tons In 1916 to tons in 1917 That obtained b by from drosse skim skim- etc eta decreased from tram tons to tons The Tho estimated recoveries recoveries eries of or zinc in n brass Increased from I I tons tonK to tons in hi 1917 Production of ot secondary zinc in 1917 I was as follows fc s. 1917 Short tons Zinc recovered by by regular smelting plants that also treat ores S. S 19 Zinc recovered b by b by plants plant that treat only secondary sec- sec secondary material Total redistilled I Zinc roco recovered cred b by smelting sweating etc Total zinc recovered reco as ns spelter speller spelter ter ler Zinc recovered In alloys other I Ithan than brass brals Zinc recovered re in brass estimated esti estl- I 1 mated To Total tal 0 0