The ExtractiveMetallurgy of Lead

ByRoderick J Sinclair

Consultant in extractive metallurgy and formerly with The ElectrolyticZinc Company of Australasia and Pasminco Limited.

The Australasian Institute of Mining and MetallurgySpectrum Series Volume Number 15

2009

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THE AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGYLevel 3, 15 - 31 Pelham Street, Carlton Victoria 3053 Australia

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The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 2009First Edition, June 2009

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Front MatterSponsors

PrefaceTable of ContentsPart A. General ContextPart B. Primary SmeltingPart C. Secondary SmeltingPart D. Refining of Lead BullionPart E. Environmental and Economic IssuesAppendix A: Properties of Lead and Associated CompoundsIndex