Big River Zinc Corporation

Big River Zinc Corporation, 201, 220 Bihar Caustic Chemicals Ltd., 170 Bilbaina de Alquitranes, 202 Billiton Pic, See BHP Billiton Pic (UK), 207 BIMOL Research Laboratories Inc., 220 Biochemie GmbH, 143 BIODAC , ethylene oxide, 25 Biphenyl, 25... 

Big River Zinc Corporation 2401 Mississippi Avenue Sauget, Illinois, U.S.A. 62201... 

IMPROVEMENTS AT THE ELECTROLYTIC ZINC PLANT OF BIG RIVER ZINC CORPORATION, SAUGET, ILLINOIS, U.S.A. 

Significant modifications to the electrolytic zinc plant operated by Big River Zinc Corporation were made at the end of the 1990 s resulting in increased oqtacity and improved efficiencies. A new cell room, with the innovative use of acid-resistant concrete cells and a modem ventilation system, was installed to raise the capacity fiom 80,000 tonne/y to 106,000 tonne/y of finished zinc. Improvements to the leaching section include the conversion from a single to a two-step process, with associated equipment changes, to improve the quality of the residues produced. Another key change is the constmction of a facility to allow the use of zinc oxides fk>m secondary sources as a feed to the plant. This paper describes these improvements and the current operations. 

In April 1996, Korea Zinc acquired the zinc assets of Big River Minerals but retained the name of its new US subsidiary as the Big River Zinc Corporation. Korea Zinc saw in the Sauget refinery an opportunity for growth for the following reasons ... 

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