Zinc ore

The Avonmouth smelter (the only one in Britain after 1920) processed zinc ore from Australia. Thousands of tons of this ore came into the port at Avonmouth between 1920 and 2003, when the plant closed. Zinc is a component in many alloys and is used to galvanise or rust-proof iron.

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Summary

: J5299

: Industrial and Maritime History

: sample jars, raw material

: Bulk Concentrate (Zinc & Lead); Sulphur; Fluorspar: Cadmium; Impure Zinc Oxide; Lead Concentrate; Zinc Oxide Briquettes

: sample jars, raw materials of zinc smelting

Zinc ore

Current Location

On Display at M Shed, Bristol People Gallery

: Britannia Metals Ltd.

: Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) / England, Northern Europe, Europe

: zinc smelting plant, Avonmouth

: 2003

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