Zinc processing Ores Refining Alloying Britannica
Zinc processing Ores Refining Alloying Zinc ores are widely distributed throughout the world although more than 40 percent of the world s output originates in North America and Australia The common zinc containing minerals are the zinc sulfide known as zinc blende or sphalerite ZnS a ferrous form of zinc blende known as marmatite [ ZnFe S] and a zinc carbonate