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. 2021 Feb 4;11:3103. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82759-3

Table 1.

Elemental composition of flotation feed, lead and zinc concentrates, and tailing.

Element Feed (wt%) Lead concentrate (wt%) Zinc concentrate (wt%) Tailing (wt%)
SiO2 48.73 41.50 32.68 48.85
CaO 7.82 5.54 4.91 7.45
Fe2O3 4.41 4.93 4.79 4.56
K2O 2.28 2.29 1.57 2.13
MgO 5.55 4.04 3.51 5.33
Al2O3 7.02 4.12 3.98 7.91
Na2O 4.89 3.04 2.94 6.93
MnO 0.28 0.21 0.18 0.27
Ba 0.41 0.30 0.25 0.36
S 2.50 4.26 13.73 1.06
Pb 0.93 11.22
Zn 2.80 3.00 25.37