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Operational Results
Mining
In 2001 the Padaeng mine produced a total of 139,050 dmt of zinc silicate ore at a grade of 17.45% zinc, containing 24,265 mt of zinc metal as shown in Table 1
Limestone waste from the mine is crushed and screened for use in construction. In 2001, 110,646 cubic metres of aggregate were produced. A total of 124,041 cubic metres of aggregate were sold to Sila Enterprise Co.,Ltd., a Padaeng affiliated company.
During the same period, Padaeng Industry (Laos) Co.,Ltd., a subsidiary of the company, exploited the mining lease granted to it in the Loa People’s Republic (Kaiso). The mine produced 15,935 dmt of ore at 32.39% zinc. The ore has been transported to and processed in the Tak smelter.
| | Table 1: Ore Mined |
| Ore (DMT) | %Zn Grade | Zn Metal | | 2001 | 139,050 | 17.45 | 24,265 | | 2000 | 133,759 | 20.41 | 27,305 | | 1999 | 153,218 | 15.62 | 23,931 | | 1998 | 153,030 | 16.44 | 25,161 |
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