Black Mountain launches enviro assessment exercise for proposed zinc smelter

Environmental and advisory solutions firm SLR Consulting South Africa has invited public comment into the environmental-impact assessment (EIA) for the proposed construction of a new zinc smelter and associated infrastructure at the Gamsberg zinc mine’s Phase 1 concentrator plant.

Black Mountain Mining (BMM), part of Vedanta Zinc International, owns and operates the Gamsberg zinc mine, in South Africa’s Northern Cape province.