Question

Name the following:
(iii) The ore of Zinc containing its Sulphide.

Answer 1

• Zinc sulphide, or Zinc blende is a zinc ore that contains its Sulphide$\left(\text{ZnS}\right)$.
• The major mineral ore for Zn production is Zinc sulphide, also known as Zinc blende, which is never found in its elemental form.
• There are two ways of extracting Zinc from Zinc blende.

The Zinc blende is first transformed to its oxide form (by roasting). The oxide is then converted to zinc metal.