Met-Mex Peñoles

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Met-Mex Peñoles is a large metallurgical and chemical facility located in Torreon. This industrial site processes the majority of the zinc and lead mineral ores mined and concentrated within Mexico and other countries.

The facility produces the following metals: silver, gold, zinc, lead, cadmium and bismuth.

And the following chemicals: sulfuric acid, oleum, and antimony trioxide.

The production is exported all over the world.

This metallurgical complex is the world number one producer of metallic silver, the first producer of metallic zinc in Latinamerica, and the most important producer of metallic gold and lead in Mexico.

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