Bolesław zinc smelter (Bukowno)
Lesser Poland, Olkusz mining district, Poland
Mine tailings and waste rock
- Type
- Mine tailings and waste rock
Smelter processing MVT concentrates from Olkusz, Lisheen and Pınargözü by roasting then hydrometallurgy. November 2020 furnace feed estimated at about -3.9 ε205Tl (weighted mean of the concentrates, about 86 mg/kg Tl). Thallium stays monovalent at every stage (XANES) and is fixed in franklinite, gypsum and jarosite of the sludges; no significant isotopic offset between feed and wastes, as for the Waelz kiln slag and ashes studied in 2018 (Vaněk et al., 2022). Indicative coordinates (Bukowno).
ε205Tl in ε units (parts per 10,000) Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 997
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −3.63 ± 0.7 ε | 1 | Larox filter sludge (50 % Olkusz, 50 % Lisheen and Pınargözü) Single analysis; 2σ uncertainty; 122 mg/kg Tl, Tl-bearing franklinite and gypsum, part of the Tl(I) probably in jarosite. | Vaněk et al. (2022), Evaluation of thallium isotopic fractionation during the metallurgic… | |
| −3.11 ± 0.7 ε | 1 | Dorr filter sludge (50 % Olkusz, 50 % Lisheen and Pınargözü) Single analysis; 2σ uncertainty; 283 mg/kg Tl, highest content of the study, Tl soluble in the acid-extractable and reducible fractions (BCR extraction). | Vaněk et al. (2022), Evaluation of thallium isotopic fractionation during the metallurgic… |
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Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Bolesław zinc smelter (Bukowno), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/fonderie-de-zinc-de-boles-aw-bukowno/ (accessed 2026-10-15).
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title = {Bolesław zinc smelter (Bukowno), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/fonderie-de-zinc-de-boles-aw-bukowno/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-15}
}Updated : 2026-10-15