# BQE Water completes metal recovery plant at Guoda gold smelter in China

BQE Water Inc. completed commissioning of a metal recovery plant at the Guoda gold smelter and refinery owned by Zhaoyuan Gold Smelting Co., Ltd in Shandong, China. The plant treats arsenic-laden acidic bleed streams and recovers copper and zinc using ChemSulphide technology, entering continuous operation in September 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-10-29
- Where: Shandong, China
- Value: $2.40M (3.10M CAD)
- Starts operating: Sep 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 8,000 lbs copper and 180,000 lbs zinc per month
- Products: copper concentrate, zinc concentrate
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md), [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [BQE Water](https://endata.com/companies/5077.md)
- [Zhaoyuan Gold Smelting Co., Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/35170.md) (customer)
- [MWT Water Treatment Project Limited Company](https://endata.com/companies/35171.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [thenewswire.com](https://thenewswire.com/press-releases/LYzF6zqn-bqe-water-completes-commissioning-of-metal-recovery-plant-in-china.html), 2018-10-29: "We are extremely pleased with the successful completion of the plant commissioning at Guoda."

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