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HEY WHY IS IT SO DARK IN HERE?
One day, in the enLIGHT Inc.'s main office, there was a catastrophe.
I don't know! We should check what's wrong with our LED lights!
The two workers decided to dissemble one of their LED light bulbs to find the problem.
Why isn't the semiconductor working?!
Suddenly, a figure appeared near the fretting workers.
Who are you?
Hello! I am
Captain Think Zinc!
She explained what zinc was and how it was strangely disappearing for no apparent reason.
Your LED light's semiconductor isn't working because it's missing zinc! In your LED light, zinc is used as an impurity in the semiconductor, which creates an ionized layer and allows conductivity. Zinc is an element; a silvery-white metal with a hint of blue. When zinc is exposed to air, it dulls. From what I've discovered, the world's zinc supply is disappearing and I have no idea why!
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To her disbelief, the workers did not seem to care.
Hahahaha, why would we care if some random metal no cares about disappear? We're not affected.
Pfft. We can always replace zinc with another impurity like nitrogen.
Captain Think Zinc explained how much importance zinc had in the world.
Actually, that's where you're wrong. Zinc is one of the most important elements in our lives, and that's what makes it so unique! Zinc is found in several everyday items such as batteries, surgical tools, sunscreen, make-up, cars, and airplanes and it's in our bodies to produce white blood cells and keep our immune systems nice and strong.
Without zinc we would be dead by now. It's found in all the cells in your body and takes part in cell division; which helps you heal and grow. Zinc is the metal you need for your sense of smell and taste. In fact, even the food you eat contain this metal. Zinc is found in various types of food from mushrooms to beef to oysters! It also plays a role in defending you from cancer. If you have diabetes, zinc is an essential ingredient for insulin!
Now that you two have heard why zinc is so important, let's show a much greater appreciation for zinc. After all, your best selling blue LED lights were only made possible due to zinc selenide, which allows the diode to emit blue light.
Gradually, the workers began appreciating zinc more.
Understanding the importance of zinc, the workers began panicking.
So where can we get zinc again?
Can't we just go buy some at the store?
I wish that were the case and that we could just go to the store and restore our Earth's supply of zinc but for now I don't know how to get a stable amount of zinc again. But I'll tell you how we did get zinc.
Here in Canada, zinc is found in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut. Some companies in Canada that specialize in zinc mining are Trevali Mining, Lundin Mining, and Canada Zinc Metals Corp. Refineries and mines include CEZinc Refinery, Bracemac-McLeod Mine and Kidd Mine.
And so, the zinc expert began explaining where zinc came from in Canada.
Here's a better look at where zinc is found in Canada!
Zinc is found in a sphalerite, which is a zinc ore composed of a zinc sulfide mineral. 40% of all ores located in North America and Australia. Zinc ores are extracted through several different mining techniques such as open-pit mining. The most common types of zinc ore mining is done undergrounds, such as cut-and-fill stoping. Cut-and-fill stoping includes filling in open caves with dirt once all the ores in the area has been cleared.
Okay, then what? Can't we just start using it after it's mined?
No, of course not. After zinc ores are mined, the zinc is brought in zinc refineries for processing. In Canada, a refinery example would be the CEZinc Refinery. However, Canadian companies such as Teck have Zinc refineries in the United States.
Imagine the wealth gained in the mining industry!
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Dedicated to the Where Challenge.
HEY WHY IS IT SO DARK IN HERE?
One day, in the enLIGHT Inc.'s main office, there was a catastrophe.
I don't know! We should check what's wrong with our LED lights!
The two workers decided to dissemble one of their LED light bulbs to find the problem.
Why isn't the semiconductor working?!
Suddenly, a figure appeared near the fretting workers.
Who are you?
Hello! I am
Captain Think Zinc!
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