Geothermal Sector Begins Heating Up in Mexico and Zinc Extraction from Geothermal Plants

Bloomberg's BNA article written by Emily Pickrell March 22, 2016, suggests that there could be a rapid expansion of Mexico's geothermal power capacity. Since passing new regulations this year thirteen new permits have been issued, for the exploration of new sites.

Mexico has five Geothermal Power stations all located in south Mexicali, Baja California, (32.413129, -115.252069). This is just across the border from the Cal Energy geothermal plants that are located at the bottom of the Salton Sea. This geothermal electric plant uses 40% of its output to power an adjacent zinc recovery plant, that extracts this mineral from the geothermal brine coming from the plant before it is reinjected. It is anticipated that the plant will extract 30,000 tons per year.

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