Below is an abstract describing operations of a major lead recycler.  The
paradoxical unintended consequence of the lead ban will be enormous
amounts of additional lead mined, as a byproduct of silver.  I'll have an
estimate soon from RSR Technologies.

Harvey Miller

"Quexco gets the lead out and puts it back in. A leading secondary lead
producer, this private holding company recycles scrapped lead acid
batteries into refined lead and lead products. Quexco's RSR Corporation
subsidiary is one of the largest lead smelters in the US, with operations
in California, Indiana, New York, and Texas. Quexco also owns Eco-Bat
Technologies plc, a UK-based battery recycler with operations in Europe
and South Africa. The company's RSR Technologies subsidiary (formerly its
R&D unit) offers technology and product development services to the metals
industry."
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