(Facility) Nickel Mountain Smelter Complex

Plant in Douglas county in Oregon, United States with commodities Iron, Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10128836
MAS/MILS ID 0410199003
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Nickel Mountain Smelter Complex

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -123.44336, 42.95672 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nickel Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canyonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Umpqua(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 030 S 006 W 17 SW Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hanna Nickel Smelting Co.
    ID 3500391
    Interest 100
    Home office Ohio
    Year 1984
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Glenbrook Nickel Co.
    ID 3500391
    Interest 100
    Year 1990

Comments on the production information

  • GLENBROOK NICKEL CO. REACTIVATED THE FORMER HANNA NICKEL CO. SMELTER TO PROCESS 6 MILLION TONS OF STOCKPILED LATERITE GRADING 0.7 PERCENT NICKEL LEFT AT THE SITE WHEN HANNA CLOSED THE SMELTER IN JAN. 1987.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMELTER IS PART OF MINE-PLANT COMPLEX AT RIDDLE OREGON.

  • Deposit

    SEE NICKEL MOUNTAIN MINE, SEQ NO. 0410190001 FOR PRODUCTION

  • Deposit

    DETAILS. SMELTER PRODUCT IS FERRONICKEL.

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1990 OREGON

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY, V. 52, NO. 2. P. 38-39.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-OCT-96 Ritchey, Joseph L U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/30/1999
MSHA mine ID3500391
Mine name (MSHA)GLENBROOK NICKEL CO
Current operatorGlenbrook Nickel Company
Current controller (parent)Teck Resources Limited
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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