(Facility) West Midlands Copper Refinery

Plant in United Kingdom with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133768
MAS/MILS ID 4120102001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) West Midlands Copper Refinery
Alternate or previous names Prescot Refinery

Comments on the site names

  • ALSO KNOWN AS PRESCOT REFINERY.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -2.7976, 53.43231 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

United Kingdom(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
United Kingdom

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -2.7976, 53.43231

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner British Copper Refineries, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES, LTD., QUARTERLY SERVICE ISSUE 1,

  • Deposit

    COPPER, 1977, P. 3.60.

  • Deposit

    1979-80 WORLD MINES REGISTER, MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS,

  • Deposit

    INC., 1979, P. 191.

  • Deposit

    TARRING, T., ED., NON-FERROUS METAL WORKS OF THE WORLD,

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN BOOKS, 1974, PP. 638-639.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, V317, NO.8150, LONDON,11/29/91, P 403

  • Deposit

    E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1989/1990. P234-236

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-96 Towle, Stewart W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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