(Facility) Niihama Copper Refinery

Plant in Ehime, Japan with commodities Copper, Gold, Selenium, Silver

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10134059
MAS/MILS ID	5880052126
Record type	Site
Current site name	(Facility) Niihama Copper Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	133.24888, 33.94872 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ehime(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Japan	Ehime

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Gold	Secondary
Selenium	Secondary
Silver	Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	133.24888, 33.94872	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Processing Plant
Development status	Plant
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Plant type	Refiner

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

Home office Japan

Year 1978

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.
Home office	Japan
Year	1978

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	5880052126

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	21-OCT-1983	Zimbelman	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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