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(Facility) Burrel Smelter

Plant in Mat, Albania with commodity Chromium
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  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134261
MAS/MILS ID 4810311001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Burrel Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 20.01854, 41.59878 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mat(province)

Albania(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Albania Mat

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 20.01854, 41.59878
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1979
Plant type Smelter

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Burrel Metallurgical Combine
    Interest 100
    Home office Albania
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Description Ferrochrome Production 23800 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 23800mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Ferrochrome Production 11900 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 11900mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Ferrochrome Production 26000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 26000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Ferrochrome Production 26300 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 26300mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Ferrochrome Production 33700 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 33700mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Ferrochrome Production 38800 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 38800mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Ferrochrome Production 4300 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 4300mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FROM BURREL IS HIGH CARBON FERROCHROME. THE CAPACITY OF BURREL IS 40,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR.
  • THE RECOVERY RATE AT BURREL RANGES FROM 80 PERCENT TO 85 PERCENT. CR CONTENT IN THE PRODUCT IS TYPICALLY 64 PERCENT TO 66 PERCENT, WITH A MAXIMUM SILICA CONTENT OF 3 PERCENT, .03 PERCENT P, AND .06 PERCENT S. CARBON CONTENT IS 6 TO 8 PERCENT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LOCATED AT BURREL, BETWEEN THE TWO MAJOR CHROMITE MINING AREAS OF BULQUIZE AND KAM-KALIMASH. ORIGINALLY ON-LINE IN 1979 WITH TWO 9 MVA FURNACES OF CHINESE CONSTRUCTION. THIRD 9 MVA FURNACE ADDED IN 1987 WITH ASSISTANCE FROM JAPANESE. THIS BROUGHT TOTAL CAPACITY TO 45-50,000 MTPY HIGH-C FECR (ABOUT 38,000 MTPY PRODUCED IN 1988). PLANS ARE TO DOUBLE HIGH-C FECR CAPACITY BY 1990/1991 WITH THE ADDITION OF 3 MORE 9 MVA FURNACES (ALREADY UNDER CONTRACT). 1992 ADIT COMMENT: WITH ONLY ONE FURNACE, A 13,000 MT/YR ORE CAPACITY WAS NOTED.
  • LONGER RANGE PLANS (BEYOND 1991) ARE TO ADD 4 MORE FURNACES (120 MVA TOTAL) WITH PELLETIZING SYSTEM(EST.ABOUT 200,000 MTPY HC)

Comments on other economic factors

  • BURREL RECEIVES FEED FROM THE BULQIZE MINES, AND ALL FECR IS EXPORTED.
  • THE PLANT CONSISTS OF THREE 9 MVA FURNACES, TWO OF WHICH WERE SUPPLIED BY THE CHINESE IN 1978. THE THIRD FURNACE WAS BUILT IN 1987. THE RAW MATERIALS ARE WEIGHED AND BLENDED SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY. THEN THE CHARGE IS FED TO THE TOP OF THE FURNACES BY CONVEYOR. LINE EQUIPMENT IS USED TO SEPARATE SLAG FROM FECR. THEN FECR IS POURED INTO THE CASTING MACHINE. THE SLABS ARE BROKEN INTO LUMPS AND SIZED ACCORDINGLY TO CUSTOMER REQUIRMENTS. POWER IS PROVIDED FROM HYDRO-ELECTRIC STATIONS. DUE TO A DROUGHT IN 1990, BURREL WAS CLOSED DUE TO LACK OF POWER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT, LTD., THE BASE METAL INDUSTRY

  • Commodity

    OF ALBANIA, LONDON, 55 PP. (1991).

  • Commodity

    C. KIPPENBERGER, REPORT OF AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO ALBANIA

  • Commodity

    TO GATHER INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION IN THE MINERAL

  • Commodity

    RESOURCES SECTOR, JULY 28, 1988 TO AUGUST 11, 1988,

  • Commodity

    FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES,

  • Commodity

    HANNOVER, (1988).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-SEP-1992 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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