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Hoboken

Plant in Antwerpen, Belgium with commodities Antimony, Arsenic, Bismuth, Copper, Gold, Refinery, Indium, Lead, Refiner, Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium, Selenium, Silver, Refinery, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Tellurium, Tin
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  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. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158567
MAS/MILS ID 4230051001
Record type Site
Current site name Hoboken
Alternate or previous names Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt, Overpelt Zinc Operation, Hoboken Smelter, Metallurgical Complex, Olen Copper Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 4.33979, 51.18717 (WGS84)
Elevation 20

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antwerpen(province)

Belgium(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Belgium Antwerpen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Secondary
Arsenic Critical Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold, Refinery Secondary
Indium Critical Secondary
Lead, Refiner Primary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Rhodium Critical Tertiary
Selenium Secondary
Silver, Refinery Secondary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary
Tellurium Critical Secondary
Tin Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 4.33979, 51.18717
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter/Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt
    Interest 100
    Home office Belgium
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Refined Lead 101900 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 101900mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Refined Lead 93700 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 93700mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Refined Lead 126300 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 126300mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Refined Lead 119600 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 119600mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Refined Lead 105300 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 105300mt

Comments on the production information

  • TWO GRADES OF REFINED ZINC ARE PRODUCED.

Comments on other economic factors

  • CONCENTRATES ARE RECEIVED PRIMARILY FROM MINES IN PERU WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES AS WELL: GREECE (KASSANDRA), PORTUGAL, SPAIN, TURKEY, MOROCCO (ZAIDA), ARGENTINA (EL AGUILAR), CHILE (EL TOQUI), HONDURAS (EL MOCHITO), MEXICO, AUSTRALIA, AND GERMANY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT REPORT, 1987

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-1992 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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