(Facility) Port Colborne Smelter

Plant in Ontario, Canada with commodities Cobalt, Nickel
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158578
MAS/MILS ID 1220401036
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Port Colborne Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.26643, 42.8833 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Silver Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Buffalo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.26643, 42.8833

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Inco Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1977

Reference information

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Operator history (post-MRDS)

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