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Elektrobosna

Producer in Bosnia and Herzegovina with commodity Iron
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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. 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 10182680
MAS/MILS ID 4790000027
Record type Site
Current site name Elektrobosna

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 17.00197, 44.58204 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bosnia and Herzegovina(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 17.00197, 44.58204
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1966
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Elektrobosna
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Ferrosilicon (Estimated) 32300 Metric Tons.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Iron Iron 32300mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Silicon Metal (Estimated) 21500 Metric Tons.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Iron Iron 21500mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Silicon Metal (Estimated) 14100 Metric Tons.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Iron Iron 14100mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Ferrosilicon (Estimated) 39600 Metric Tons.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Iron Iron 39600mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Ferrosilicon (Estimated) 35000 Metric Tons.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Iron Iron 35000mt

Comments on the production information

  • THE ELEKTROBOSNA PLANT PRODUCES FERROSILICON AND SILICON METAL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS PLANT PRODUCED AN ESTIMATED 35,000 METRIC TONS OF FERROSILICON IN 1990. THE ELECTROBOSNA PLANT EMPLOYS ABOUT 2,500 PEOPLE. NO SILICON WAS PRODUCED IN 1990, BUT PRODUCED 14,100 METRIC TONS OF SILICON METAL IN 1989.

Comments on other economic factors

  • AS FOR FERROSILICON: 57 PERCENT WAS EXPORTED TO ITALY, GERMANY, AND TURKEY; AND 43 PERCENT WAS FOR DOMESTIC USE. AS FOR SILICON METAL: 63 PERCENT WAS EXPORTED TO GERMANY, CIS, AND ITALY; AND 37 PERCENT WAS KEPT FOR DOMESTIC USE WITHIN YUGOSLAVIA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE BASE

  • Deposit

    METAL INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, VOL. 1, VOL. 3,

  • Deposit

    PP. 209-10 (NOV. 1990).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JAN-1995 Fogg, Catherine U.S. Bureau of Mines

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