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(Facility) Sln Le Havre Nickel Refinery

Plant in France 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. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10191037
MAS/MILS ID 4270802056
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Sln Le Havre Nickel Refinery
Alternate or previous names Havre Works Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 0.31891, 49.49896 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 0.31891, 49.49896
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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 1970
Plant type Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Societe Metallurgique Ie Nickel (Sln)
    Interest 100
    Home office France
    Year 1978

Comments on the ownership information

  • SLN IS OWNED BY 1. ERAP 70% 2. IMETAL OF FRANCE 15% 3. ELF AQUITAINE 15%

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Elecro Refinery 10500 Tonnes Ni Contained
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 10500mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Ferronickel Smelter 39000 Tonnes Ni Contained
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 39000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REFINERY IS HIGH COST AND CLOSURE IS POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. FEED ORIGINATES AS MATTE FROM NEW CALEDONIAN LATERITES. 11/86

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NICKDATA, INC. A COMPREHENSIVE NICKEL INDUSTRY COST DATABASE

  • Deposit

    AND COSTING PROGRAM. 1991. ILMAR J. MARTENS,

  • Deposit

    THOMAS F. TORRIES.

  • Deposit

    CRU - QUARTERLY MARKET SERVICE. NICKEL. APRIL, 1991.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit APPROXIMATELY 21% OF TOTAL NI PRODUCED BY SLN IS ELECTROLYTIC AND SALTS. THE BALANCE IS FERRONICKEL AT DONIAMBO IN NEW CALEDONIA. ORIGINAL CAPACITY WAS 104 KMT NICKEL CONTAINED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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