| Deposit ID | 10203257 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0483750010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Asarco Zinc Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Amarillo Plant |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -101.86935, 35.23228 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1089 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potter(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Amarillo East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Amarillo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Amarillo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lake Meredith(hydrologic unit)
Middle Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Canadian(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Potter |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | Ogallala Formation |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Home office | Texas |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0483750010 |
HORIZONTAL RETORT ZINC SMELTER WITH ANNUAL CAPACITY
OF 52000 TONS ZN
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-OCT-97 | Garner | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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