| Deposit ID | 10207936 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5880311002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Tamano Copper Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Tamano Smelter |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 133.24887, 34.48199 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 10 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Okayama(province)
Japan(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Japan | Okayama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | 133.24887, 34.48199 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mitsui Mining And Smelting Co., Ltd. |
| Interest | 63.5 |
| Home office | Japan |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nittetsu Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Interest | 20.3 |
| Home office | Japan |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Furukawa Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Interest | 16.2 |
| Home office | Japan |
| Year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5880311002 |
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,
OPERATING AND ENVIRIONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL
COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - TAMANO, JAPAN,
BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF., CONTACT S.W. TOWLE,
TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE TAMANO COPPER SMELTER CONSISTS OF FLASH SMELTING FURNACES WITH FURNACE ELECTRODES (FSFE) FOR SMELTING COPPER CONCEN- TRATES, CONVENTIONAL PEIRCE-SMITH CONVERTERS, ANODE FURNACES, AND TANKHOUSE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CATHODE COPPER. BY PRODUCTS INCLUDE SULFURIC ACID FROM A DOUBLE CONTACT ACID PLANT, GYPSUM, CRUDE NICKEL SULFATE, ANODE SLIMES, GRANULATED SLAG, AND IRON CONCENTRATE. THE REPORTED OF THE SMELTER IS 196,000 MTPA COPPER CATHODE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JAN-95 | Towle, Stewart W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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