(Facility) Olen Copper Refinery

Plant in Antwerpen, Belgium with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230804
MAS/MILS ID 4230052001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Olen Copper Refinery
Alternate or previous names Hoboken Refinery-Olen Section

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 4.88559, 51.13216 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antwerpen(province)

Belgium(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Belgium Antwerpen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 4.88559, 51.13216

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Metallurgique Hoboken-Overpelt (Soc. Gen. Group)
    Interest 100
    Home office Belgium
    Year 1977

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT TYPE: ELECTROLYTIC

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 57% OWNED BY UNION MINIERE, S.A.

Comments on other economic factors

  • UNITS OF CAPACITY ARE MT METAL CONT./YR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PROCESSING OPERATIONS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Reynolds U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.