| Deposit ID | 10230895 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4120102007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) McKechnie Refinery Widnes |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -2.7309, 53.36571 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 10 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
United Kingdom(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| United Kingdom |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -2.7309, 53.36571 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Refiner |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Kechnie Chemicals Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4120102007 |
BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES, LTD., QUARTERLY SERVICE ISSUE 1,
COPPER, 1977, P. 3.60.
TARRING, T., ED., NON-FERROUS METAL WORKS OF THE WORLD,
METAL BULLETIN BOOKS, 1974, P. 697-698.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MAIN SOURCE OF FEED FOR THIS REFINERY IS SECONDARY COPPER (SCRAP, ETC.). MCKECHNIE CHEMICALS IS A SUBSIDIARY OF MCKECHNIE BROTHERS LTD. ADDRESS OF MAIN OFFICE: P.O. BOX 4 WIDNES, LANCASTERSHIRE ENGLAND, U.K. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-83 | Reynolds | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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