| Deposit ID | 10230920 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4790251005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Kosova Ferronickel Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Kosova Smith, Kavadarci Smelter, Glogovac Smelter |
| Geographic coordinates: | 20.71855, 42.49874 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Serbia(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Serbia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 20.71855, 42.49874 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1985 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rudniki Topinica Feroniki |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Yugoslavia |
| Year | 1991 |
| Year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Rudniki Feronikl (Kosova) 4900 Tonnes Ni Contained | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4790251005 |
CRU - QUARTERLY MAFKET SERVICE. NICKEL. APRIL, 1991.
TABLE 2.3, "PRIMARY NICKEL PRODUCTION BY COMPANY"
NICKDATA, INC. A COMPREHENSIVE NICKEL INDUSTRY COST DATABASE
AND COSTING PROGRAM. 1991. ILMAR J. MARTENS,
THOMAS F. TORRIES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AREA IS POLITICALLY UNSTABLE AND PRODUCTION COSTS HIGH. OPERATION COULD BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED AT ANY TIME. PROPERTY IS PRODUCING ABOUT 1/3 CAPACITY.(1991) PLANNED PRODUCTION FOR 1991 IS 4 KMT NI IN FERRONICKEL. ANNUAL CAPACITY IS BETWEEN 10 AND 12 KMT NI IN FENI. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-SEP-1992 | Bleiwas, Donald | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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