(Facility) Kosova Ferronickel Smelter

Plant in Serbia with commodity Nickel
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. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates: 20.71855, 42.49874 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Serbia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Serbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 20.71855, 42.49874

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1985
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rudniki Topinica Feroniki
    Interest 100
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Rudniki Feronikl (Kosova) 4900 Tonnes Ni Contained
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 4900mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POTENTIAL LARGE PRODUCER CAPACITY AND GRADE ARE IN TERMS OF CONTAINED NICKEL IN FERRONICKEL. ACTUAL CAPACITY IS 30,000 MT OF 40% NICKEL. LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OR STATE OF KOSOVA. PLANT IS VULNERABLE TO INTERRUPTIONS BY SOCIAL UNREST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    CRU - QUARTERLY MAFKET SERVICE. NICKEL. APRIL, 1991.

  • Production

    TABLE 2.3, "PRIMARY NICKEL PRODUCTION BY COMPANY"

  • Deposit

    NICKDATA, INC. A COMPREHENSIVE NICKEL INDUSTRY COST DATABASE

  • Deposit

    AND COSTING PROGRAM. 1991. ILMAR J. MARTENS,

  • Deposit

    THOMAS F. TORRIES.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-SEP-1992 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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