Vishakhapatnam Pb

Plant in Andhra Pradesh, India with commodities Lead, Refiner, Silver, Refinery, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231007
MAS/MILS ID 5330031046
Record type Site
Current site name Vishakhapatnam Pb
Alternate or previous names Vishakhapatnam Smelter, Visag

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 83.40025, 17.66654 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Andhra Pradesh(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Andhra Pradesh

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead, Refiner Primary
Silver, Refinery Secondary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 83.40025, 17.66654

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter/Refiner

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Refined Lead 7600 Mt/Year Commod
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 7600mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Refined Lead 7300 Mt/Year Commod
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 7300mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Refined Lead 8100 Mt/Year Commod
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 8100mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Refined Lead 7600 Mt/Year Commod
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 76000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Refined Lead 10000 Mt/Year Commod
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 10000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Refined Lead 12550 Mt/Year Commod
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 12550mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KAISER ENGINEERS REPORT, 1988

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-NOV-1992 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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