| Deposit ID | 10232134 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7940051001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Nkana Copper Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Nkana |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.18463, -12.83068 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1200 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Copperbelt(province)
Zambia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Zambia | Copperbelt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | 28.18463, -12.83068 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1932 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nchanga Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd |
| Home office | Zambia |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zambian Copper Investments, Ltd. (ZCI) |
| Interest | 49 |
| Home office | Bermuda |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7940051001 |
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,
OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL
COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - NKANA, ZAMBIA.
BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF., CONTACT S.W. TOWLE,
TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.
MINING JOURNAL, LONDON; CHILEAN TECHNOLOGY UPDATES NKANA
SMELTER, ZAMBIA, FEB. 14, 1992, P. 121.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AT THE NKANA SMELTER INCLUDES REVERBERATORY FURNACES, PIERCE-SMITH CONVERTERS, ANODE FURNACES AND CASTING WHEELS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ANODES, A LIQUID OXYGEN PLANT, AND A STRONG ACID PLANT. CURRENT PRODUCTION IS 240,000 MTPA COPPER ANODES, OR 75% OF THE 320,000 MTPA RATED CAPACITY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-OCT-1992 | Towle, Stewart W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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