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(Facility) Niihama Electrolytic Refinery

Plant in Ehime, Japan with commodity Nickel
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232189
MAS/MILS ID 5880052056
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Niihama Electrolytic Refinery
Alternate or previous names Niihama Nickel Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 133.24888, 33.94872 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ehime(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Ehime

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 133.24888, 33.94872
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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 1970
Plant type Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Near Capacity 22000 Tonnes Ni/ Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 22000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description At Capacity - Planned 23000 Tonnes Ni/ Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 23000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REFINER RECEIVES MATTE FROM WMC KALGOORLIE SMELTER AND FROM P.T. INCO (INDONESIA). CAP= 60 MILLION LBS NI AND 1986 PROD ABOUT 54 MILLION LBS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NICKDATA, INC. A COMPREHENSIVE NICKEL INDUSTRY COST DATABASE

  • Deposit

    AND COSTING PROGRAM. 1991. ILMAR J. MARTENS, THOMAS

  • Deposit

    F. TORRIES. PRODUCTION UNITS 24,25.

  • Deposit

    EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY OF NI,CO. 1988. EDITED BY G.P. TYROLER

  • Deposit

    AND C.A. LANDOLT. "CHLORINE LEACH OF ANODE SLIME

  • Deposit

    ARISEN FROM THE NICKEL MATTE ELECTROREFINING". INAMI,

  • Deposit

    ISHIKAWA, TSUCHIDA, AND SUGIURA. FIGURE 3. P.423.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-DEC-1994 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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