(Facility) Saganoseki Copper Refinery

Plant in Oita, Japan with commodity Copper
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232527
MAS/MILS ID 5880302001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Saganoseki Copper Refinery
Alternate or previous names Saganoseki Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 131.84892, 33.26545 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oita(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Oita

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 131.84892, 33.26545

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 1916
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Electrostatic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nippon Mining Co., Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Electrolytic Copper 123400 Cathode Copper
  • Year 1981
    Description Electrolytic Copper 127400 Cathode Copper
  • Year 1982
    Description Electrolytic Copper 143100 Cathode Copper
  • Year 1983
    Description Electrolytic Copper 167100 Cathode Copper
  • Year 1984
    Description Electrolytic Copper 144100 Cathode Copper

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,

  • Deposit

    OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - SAGANOSEKI,

  • Deposit

    JAPAN. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007, OCT. 1990. FOR INF.,

  • Deposit

    CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-JAN-95 Towle, Stewart W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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