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Kokkola

Plant in Finland with commodities Cadmium, Cobalt, Copper, Mercury, Nickel, Selenium, Sulfur, Zinc, Refiner
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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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255482
MAS/MILS ID 4050651026
Record type Site
Current site name Kokkola

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 23.16975, 63.83186 (WGS84)
Elevation 2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Finland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Finland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Secondary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Mercury Secondary
Nickel Critical Secondary
Selenium Secondary
Sulfur Secondary
Zinc, Refiner Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 23.16975, 63.83186
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1969
Plant type Smelter/Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Outokumpu Oy
    Interest 100
    Home office Finland
    Year 1987

Comments on the ownership information

  • OUTOKUMPU OY IS 81% OWNED BY THE FINNISH GOVERNMENT AND 19% OWNED BY THE SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION OF FINLAND.

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Refined Zinc 140000 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 140000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Refined Zinc 143860 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 14360mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Refined Zinc 155310 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 155310mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Refined Zinc 158790 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 158790mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Refined Zinc 160990 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 160990mt

Comments on the production information

  • THERE ARE ACTUALLY THREE ZINC PRODUCTS: SPECIAL HIGH GRADE ZINC (LINE 1), HIGH GRADE ZINC (LINE 2), AND ZINC ALLOYS, MAINLY PRIME WESTERN ZINC (CONTAINING SOME LEAD), CONTINUOUS GALVANIZING GRADES (CONTAINING SOME LEAD AND ALUMINUM), AND BATTERY GRADES (CONTAINING SOME LEAD AND CADMIUM). GRADE GIVEN FOR SULFUR (RECORD G) IS FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS.
  • THE SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS (RECORD G) IS SOLD TO ANOTHER COMPANY, KEMIRA OY.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ABOUT 1/3 OF THE CONCENTRATES ARE OBTAINED FROM OUTOKUMPU MINES IN FINLAND AND ELSEWHERE (TARA, IRELAND), WITH THE REMAINDER COMING FROM SWEDEN, CANADA, AND A FEW OTHER COUNTRIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT REPORT, 1987

  • Deposit

    CRU ZINC MONITOR-SEPTEMBER 1996

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZIMBELMAN PLANS ARE FOR INCREASE OF CAPACITY BY 55KMT/YR TO 225KMT/YR IN 1998-UTLIZING DIRECT ATMOSPHERE LEACHING PROCESS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-SEP-1996 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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