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(Facility) Vargon Smelter

Plant in Sweden with commodity Chromium, Ferrochrome
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255504
MAS/MILS ID 4010011002
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Vargon Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 12.33599, 58.28202 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweden(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Sweden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium, Ferrochrome Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 12.33599, 58.28202
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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
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vargon Ag
    Interest 100
    Home office Switzerland
    Year 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SITE VISIT, E. BOYLE AND J. COFFMAN, JUNE, 1987.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-92 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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