(Facility) Nippon Denko's Hokuriku Smelter

Plant in Toyama, Japan 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255810
MAS/MILS ID 5880421010
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Nippon Denko's Hokuriku Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 137.23205, 36.6986 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Toyama(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Toyama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium, Ferrochrome Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 137.23205, 36.6986

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 Nippon Denko Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1990

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-1992 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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