| Deposit ID | 10256098 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4790251001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Bor Smelter |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 22.08519, 44.06537 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 500 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Serbia(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Serbia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | 22.08519, 44.06537 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1905 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rudarsko-Topionicarski Basen Bor |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Yugoslavia |
| Year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4790251001 |
BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES, LTD., QUARTERLY SERVICE ISSUE 1,
COPPER, 1977, P. 3.60.
1979-80 WORLD MINES REGISTER, MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS,
INC., 1979, PP. 235-236.
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,
OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL
COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS-BOR, YUGOSLAVIA.
BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF., CONTACT S.W. TOWLE,
TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BOR SMELTER IS SUPPLIED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE MAJDANEK AND BOR MINES. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE SMELTER CAPACITY OF 160000 MT CU/YR WILL BE INCREASED WHEN THE BUCIM, VELIKI KRIVELU, AND MOUNT STARICA MINES ARE PRODUCING. THE BLISTER CU IS REFINED AT THE BOR REFINERY. THE BOR SMELTER COMPLEX CONSISTS OF TWO FLUO-SOLID REACTORS, TWO REVERBERATORY FURNACES, FOUR PIERCE-SMITH CONVERTERS, THREE ROTARY ANODE FURNACES, TWO ANODE CASTING WHEELS, AND THREE ACID PLANTS. CURRENT CAPACITY OF THE SMELTER IS 160,000 MTPA COPPER ANODE. ACID PRODUCTION IS 602,000 MTPA 98% H2SO4. AT PRESENT (1991), SO2 EMMISIONS FROM THE BOR SMELTER ARE RELATIVELY HIGH, AND THE SURROUNDING TOWN IS BADLY POLLUTED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-APR-93 | Towle, Stewart W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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