| Deposit ID | 10276203 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0483550005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Corpus Christi Zinc Refinery |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -97.46609, 27.8139 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 8 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nueces(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Corpus Christi(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Corpus Christi(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Corpus Christi(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Corpus Christi Bay(hydrologic unit)
Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Nueces |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -97.46609, 27.8139 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Plant type | Refiner |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0483550005 |
E&MJ DIRECTORY M&MP OWN/OP: ASARCO
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PLANT PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN APRIL 1985. CONVERTED INTO A WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY. (USBM 1988 MINERALS YEARBOOK. ZINC P. 1022) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-FEB-1995 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.