Trail Pb Smt/Ref

Plant in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Arsenic, Bismuth, Copper, Gold, Lead, Refiner, Silver, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278933
MAS/MILS ID 1220101046
Record type Site
Current site name Trail Pb Smt/Ref
Alternate or previous names Trail Operations Smelter, Trail Metallurgical Complex

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -117.7185, 49.1016 (WGS84)
Elevation 650

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boundary OE N(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Colville OE N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nelson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Comments on the location information

  • Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 49-4-0N 117-39-0W (49.0667 -117.65); UTM N5434851 E452519 Z11N; PLSS line# : Meridian- <blank>, TWNSHP <blank>, RNG <blank>, Sect <blank>, Sect_fract <blank>. New lat-long based on Google Earth location.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Arsenic Critical Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead, Refiner Primary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -117.7185, 49.1016

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 1899
Plant type Smelter/Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cominco Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Refined Lead 119300 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 119300mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Refined Lead 114900 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 114900mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Refined Lead 120000 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 120000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Refined Lead 117700 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 117700mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Refined Lead 120000 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 120000mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Smelter Production 92000 T
  • Year 1993
    Description Primary Smelter Capacity Pb Bullion 120000 Tpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead, Refiner Lead 118104mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    *CRU QUQRTERLY MARKET SERVICE, LEAD, JAN. 1994, P. 47.

  • Production

    *CRU QUARTERLY MARKET SERVICE, LEAD, OCT. 1993, P. 43.

  • Deposit

    PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT REPORT, 1987

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUL-1997 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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