| Deposit ID | 10279450 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 4750071030 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crotone |
| Geographic coordinates: | 17.11849, 39.08221 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Calabria(province)
Italy(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Italy | Calabria |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cadmium | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 17.11849, 39.08221 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
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| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1928 |
| Plant type | Smelter/Refiner |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Societa Mineraria E Metallurgica Di Pertusola |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Italy |
| Year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Mt Zinc Produced 66 Mt Zinc / Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Mt Zinc Produced 78 Mt Zn / Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Mt Zinc Produced 77 Mt Zn / Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Mt Zinc Produced 76 Mt Zn / Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Mt Zinc Produced 79 Mt Zn / Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Mt Zinc Produced 77 Mt Zn / Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Mt Zinc Produced 86 Mt Zn / Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Mt Zinc Produced 87 Mt Zn / Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Mt Zinc Produced 91 Mt Zn / Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4750071030 |
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD. ECONOMICS OF ZINC SMELTING
1986 EDITION
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | (2-92) NUOVA SAMIM HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CLOSE ITS 100,000 TPY SMELTER FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. DURING THE CLOSURE THE PLANT WILL BE MODERNIZED AND THE CAPACITY EXPANDED TO 160,000 TPY. THE PLANT IS TO BE CLOSED BY JULY 1992 AND REOPEN IN 1994. *(7-92) COMPANY DECIDED NOT TO GO WITH THE TEMP. SHUTDOWN OF THE SMELTER. THE PLANT WILL BE REPLACED BY A NEW 120,000 TPY ELECTROLYTIC PLANT. THE NEW PLANT IS TO START-UP IN 1994. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-APR-1994 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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