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(Facility) Kristiansand Refinery

Plant in Norway with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
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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. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279689
MAS/MILS ID 4030012056
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Kristiansand Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 8.01941, 58.13211 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 8.01941, 58.13211
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Nikkelverk Aktieselskap
    Interest 100
    Home office Norway
    Year 1977

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Past Production - Cobalt 1800 Tonnes Cobalt Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cobalt Cobalt 1800mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Past Production - Copper 36500 Tonnes Copper Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 36500mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Past Production - Nickel 57800 Tonnes Nickel Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 57800mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Planned Production From Other 1800 Tonnes Nickel Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 1800mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Planned Production From Ussr 6800 Tonnes Nickel Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 6800mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Planned Production From Botswana 15000 Tonnes Nickel Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 15000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Planned Production From Sudbury 33000 Tonnes Nickel Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 33000mt

Comments on the production information

  • EACH OF THE THREE COMMODITIES UNDERGOES A METHOD UNIQUE TO ITS PROCESS BEFORE ELECTROWINNING. COPPER IS EXTRACTED FROM THE SLURRY FIRST, AS WELL AS FROM THE REPROCESSING OF THE ELECTROLYTE INTO CEMENT COPPER. NICKEL IS OBTAINED AFTER COPPER FROM FILTER CAKE, REDUCTION IN ELECTIC FURNACE, TO NICKEL CATHODE. COBALT IS EXTRACTED LAST USING A GASEOUS CHLORINE LEACH PROCESS. COBALT HYDROXIDE IS THE INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT, WHICH IS ACID TREATED TO ELIMINATE NICKEL, AND FINALLY ELECTROWINNED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 11/1986- CURRENTLY UNDERGOING EXPANSION FROM 90 MILLION LBS TO 120 MILLION LBS OF RECOVERABLE NICKEL. $43 MILLION U.S. COST FOR EXPANSION. VIRTUALLY ALL OF FALC-SUDBURY MATTE GOES TO THIS PLANT. ALSO BOTSWANA, S. AFRICA, AND OTHERS. REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM CRA IN 1986 UNDER COPPER CONTRACT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE WINNING OF NICKEL. JOSEPH R. BOLDT, JR. PP. 357-361.

  • Deposit

    NICKDATA, INC. A COMPREHENSIVE NICKEL INDUSTRY COST DATABASE

  • Deposit

    AND COSTING PROGRAM. 1991. ILMAR J. MARTENS,

  • Deposit

    THOMAS F. TORRIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-94 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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