(Facility) Sered Smelter

Plant in Slovakia with commodities Cobalt, Nickel
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279699
MAS/MILS ID 4360001004
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Sered Smelter
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 17.75209, 48.31535 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Slovakia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Slovakia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 17.75209, 48.31535

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1962
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Electrostatic
Milling method Sizing

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Niklova Huta
    Home office Czechoslovakia
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Cobalt 50 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Cobalt Cobalt 50mt
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Nickel 3200 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 3200mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Cobalt 50 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Cobalt Cobalt 50mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Nickel 3200 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 3200mt
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Cobalt 50 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Cobalt Cobalt 50mt
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Nickel 3200 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 3200mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Cobalt 50 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Cobalt Cobalt 50mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Nickel 3200 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 3200mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Cobalt 50 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Cobalt Cobalt 50mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Nickel 3200 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 3200mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Nickel 3200 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 3200mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Cobalt 50 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Cobalt Cobalt 50mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Cobalt 50 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Cobalt Cobalt 50mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Refined Nickel 3200 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 3200mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE BASE

  • Deposit

    METAL INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, VOL. 2, PP. 109-10

  • Deposit

    (NOV. 1990).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-1992 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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