(Facility) Phuket Smelter

Plant in Thailand with commodities Tantalum, Tin
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280665
MAS/MILS ID 5490001096
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Phuket Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 98.36656, 7.8675 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Thailand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tantalum Critical Secondary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 98.36656, 7.8675

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Thailand Smelting And Refining Co., Ltd.
    Home office Thailand
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Billiton Ltd.
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide
    Year 1977

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Tin Metal Production 8000 Metric Tons.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tin Tin 8000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Tin Metal Production 7400 Metric Tons.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tin Tin 7400mt

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-AUG-1994 Zimbelman U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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