| Deposit ID | 10304257 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5650131001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Pasar Copper Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Isabel Plant |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 124.43253, 10.90053 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 20 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Leyte(province)
Philippines(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Philippines | Leyte |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | 124.43253, 10.90053 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1983 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phillipine Gov.-National Development Co. |
| Interest | 41.9 |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | A Group Of Phillipine Mining Companies. |
| Interest | 21.8 |
| Home office | Philippines |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Marubeni Corp, Sumitomo Corp, C. Itoh And Co Ltd |
| Interest | 31.2 |
| Home office | Japan |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Finance Corp. |
| Interest | 5.1 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5650131001 |
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING
OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL
COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS. BUMINES CONTRACT
J0290007; FOR INF. CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO,
DENVER, CO.
CRU COPPER STUDIES. V. 19, NO. 5, 11/91, P6.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXPANSION START 6/91, TO END 3/93. FOR SALE-PRIVATIZATION. CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AT THE PASAR SMELTER INCLUDE OUTOKUMPU FLASH SMELTING, PIERCE-SMITH CONVERTERS, ANODE FURNACE, PERIODIC CURRENT REVERSAL ELECTROLYTIC REFINING FACILITIES, AND AN ANODE SLIMES TRAEATMENT PLANT. CURRENT CAPACITY IS 165,000 MTPA ANODE COPPER. A DOUBLE CONTACT ACID PLANT IS USED TO CONTROL SO2 EMMISIONS. WEAK ACID IS ALSO PRODUCED AND IS NEUTRALIZED WITH LIME, PRODUCING GYPSUM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JAN-95 | Towle, Stewart W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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