| Deposit ID | 10304542 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5880301001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Saganoseki Copper Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Saganoseki Smelter |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 131.84892, 33.26545 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oita(province)
Japan(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Japan | Oita |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 131.84892, 33.26545 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Refiner-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nippon Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Japan |
| Year | 1994 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Copper Anode 251600 Mt | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Copper Anode 260100 Mt | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Copper Anode 293700 Mt | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Copper Anode 257900 Mt | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Concentrate @31.4 % Cu 761500 Mt Conc. | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Copper Anode 259908 Mt | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Concentrate @30.99 % Cu 681400 Mt Conc. | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Copper Anode 223122 Mt | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Copper Anode 237864 Mt | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Concentrate @ 31.0 % Cu 727000 Mt Conc. | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5880301001 |
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,
OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL
COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - SAGANOSEKI,
JAPAN. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF., CONTACT S.W.
TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.
E&MJ, 3/92, P. 45.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JAN-95 | Towle, Stewart W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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