(Facility) Hachinohe Smelter

Plant in Aomori, Japan with commodities Cadmium, Lead, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304945
MAS/MILS ID 5880031046
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Hachinohe Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 141.49858, 40.49847 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aomori(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Aomori

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Secondary
Lead Primary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 141.49858, 40.49847

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hachinohe Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Home office Japan
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mim Holdings Ltd.
    Interest 40
    Home office Australia
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nippon Mining Co., Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Japan
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mitsui Mining And Smelting Co.
    Interest 10
    Home office Japan
    Year 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    "CONSTRUCTION OF JAPANESE SMELTER POSTPONED", SKILLINGS

  • Ownership

    MINING REVIES, JANUARY 15, 1994, P. 65.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONSTRUCTION OF THE SMELTER HAS BEEN POSTPONED, AS OF JANUARY 1994 BECAUSE OF LOW METAL PRICES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-AUG-1994 Zimbelman U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.