(Facility) Falconbridge Smelter

Plant in Ontario, Canada with commodities Copper, Nickel

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10158214
MAS/MILS ID	1220401056
Record type	Site
Current site name	(Facility) Falconbridge Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-81.01648, 46.49999 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Canada	Ontario

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Secondary
Nickel Critical	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-81.01648, 46.49999	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Processing Plant
Development status	Plant
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Plant type	Smelter
Milling method	Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd.

Interest 100

Home office Canada

Year 1978

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd.
Interest	100
Home office	Canada
Year	1978

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	1220401056

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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