Duisberger Kupferhuttesmelter

Producer in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany with commodities Copper, 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279564
MAS/MILS ID 4280251001
Record type Site
Current site name Duisberger Kupferhuttesmelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 6.7523, 51.43212 (WGS84)
Elevation 70
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nordrhein-Westfalen(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 6.7523, 51.43212

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Duisberger Kupferhutte
    Interest 100
    Home office Germany Fr
    Year 1978

Comments on the ownership information

  • ADDRESS OF MAIN OFFICE: WERTHAUSER STRASSE 220 41 DUISBERG WEST GERMANY THE SMELTER FEED IS SUPPLIED BY A MILL WHICH USES AN UNUSUAL ROAST/LEACH PROCESS. BASIC STEPS IN THE MILLING PROCESS: 1)BURNT PYRITES FROM H2S04 PLANTS ARE MIXED WITH ROCK SALT AND ROASTED. 2)LEACH SOLUBLE METAL SALTS, LEAVING SOLID FE OXIDES 3)METALS RECOVERED BY VARIOUS CHEMICAL-METALLURGICAL PRO- CESSES.

Comments on the production information

  • UNITS OF PRODUCTION: MT MET.CONT/YR ZN CAPACITY: 60000 MT ZN/YR;ZN OUTPUT (1974): 59500 MT ZN/YR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES, LTD, QUARTERLY SERVICE ISSUE 1,

  • Deposit

    COPPER, PAGE 3.60

  • Deposit

    1978 E/MJ INTERNAT'L DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PRO-

  • Deposit

    CESSING OPERATIONS, PAGE 291.

  • Deposit

    TARRING, T., ED., NON-FERROUS METAL WORKS OF THE WORLD, 2ND

  • Deposit

    ED., METAL BULLETIN BOOKS, LTD, 1974, P. 277.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Reynolds U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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