(Facility) Tongling Copper Smelter

Plant in Anhui [Anhwei], China with commodity Copper
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133896
MAS/MILS ID 5700011020
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Tongling Copper Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 117.74099, 30.9571 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anhui [Anhwei](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Anhui [Anhwei]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 117.74099, 30.9571

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1996
Plant type Smelter

Mining district

District name Anhui

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sumitomo Metal Mining Co
    Home office Japan
    Year 1995
    Last year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sumitomo Corp.
    Home office Japan
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Itochu Corp.
    Home office Japan
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Shapr Line International
    Home office Hong Kong
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tongling Non-Ferrous Metals Corp.
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • PERCENT OF OWNERSHIP OF JOINT VENTURE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 11/95, P 301, "COPPER SMELTER FOR TONGLING,

  • Deposit

    CHINA".

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXPECTED START-UP IS FOR 1997.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-AUG-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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