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(Facility) Rubik Refinery

Plant in Mirdite, Albania with commodity Copper
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158312
MAS/MILS ID 4810332001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Rubik Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 19.71854, 41.76548 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mirdite(province)

Albania(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Albania Mirdite

Comments on the location information

  • THE LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES LOCATED IN THE RECORDS ARE APPROXIMATE LOCATIONS. SEE MAS FILE FOR RUBIK SMELTER, MAS SEQUENCE # 481-033-1001, FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SMELTING OPERATIONS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 19.71854, 41.76548
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1966
Plant type Refiner

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Albania
    Interest 100
    Home office Albania
    Year 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Metallurgie Combine Rubik
    Home office Albania
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Description Wirebar Production 12000 Metric Tons Wirebar
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 12000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Cathode Production 6300 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6300mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Wirebar Production 12500 Metric Tons Wirebar
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 12500mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Cathode Production 6300 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6300mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Wirebar Production 2500 Metric Tons Wirebar
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 2500mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Cathode Production 6300 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6300mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Wirebar Production 13000 Metric Tons Wirebar
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 13000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Cathode Production 6300 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6300mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Wirebar Production 13000 Metric Tons Wirebar
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 13000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Cathode Production 6300 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6300mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Wirebar Production 13500 Metric Tons Wirebar
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 13500mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Cathode Production 6100 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6100mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Wirebar Production 13500 Metric Tons Wirebar
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 13500mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Cathode Production 6300 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6300mt

Comments on the production information

  • THE SLIMES CONTAIN SMALL AMOUNTS OF SELENIUM, SILVER, AND GOLD. THEY ARE REFINED ON SITE.

Comments on the workings information

  • THERE ARE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS REGARDING THE OPERATIONS AT RUBIK DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE SO2 EMISSIONS.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THERE IS NO ANODE FURNACE AND ALL BLISTER IS REFINED INTO ANODE AT LAC AND THEN RETURNED TO RUBIK. RUBIK REFINERY USES CHINESE TECHNOLOGY AND IS SIMILAR TO THE OPERATION AT LAC.
  • WIREBAR IS SENT TO THE WIRE AND CABLE PLANT AT SHKRODER AND 500 TO 1000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF CATHODE IS EXPORTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, THE BASE METAL

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRY OF ALBANIA, LONDON, 1991, 55 PAGES.

  • Deposit

    KIPPENBERGER, C., REPORT OF AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO ALBANIA

  • Deposit

    TO GATHER INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION IN THE MINERAL

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES SECTOR, JULY 28 TO AUGUST 11, 1988, FEDERAL

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES (BGR),

  • Deposit

    1988 HANNOVER, 53 PAGES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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