(Facility) Camacari Copper Refinery

Plant in Bahia, Brazil 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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158382
MAS/MILS ID 3510092001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Camacari Copper Refinery
Alternate or previous names Camicari Copper Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -38.29889, -12.66444 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -38.29889, -12.66444

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 1982
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Electrostatic

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,

  • Deposit

    OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - CAMACARI,

  • Deposit

    BRASIL. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007, JULY 1991. FOR INF.,

  • Deposit

    CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY; CARAIBA METAIS CHANGES TACK ON

  • Deposit

    SALES, MAY 1992, P. 28, 29.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Towle, Stewart W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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