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(Facility) Harjavalta Nickel Flash Smelter

Plant in Finland with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
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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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158447
MAS/MILS ID 4050551056
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Harjavalta Nickel Flash Smelter
Alternate or previous names Harjavalta Works Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 22.16952, 61.31524 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Finland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Finland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 22.16952, 61.31524
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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
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Outokumpu Oy
    Home office Finland
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Finnish Government
    Interest 60.7
    Home office Finland
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Social Insurance
    Interest 14.3
    Home office Finland
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Employees
    Interest 21.4
    Home office Finland
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Employee Pension Fund
    Interest 3.6
    Home office Finland
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description 16900 Tonnes Ni Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 16632.98mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 13800 Tonnes Ni In Concentrate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Nickel Nickel 13581.96mt

Comments on the production information

  • OUTOKUMPU FLASH SMELTER PRODUCES ONE MATTE, WHICH CONTAINS 60% NICKEL, 19% COPPER, AND 3% COBALT. THESE ARE REPEATED IN ORDER TO RETAIN THE CONCENTRATOR LOGIC (IE. K1-FEED FROM ENONKOSKI, K2-FEED FROM VAMMALA, K3-FEED FROM NORWAY).

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CAPACITY IS CONTAINED NICKEL. ACTUAL MATTE CAPACITY IS 45,000 METRIC TONS. CAPACITY WILL INCREASE TO 32000 MT PER YEAR IN 1995, WHEN EXPANSION AMD MODERNAZATION ARE FINISHED. EXPANSION PLAN IS IN PLACE AND UNDERWAY (6/95)

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEEDS ARE AS FOLLOWS: FROM ENONKOSKI- 10% NI, 4% CU, .5% CO. FROM VAMMALA- 9% NI, 5.9% CU, .3% CO. FROM NORWAY- 13% NI, 6.9% CU, .3% CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NICKEL NEWS, JAN. 2, 1993, ISSUE NO. 1/52, P. 2.

  • Deposit

    NICKDATA, INC. A COMPREHENSIVE NICKEL INDUSTRY COST DATABASE

  • Deposit

    AND COSTING PROGRAM. 1991. ILMAR J. MARTENS,

  • Deposit

    THOMAS F. TORRIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JUL-95 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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