(Facility) Niihame Smelter

Plant in Ehime, Japan with commodity Copper

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10159331
MAS/MILS ID	5880051003
Record type	Site
Current site name	(Facility) Niihame Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Plant
Geographic coordinates:	133.33216, 34.96536 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ehime(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Japan	Ehime

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1)	133.33216, 34.96536	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

Interest 100

Home office Japan

Year 1977

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Interest	100
Home office	Japan
Year	1977

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	5880051003

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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