(Facility) Naoshima Copper Smelter

Plant in Kagawa, Japan with commodities Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10166846
MAS/MILS ID 5880171001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Naoshima Copper Smelter
Alternate or previous names Naoshima Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 134.36554, 34.58199 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kagawa(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Kagawa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 134.36554, 34.58199

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mitsubishi Metal Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Copper Anode @ 99.2% Capacity Use 192500 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 192500mt 99wt-pct
  • Year 1981
    Description Copper Anode @ 99.7% Capacity Use 193500 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 193500mt 100wt-pct
  • Year 1982
    Description Copper Anode @ 109.3% Capacity Use 212000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 212000mt 109wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Description Copper Anode @ 106.6% Capacity Use 206900 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 206900mt 107wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Description Copper Anode @ 100.1% Capacity Use 194200 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 194200mt 100wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES, SMELTER PROFILE NAOSHIMA SMELTER,

  • Production

    SEPTEMBER 11, 1986, P. 1.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - NAOSHIMA

  • Deposit

    JAPAN. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF., CONTACT S.W.

  • Deposit

    TOWLE, TPO BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 6/22/92, P. 7.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-JAN-95 Towle, Stewart W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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