(Facility) Hamburg Copper Refinery

Plant in Hamburg, Germany with commodities Copper, Lead
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182733
MAS/MILS ID 4280102001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Hamburg Copper Refinery
Alternate or previous names Hamburg Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 10.00241, 53.54875 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hamburg(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Hamburg

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 10.00241, 53.54875

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Electrostatic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nordeutsche Affinerie Ag
    Interest 100
    Home office Germany Fr
    Year 1977

Comments on the ownership information

  • ADDRESS OF MAIN OFFICE: ALSTERTERRASSE 2 2 HAMBURG 36 WEST GERMANY

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRODUCTION OF REFINERY IN 1976 WAS 230000 MT CU, ITS CAPACITY IS 240000 MT MET CONT/YR.ACTUAL OUTPUT OF CATMODE COPPER AND INGOTS FOR 1976 WAS BETWEEN 15-20000 MT/YR AND 10-12000 MT/YR, RESPECTIVELY. UNITS OF PRODUCTION: MT MET.CONT/YR.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NEW 140M MTPY ISA REFINERY COMMISSIONED 7/89. CAN OPERATE TO 170M MTPY. 7/91 ANNOUNCE ISA EXPANSION TO 300M MTPY. ALSO HAS OLD TANK HOUSE. 90 PRODUCTION ABOUT 250M T.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES, LTD, QUARTERLY SERVICE ISSUE 1,

  • Deposit

    COPPER, PAGE 3.60.

  • Deposit

    TARRING, T., ED., NON-FERROUS METAL WORKS OF THE WORLD, 2ND

  • Deposit

    ED., METAL BULLETIN BOOKS, LTD, 1974, PAGE 297.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - HAMBURG

  • Deposit

    (NORDDEUTSCHE), GERMANY. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007, MAY

  • Deposit

    1991. FOR INF., CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO,

  • Deposit

    DENVER, CO.

  • Deposit

    E&MJ; REFINING: THE PRESSURE'S ON TO UPGRADE FACILITIES,

  • Deposit

    AUG. 1992, P. WW19 - WW21.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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