(Facility) Showa Denko's Chichibu Smelter

Plant in Tokyo, Japan with commodity Chromium, Ferrochrome
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183067
MAS/MILS ID 5880401001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Showa Denko's Chichibu Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 139.13202, 35.99867 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tokyo(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Tokyo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium, Ferrochrome Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 139.13202, 35.99867

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Showa Denko Kk
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1990

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-1992 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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