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Cockle Creekisf

Plant in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Smelter, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Zinc, Refiner
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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 10183253
MAS/MILS ID 6020151026
Record type Site
Current site name Cockle Creekisf
Alternate or previous names Cockie Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 151.58183, -33.013 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead, Smelter Secondary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary
Zinc, Refiner Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 151.58183, -33.013
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter/Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sulphide Corp. Pty. Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Cadmium 380 Mt Cadmium/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 380mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Sulfuric Acid 135000 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 135000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Copper Matte 3500 Mt Cu Matte/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 3500mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Smelter Lead 27000 Mt Lead/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 27000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Zinc 63000 Mt Refined Zinc/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 63000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Cadmium 391 Mt Cadmium/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 391mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Sulfuric Acid 141000 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 141000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Copper Matte 4000 Mt Cu Matte/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 4000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Smelter Lead 27300 Mt Lead/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead, Smelter Lead 27300mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Zinc 69000 Mt Refined Zinc/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 69000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Cadmium 477 Mt Cadmium/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 477mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Sulfuric Acid 157800 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 157800mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Copper Matte 4500 Mt Cu Matte/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 4500mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Smelter Lead 32000 Mt Lead/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead, Smelter Lead 32000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Zinc 69000 Mt Refined Zinc/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 69000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Cadmium 471 Mt Cadmium/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 471mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Copper Matte 4200 Mt Cu Matte/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 4200mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Sulfuric Acid 164600 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 164600mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Smelter Lead 29600 Mt Lead/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead, Smelter Lead 29600mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Zinc 70500 Mt Refined Zinc/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 70500mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Cadmium 408 Mt Cadmium/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 408mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Copper Matte 3500 Mt Cu Matte/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 3500mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Sulfuric Acid 149600 Mt Sulfuric Acid/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 149600mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Smelter Lead 25400 Mt Lead/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead, Smelter Lead 25400mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Zinc 60500 Mt Refined Zinc/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 60500mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Smelter Lead 32800 Mt Lead/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead, Smelter Lead 32800mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Zinc 74600 Mt Refined Zinc/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 74600mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Zn Production 79600 Mt Zn Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 79600mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Jan.-Sept. Production 60000 Mt Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 60000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Zn Prod. 70100 Mt Zn Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 70100mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Jan.-Sept. Prod. 50000 Mt Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 50000mt
  • Year 1995
    Period 1994-1995
    Description Zinc Production-94/95 86800 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 86800mt
  • Year 1996
    Period 1995-1996
    Description Zinc Production-95/96 84400 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 84400mt

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED ZINC SMELTING COST FOR 1974-75 (COST IN DOLLARS/TON ZN) LABOR 40.03 MATERIALS 43.68 UTILITIES 4.78 GAS & COKE 41.82 TOTAL DIRECT 130.31 DIRECT & OVERHEAD 196.90 DEPRECIATION 21.27 INTEREST 14.82 RETURN ON EQUITY 14.74 TAXES 10.43 TOTAL COSTS 258.16 CASH COSTS 211.72

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    *CRU MONITOR, ZINC, DEC. 1993, P. 8.

  • Production

    CRU ZINC MONITOR-AUGUST 1996

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-SEP-1996 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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