| Deposit ID | 10191117 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5880051001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Toyo Besshi Copper Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Toyo Copper Works Smelter, Besshi |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 133.24888, 33.94872 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 100 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ehime(province)
Japan(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Japan | Ehime |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Sodium | Secondary |
| Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | 133.24888, 33.94872 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Japan |
| Year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5880051001 |
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPEMENT OF ENGINEERING
OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL
COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - BESHI (TOYO,
NIIHAMA), JAPAN. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF.,
CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE TOYO SMELTER UTILIZES A ROTARY-FLASH DRYER, AN OUTOKUMPU FLASH FURNACE FOR SMELTING CONCENTRATES, PEIRCE-SMITH CONVERTERS, ANODE FURNACES, AND CASTING WHEEL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ANODES. ANNUAL CAPACITY IS 185,000 MTPA ANODE. CUSTOM. ACID PLANT DC 1500 MTPD, SCRUBBING. AS2O3 PLANT (83). ALSO TREATS SCRAP & BLISTER. BESSHI DIVISION INCLUDES TOYO & NIIHAMA REFINERIES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JAN-1995 | Towle, Stewart W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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