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(Facility) North Ferriby Refinery

Plant in United Kingdom with commodities Antimony, Bismuth, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Tin
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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. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206885
MAS/MILS ID 4120102003
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) North Ferriby Refinery
Alternate or previous names Melton Works

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -0.51428, 53.73226 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

United Kingdom(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
United Kingdom

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -0.51428, 53.73226
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Capper Pass And Son Ltd. (Rio-Tinto Zinc Group)
    Interest 100
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1979

Comments on the ownership information

  • ADDRESS OF MAIN OFFICE: N. FERRIBY, N. HUMBERSIDE HU14 3HD ENGLAND, U. K. CAPPERS PASS IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF RIO-TINTO ZINC CORP., LTD. THE MELTON WORKS REFINES LOW GRADE AND COMPLEX ORES, RESI- DUES, ASHES, DROSSES, AND FLUE DUST CONTAINING TIN AND/OR COPPER, LEAD, ANTIMONY, BISMUTH, SILVER, AND GOLD. PLANT TYPE: ELECTROLYTIC REFINING

Comments on the production information

  • UNITS OF CAPACITY: MT MET.CONT/YR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    COPPER, 1977, P. 3.60.

  • Deposit

    1979-80 WORLD MINES REGISTER, MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS,

  • Deposit

    INC., 1979, P. 191.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN BOOKS, 1974, PP. 645-646.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-OCT-92 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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