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(Facility) Therubali Smelter

Plant in Andhra Pradesh, India 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. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206942
MAS/MILS ID 5330031003
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Therubali Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 83.50025, 19.49967 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Andhra Pradesh(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Andhra Pradesh

Comments on the location information

  • NOT SURE OF EXACT LOCATION. COORDINATES ARE FOR THE TOWN OF BOBBILI,NNW OF VIZIANAGARAM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium, Ferrochrome Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 83.50025, 19.49967
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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
Discovery year 1967
Year of first production 1983
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Koraput

Comments on the ownership information

  • SUBSID. OF INDIAN METALS AND FERROALLOYS LTD.(IMFA).

Comments on the production information

  • AVERAGE AMOUNT OF CR IN FECR (HC) IS 58.8 WT. PCT.. THE YEAR- TO-YEAR PERCENTAGE VARIES DEPENDING ON THE SOLUTION. THIS VALUE RANGES FROM 57.8 TO 59.8 WT. PCT..

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ONE FURNACE ONLY: 37-39 MVA IN ONE SOURCE, 48 MVA IN ANOTHER SOURCE. ASSUMED 37-39 MVA WITH 27 MW POWER LOAD = 45,000 TO 50,000 MTPY HIGH-C FECR. FURNACE ORIGINALLY COMMISSIONED IN FEB.1983 FOR FESI OR SI METAL PROD. SWITCHED TO FECR PROD. IN MID-1983. ONLY PRODUCED 3,000 - 4,000 MT HIGH-C FECR IN 1984.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOYLE E H JR, SHIELDS D J, WAGNER L A, 1993, "CHROMIUM

  • Deposit

    AVAILABILITY IN MARKET ECOMOMY COUNTRIES AND NETWORK FLOW

  • Deposit

    MODEL ANALYSIS OF WORLD CHROMIUM SUPPLY". USBM IC 9337.

  • Deposit

    SILK, M H, 1988, "WORLD CHROMITE RESOURCE AND FERROCHROMIUM

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION", MINTEK SPECIAL PUBL. NO. 11.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT UNLIMITED, 1991, "THE COST OF PRO-

  • Deposit

    DUCING FERROALLOYS", LONDON.

  • Deposit

    AMON, 1983, "IMFA TO EXPORT CHARGE CHROME", METALS BULLETIN

  • Deposit

    AUG 16, 1983.

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    LOBO G, 1991, "INDIAN PRODUCERS GEAR UP FOR EXPORT", MBM

  • Deposit

    FERRO-ALLOYS SUPLEMENT, NOV. 1991, PP. 36-38.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1982, "ENERGYGRAM - ENERGY SAVINGS IN FERRO ALLOYS",

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    FORTNIGHTLY JOURNAL OF INDUSTRY & COMMERCE, DEC. 15, 1982

  • Deposit

    ANON., "HIGH PRODUCTION COSTS REDUCE FERRO ALLOY EXPORTS",

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    IRON & STEEL REVIEW.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-SEP-95 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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