(Facility) Jos Smelter

Plant in Nigeria with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Tin

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10208027
MAS/MILS ID	7530051096
Record type	Site
Current site name	(Facility) Jos Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	8.88475, 9.90082 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nigeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Nigeria

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical	Tertiary
Tantalum Critical	Secondary
Tin Critical	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	8.88475, 9.90082	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Processing Plant
Development status	Plant
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Plant type	Smelter

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Makeri Smelting Co. Ltd.

Home office Nigeria

Year 1977
Type Owner

Owner Amalgamated Metal Corp. (Amc)

Year 1977

Type	Operator
Owner	Makeri Smelting Co. Ltd.
Home office	Nigeria
Year	1977

Type	Owner
Owner	Amalgamated Metal Corp. (Amc)
Year	1977

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7530051096

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	21-OCT-1983	Zimbelman	U.S. Bureau of Mines

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