| Deposit ID | 10231608 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7940051002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Nkana Copper Refinery |
| Alternate or previous names | Nkana |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.18463, -12.83068 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1200 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Copperbelt(province)
Zambia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Zambia | Copperbelt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 28.18463, -12.83068 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1934 |
| Plant type | Refiner |
| Plant subcategory | Electrostatic |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nchanga Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd |
| Home office | Zambia |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government, Rep. Of Zambia-Zimco |
| Interest | 51 |
| Home office | Zambia |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zambian Copper Investments, Ltd. (ZCI) |
| Interest | 49 |
| Home office | Bermuda |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7940051002 |
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,
OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL
COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - NKANA, ZAMBIA.
BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007, JAN. 1991. FOR INF., CONTACT
S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JAN-95 | Towle, Stewart W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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