| Deposit ID | 10255385 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220402057 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Port Colborne Refinery |
| Alternate or previous names | Port Coloborne Refinery |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.08306, 43.3333 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| PGE Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -80.08306, 43.3333 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Refiner |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Inco Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220402057 |
NICKDATA, INC. NICKDATA 1987. INCO- PORT COLBORNE REFINERY.
BOLDT, JOSEPH R., JR. THE WINNING OF NICKEL. P. 284.
NICKDATA, INC. A COMPREHENSIVE NICKEL INDUSTRY COST DATABASE
AND COSTING PROGRAM. 1991. ILMAR J. MARTENS,
THOMAS F. TORRIES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INCO. SHUTDOWN ELECTRO-NICKEL FACILITY AT PORT COLBORNE IN 1985. A PRIVATE SOURCE SUGGESTS THAT THE REASONS WERE HIGH COST AND THE FACT THAT THE ELECTRO FACILITY AT MANITOBA HAS SUFFICIENT CAPACITY AND LOWER COST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-JUL-1991 | Bleiwas, Donald | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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