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(Facility) Nicaro Refinery

Plant in Elbasan, Albania with commodity Nickel
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255648
MAS/MILS ID 4810092001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Nicaro Refinery
Alternate or previous names Elbasan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 20.08512, 41.11549 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elbasan(province)

Albania(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Albania Elbasan

Comments on the location information

  • THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE VALUES WERE APPROXIMATED FOR ELBASAN CITY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 20.08512, 41.11549
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1988
Plant type Refiner

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Government Of Albania (State Owned And Operated)
    Interest 100
    Home office Albania
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cobalt Salts 0 Metric Tons (Estimated)
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Cathode (99.99%) 0 Metric Tons (Estimated)
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Carbonate 3000 Metric Tons (Estimated)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 3000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cobalt Salts 0 Metric Tons (Estimated)
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Cathode (99.99%) 0 Metric Tons (Estimated)
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Carbonate 4000 Metric Tons (Estimated)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 4000mt
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cobalt Salts 0 Metric Tons (Estimated)
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Cathode (99.99%) 0 Metric Tons (Estimated)
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Carbonate 4500 Metric Tons (Estimated)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 4500mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cobalt Salts 0 Metric Tons (Estimated)
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Cathode (99.99%) 0 Metric Tons (Estimated)
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Carbonate 4500 Metric Tons (Estimated)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 4500mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cobalt Salts 0 Metric Tons (Estimated)
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Cathode (99.99%) 300 Metric Tons (Estimated)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 300mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Carbonate 4500 Metric Tons (Estimated)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 4500mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cobalt Salts 12 Metric Tons (Estimated)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cobalt Cobalt 12mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Cathode (99.99%) 1800 Metric Tons (Estimated)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 1800mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Carbonate 5400 Metric Tons (Estimated)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 5400mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cobalt Salts 25 Metric Tons (Estimated)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cobalt Cobalt 25mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Cathode (99.99%) 2500 Metric Tons (Estimated)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 2500mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Nickel Carbonate 5500 Metric Tons (Estimated)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 5500mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT, LTD., THE BASE METAL INDUSTRY

  • Commodity

    OF ALBANIA, LONDON, PP. B13-B14 (1991).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-JUL-92 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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