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(Facility) Hachinohe Ferronickel Smelter

Plant in Aomori, Japan 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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256123
MAS/MILS ID 5880031056
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Hachinohe Ferronickel Smelter
Alternate or previous names Hachinoe Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 140.4986, 40.83174 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aomori(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Aomori

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 140.4986, 40.83174
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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
Year of first production 1980
Plant type Smelter
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pacific Metal Co. (Pamco)
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Description Planned Ferronickel 38000 Tonnes Feni/ Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 38000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROCESSES LATERITE ORE FROM NEW CALEDONIA, PHILIPPINES AND INDONESIA. 69 MILLION LB CAPACITY OF 25% NI IN FERRONICKEL.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED GRADE OF 2.4% NI IS AVERAGE FROM THREE SOURCES: PETIT MINEURS-FRENCH PACIFIC ISL.(NEW CALEDONIA) = 45%, ANEKA TAMBANG-INDONESIA = 20%, RIO TUBA-PHILIPPINES = 35%. ALL LATERITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NICKDATA, INC. A COMPREHENSIVE NICKEL INDUSTRY COST DATABASE

  • Deposit

    AND COSTING PROGRAM. 1991. ILMAR J. MARTENS,

  • Deposit

    THOMAS F. TORRIES.

  • Deposit

    CRU - QUARTERLY MARKET SERVICE. NICKEL. APRIL, 1991.

  • Deposit

    NICKEL NEWS. NOV. 23, 1991. P.5.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT CAPACITY IS 40,000 MT/YR NICKEL IN FERRONICKEL; PLANNED CAPACITY UPGRADE TO 45,000 MT/YR IS PROBABLE DURING 1992-93. CONVEYOR BELT INSTALLED FOR HARBOR TO PLANT ORE TRANSPORT, RESULT IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TRANSPORT COST. 1991 SOURCE INDICATES HACHINOHE ROTARY KILN UPGRADED TO MATCH FURNACE CAPACITY. BOTH ARE AT 41 KMT/YR NICKEL CONTAINED IN FERRONICKEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-1996 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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