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(Facility) Lac Refinery

Plant in Kruje, Albania with commodity Copper
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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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304271
MAS/MILS ID 4810212001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Lac Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 19.68514, 41.59878 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kruje(province)

Albania(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Albania Kruje

Comments on the location information

  • THE LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES FOUND IN VARIOUS TABLES ARE APPROXIMATE VALUES. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE OPERATIONS AT THE LAC REFINERY, SEE SEQUENCE NUMBER 481-021-2001.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 19.68514, 41.59878
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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 1979
Plant type Refiner

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Albania
    Interest 100
    Home office Albania
    Year 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Chemical-Metallurgie Combine
    Home office Albania
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Description Cathode Production 6000 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Anode Production 15000 Metric Tons Anode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 15000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Cathode Production 6000 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Anode Production 15000 Metric Tons Anode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 15000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Cathode Production 6000 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Anode Production 15000 Metric Tons Anode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 15000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Cathode Production 6500 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 6500mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Anode Production 15000 Metric Tons Anode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 15000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Cathode Produciton 8000 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 8000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Anode Production 15000 Metric Tons Anode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 15000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Cathode Production 8400 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 8400mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Anode Production 15000 Metric Tons Anode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 15000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Cathode Production 8600 Metric Tons Cathode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 8600mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Anode Production 15000 Metric Tons Anode
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 15000mt

Comments on the production information

  • THE CAPACITY AT THE LAC REFINERY IS 8,600 METRIC TONS OF CATHODE METAL PER YEAR AND APPROXIMATELY 15,000 METRIC TONS OF ANODE PER YEAR. THE RECOVERY RATE OF THE REFINERY IS APPROXIMATELY 92%. APPROXIMATELY 13% OF ANODES FAIL A QUALITY CONTROL TEST; THESE ARE SENT BACK TO THE ANODE FURNACE. ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF THE LAC REFINERY IS APPROXIMATELY 420 KILOWATT HOURS PER METRIC TON OF METAL. AVERAGE NUMBER OF OPERATING DAYS FOR THE LAC REFINERY IS ASSUMED TO BE 250 DAYS PER YEAR. PRODUCTION LEVELS FOR THE LAC REFINERY ARE, FOR THE MOST PART, ESTIMATES.

Comments on other economic factors

  • AN AVERAGE 6,300 METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF ANODE IS SENT TO THE RUBIK REFINERY FOR WIREBAR MANUFACTURING.
  • THE CATHODE REFINERY CONSISTS OF 150 PRODUCTION CELLS AND 14 STARTER SHEET CELLS. THE CATHODE CYCLE IS 6-7 DAYS AND THE ANODE CYCLE IS 18-24 DAYS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMTIED, THE BASE METAL

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRY OF ALBANIA, LONDON, 1991, 55 PAGES.

  • Deposit

    KIPPENBERGER, C., REPORT OF AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO

  • Deposit

    ALBANIA TO GATHER INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION IN THE

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES SECTOR, JULY 18 TO AUGUST 11, 1988,

  • Deposit

    FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  • Deposit

    (BGR), HANNOVER, 53 PAGES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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