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Zlatna

Plant in Alba, Romania with commodities Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
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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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304392
MAS/MILS ID 4850011001
Record type Site
Current site name Zlatna
Alternate or previous names Zlatna Copper Complex, Zlatna Copper Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 23.21864, 46.1153 (WGS84)
Elevation 750
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alba(province)

Romania(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Romania Alba

Comments on the location information

  • THE ZLATNA PLANT IS LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF ZLATNA, ROMANIA. IT IS 290 KILOMETERS NORTHWEST OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF BUCHAREST, 305 KILOMETERS SOUTHEAST OF RECSK, AND 175 KILOMETERS SOUTH OF BAIA MARE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 23.21864, 46.1153
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1772
Year of first production 1772
Plant type Smelter/Refiner
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

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 Romania
    Interest 100
    Home office Romania
    Year 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Zlatna Operations - Department Of Non-Ferrous Metals
    Home office Romania
    Year 1991

Comments on the ownership information

  • AS OF 1990, THE GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA WAS THE OWNER OF THE ZLATNA SMELTER/REFINERY. OPERATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NON-FERROUS METALS.

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Description Copper Cathode 13000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 13000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Copper Cathode 12000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 12000mt

Comments on the production information

  • AS OF 1990, THE PRODUCTS AT THE ZLATNA SMELTER/REFINERY INCLUDED COPPER CATHODES, COPPER CHEMICALS, AND SULFURIC ACID. IN 1990, ALL OF THE COPPER PRODUCED AT ZLATNA IS FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION. IN THE PAST, SOME COPPER BLISTER WAS SHIPPED TO BAIA MARE FOR REFINING. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS TO CONTINUE BECAUSE ZLATNA HAS EXCESSIVE REFINING CAPACITY.

Comments on the workings information

  • THE NEW FLASH SMELTER IS VERY CLEAN BURNING BUT THE OLD PLANT IS A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT. A 200 METER STACK HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED ON A NEARBY HILLSIDE IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP SULPHUR DIOXIDE FUMES AWAY FROM THE TOWN. THE PROBLEMS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE AT BAIA MARE.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE PLANT AT ZLATNA IS ACCESSIBLE VIA A GOOD TWO-LANE HIGHWAY, WHICH IS LINKED TO THE PRINCIPAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM. COPPER CONCENTRATES ARE RECEIVED BY EITHER RAIL OR TRUCK.
  • THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT PYROMETALLURGICAL LINES AT ZLATNA. THE OLD PLANT CONSISTS OF A ROASTER, TWO REVERBATORY FURNACES, AND CONVERTERS. THE NEW PLANT IS AN OUTOKUMPU FLASH SMELTER WHICH IS IDENTICAL IN BOTH SIZE AND CONFIGURATION TO THE PLANT AT BAIA MARE. THE ELECTROLYTIC REFINERY HAS A CAPACITY OF 38,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR OF CATHODE AND USES PULSE ELECTROLYSIS. THE OLD SMELTER IS WELL SUITED TO TREATING DOMESTIC CONCENTRATES WITH LOW AND VARIABLE GRADES AND HIGH LEVELS OF IMPURITIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

  • Production

    THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 675, 1985 EDITION.

  • Geology

    HURLBUT, CORNELIUS S., DANA'S MANUAL OF MINERALOGY,

  • Geology

    EIGHTEENTH EDITION, 1971.

  • Deposit

    ATLAS OF EASTERN EUROPE, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY,

  • Deposit

    AUGUST 1990.

  • Deposit

    THE TIME WORLD ATLAS, TIMES BOOKS, 1983.

  • Deposit

    MET RESEARCH CORPORATION, EVALUATION OF THREE COPPER

  • Deposit

    SMELTERS IN EASTERN EUROPE, PP.18-26, AUGUST 1991.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, THE BASE METAL

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, NOVEMBER 1990.

  • Deposit

    BOMSEL AND VON HIRSCHHAUSEN, THE MINING AND

  • Deposit

    METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES IN EASTERN EUROPE, CERNA,

  • Deposit

    JULY 1991.

  • Deposit

    METALLGESELLSCHAFT AG, DEVELOPMENT TRENDS OF THE

  • Deposit

    NON-FERROUS METALS INDUSTRY IN EASTERN EUROPE,

  • Deposit

    DECEMBER 1991.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ZLATNA SMELTER IS OVER 200 YEARS OLD BUT HAS BEEN MODIFIED CONSIDERABLY. THE FLASH SMELTER AND ELECTROLYTIC REFINERY WERE ADDED BETWEEN 1984 AND 1986. ALL COPPER IS FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION. ANODE SLIMES ARE SENT TO THE BAIA MARE PRECIOUS METAL PLANT FOR RECOVERY OF SELENIUM, TELLURIUM, GOLD, AND SILVER. THE ZLATNA PLANT ALSO PRODUCES COPPER SULPHATE FOR AGRICULTURAL USE AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF COPPER OXYCHLORIDE. BOTH ARE FOR DOMESTIC USE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-SEP-92 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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