(Facility) Chigirishima Refinery

Plant in Hiroshima, Japan with commodities Gold, Lead, Selenium, Silver, Tellurium
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304477
MAS/MILS ID 5880112046
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Chigirishima Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 132.88218, 34.41539 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hiroshima(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Hiroshima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Selenium Secondary
Silver Secondary
Tellurium Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 132.88218, 34.41539

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Toho Zinc Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1977

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Zimbelman U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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