Aizu

Plant in Fukushima, Japan with commodity Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304762
MAS/MILS ID 5880081035
Record type Site
Current site name Aizu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 139.98197, 37.56529 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fukushima(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Fukushima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 139.98197, 37.56529

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter/Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nisso Smelting Co. Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED ZINC SMELTING COSTS FOR 1974-75 (COST IN DOLLARS/TON ZINC) LABOR 35.56 MATERIALS 80.15 UTILITIES 150.67 GAS & COKE 0.00 TOTAL DIRECT 266.38 DIRECT & OVERHEAD 384.92 DEPRECIATION 30.98 INTEREST 18.90 RETURN ON EQUITY 37.18 TAXES 16.63 TOTAL COSTS 488.61 CASH COSTS 403.82

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STANDFORD RESEARCH INST.,"SYSTEM MODEL OF WORLD MINERAL

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    PRODUCTION"ZINC AS A CASE EXAMPLE", DEC 1976, TABLE B-1

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    PAGE 229

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    COFFMAN,J.S., UNPUPLISHED REPORT "WORLD ZINC REPORT"

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    1977 TABLE 7

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    BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL COMMODITY PROFILES "ZINC", MAY 1978

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    TABLE 3, PAGE 6

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.