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(Facility) Selebi-Phikwe Flash Smelter

Plant in Botswana with commodities Cobalt, Copper, 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305010
MAS/MILS ID 7930001056
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Selebi-Phikwe Flash Smelter
Alternate or previous names Selebi-Pikwe Project Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.83471, -22.01351 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botswana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Botswana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.83471, -22.01351
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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
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Falconbridge Ltd. - Bcl
    Home office Botswana
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Botswana Roan Selection Trust
    Interest 85
    Home office Botswana
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Botswana Government
    Interest 15
    Home office Botswana
    Year 1991

Comments on the ownership information

  • BOTSWANA ROAN SELECTION TRUST IS OWNS 85 PCT OF FALCONBRIDGE- BCL.

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Cobalt 206 Mt Contained Cobalt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Cobalt Cobalt 206mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Copper 19560 Mt Contained Coper
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 19560mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Nickel 17880 Mt Con'Td Nickel
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 17880mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TREATS SELEBI-PICKWE ORE AND SENDS TO EITHER NORWAY OR EIFFEL FLATS ZIMBABWE. CAPACITY IS 53,761 MT OF MATTE GRADING 36% NI SOME PGM CONTAINED IN MATTE.

Comments on other economic factors

  • SELEBI PRODUCES TWO PRODUCTS. 75 PCT OF PRODUCTION ORIGINATING FROM 3.15 NI FEED, 3.5 PCT CU AND .025 CO PRODUCES A 36 PCT NI MATTE. THIS IS SHIPPED TO FALCOS, NORWAY REFINERY. THE BALANCE OF PRODUCTION ORIGINATES FORM 2.75 PCT NI FEED, 2.9 CU AND.02 CO. THIS PRODUCES A 38 PCT NI, 39 PCT CU AND .3 PCT CO. THIS MATTE IS SHIPPED TO THE EMPRESS IN ZIMBABWE.

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Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-NOV-1992 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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