USGS Open-File Report 03-075
Calix Saul Laboy Feliciano and Elizabeth González
Country | Location (Name) | Latitude | Longitude | Facility | Commodity | Majority Ownership or Operating Company | Status | Capacity 1/ | Process Type 2/ |
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Albania | |||||||||
Kukes (Gjegian) | 42.08 | 20.42 | Smelter | Cu | Albanian Government | Operating | 5 | Reverberatory | |
Lac | 41.63 | 19.71 | Smelter | Cu | Albanian Government | Operating | 7 | Blast Furnace | |
Rubik | 41.77 | 19.79 | Smelter | Cu | Albanian Government | Operating | 5 | Reverberatory | |
Armenia | |||||||||
Alaverdi | 41.13 | 44.65 | Smelter | Cu | Armenian Copper Programme cjsc | Operating | 7 | Reverberatory | |
3 | Reverberatory (S) | ||||||||
Australia | |||||||||
Mount Isa, Queensland | -20.73 | 139.50 | Smelter | Cu | Mount Isa Mines Ltd. | Operating | 250 | Isasmelt/Reverberatory | |
Roxby Downs, South Australia (Olympic Dams) | -30.50 | 136.90 | Smelter | Cu | Olympic Dam Corp. | Operating | 200 | Outokumpu Continuous | |
Port Kembla, New South Wales | -34.47 | 150.90 | Smelter | Cu | Port Kembla Copper Pty Ltd. | Operating | 140 | Noranda Continuous | |
Austria | |||||||||
Brixlegg | 47.42 | 11.88 | Smelter | Cu | Montanwerke Brixlegg | Operating | 85 | Blast Furnace (S) | |
Belgium | |||||||||
Beerse | 51.32 | 4.87 | Smelter | Cu | Metallo-Chemique N V | Operating | 150 | TBRC (S) | |
Hoboken | 51.17 | 4.35 | Smelter | Cu | Umicore | Operating | 50 | Isasmelt (S) | |
Botswana | |||||||||
Selebi-Phikwe | -22.02 | 27.83 | Smelter | Cu | Botswana Consolidated Ltd. | Operating | 26 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Brazil | |||||||||
Camacari, Bahia | -12.68 | -38.33 | Smelter | Cu | Caraiba Metais S.A. | Operating | 220 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Bulgaria | |||||||||
Eliseina | 43.08 | 23.48 | Smelter | Cu | Eliseina Ltd. | Operating | 14 | Blast Furnace (S) | |
Pirdop | 42.70 | 24.18 | Smelter | Cu | Umicore | Operating | 190 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Canada | |||||||||
Flin Flon, Manitoba | 54.77 | -101.88 | Smelter | Cu | Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting | Operating | 90 | Reverberatory | |
Noranda, Quebec (Horne) | 48.25 | -79.02 | Smelter | Cu | Noranda Inc. | Operating | 200 | Noranda Continuous | |
Timmins, Ontario (Kidd Creek) | 48.47 | -81.33 | Smelter | Cu | Falconbridge Ltd. | Operating | 155 | Mitsubishi Continuous | |
Copper Cliff, Ontario | 46.47 | -81.07 | Smelter | Cu | Inco Ltd. | Operating | 135 | Inco Flash | |
Sudbury, Ontario | 46.50 | -80.97 | Smelter | Cu | Falconbridge Ltd. | Operating | 20 | Electric | |
Chile | |||||||||
La Negra (Altonorte) | -23.80 | -70.33 | Smelter | Cu | Noranda Chile S.A. | Operating | 165 | Noranda Continuous | |
Chagres | -32.80 | -70.97 | Smelter | Cu | Cia Minera Disputada de Las Condes S.A. | Operating | 150 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Chuquicamata | -22.32 | -68.93 | Smelter | Cu | Codelco Chile | Operating | 500 | Outokumpu/Teniente Converter | |
El Teniente (Caletones) | -34.10 | -70.33 | Smelter | Cu | Codelco Chile | Operating | 400 | Reverberatory/Teniente Conv. | |
Paipote | -27.42 | -70.28 | Smelter | Cu | Empresa Nacional de Mineria (ENAMI) | Operating | 75 | Reverberatory/Teniente Conv. | |
Las Ventanas | -30.28 | -71.22 | Smelter | Cu | Empresa Nacional de Mineria (ENAMI) | Operating | 115 | Teniente Converter | |
Potrerillos (El Salvador) | -26.30 | -69.50 | Smelter | Cu | Codelco Chile | Operating | 150 | Reverberatory | |
China | |||||||||
Baiyin, Gansu | 36.56 | 104.21 | Smelter | Cu | Baiyin Non-Ferrous Metals Co. | Operating | 65 | Baiyin Furnace | |
Changzhou, Jiangsu | 31.78 | 119.97 | Smelter | Cu | Provincial Government | Operating | 35 | Blast Furnace, Reverberatory | |
Chengdu, Sichuan | 30.62 | 104.10 | Smelter | Cu | Sichuan Copper Nickel Co. | Operating | 3 | Reverberatory | |
Chizhou, Anhui | 30.66 | 117.48 | Smelter | Cu | Provincial Government | Operating | 10 | Blast Furnace | |
Chongqing, Chongqing | 30.65 | 103.68 | Smelter | Cu | Nanfeng Medecine | Operating | 20 | Blast Furnace | |
Daye, Hubei | 30.08 | 114.95 | Smelter | Cu | Daye Nonferrous Metals Co. | Operating | 150 | Noranda Converter/Reverberatory | |
Fuyang, Zhejiang (Fuchunjiang) | 30.05 | 119.95 | Smelter | Cu | Hangzhou Construction Bureau | Operating | 10 | Blast Furnace | |
Guixi, Jiangxi | 28.28 | 117.18 | Smelter | Cu | Jiangxi Copper Co. | Operating | 250 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Houma, Shanxi | 35.61 | 111.35 | Smelter | Cu | Zhongtiaoshan Nonferrous Metals Group | Operating | 50 | Ausmelt | |
30 | Reverberatory | ||||||||
Huludao, Liaoning | 40.72 | 121.00 | Smelter | Cu | Huludao Zinc Co. | Operating | 60 | Blast Furnace | |
Tongling, Anhui (Jinchang) | 30.95 | 117.78 | Smelter | Cu | Tongling Nonferrous (Group) Co. | Operating | 65 | Reverberatory/Ausmelt | |
Jinchuan, Gansu | 31.50 | 102.05 | Smelter | Cu | Jinchuan Nonferrous Corp. | Operating | 50 | Flash Furnace | |
Tongling, Anhui (Jinlong) | 30.95 | 117.78 | Smelter | Cu | Tongling Nonferrous (Group) Co. | Operating | 130 | Flash Furnace | |
Liangshan, Shangdong | 30.68 | 107.82 | Smelter | Cu | Local Government | Operating | 10 | Blast Furnace | |
Shuikoushan, Hunan | 26.55 | 112.59 | Smelter | Cu | Shuikoushan Mining Co. | Operating | 6 | Reverberatory | |
Wuhu, Anhui | 31.17 | 118.55 | Smelter | Cu | Hengxin Copper Industry Group Co. | Operating | 60 | Blast Furnace | |
Yantai, Shandong | 37.53 | 121.57 | Smelter | Cu | Provincial Government | Operating | 30 | Blast Furnace | |
Kunming, Yunnan | 25.04 | 102.72 | Smelter | Cu | Yunnan Copper Industry Group | Operating | 230 | Isasmelt, Electric | |
Zhuzhou, Hunan | 27.83 | 113.15 | Smelter | Cu | Zhuzhou Smelter Co. | Operating | 10 | Reverberatory (S) | |
Congo | |||||||||
Kolwesi (Luilu) | -10.63 | 25.35 | Electrowinning | Cu | La Generale des Carrieres et des Mines | Operating | 30 | Electrowinning (Low Grade) | |
Likasi (Shituru) | -11.02 | 26.75 | Electrowinning | Cu | La Generale des Carrieres et des Mines | Operating | 30 | Electrowinning (Low Grade) | |
Finland | |||||||||
Harjavalta | 61.32 | 22.13 | Smelter | Cu | Outokumpu Harjavalta Metals Oy | Operating | 160 | Outokumpu Flash | |
France | |||||||||
Poissy | 48.93 | 2.05 | Smelter | Cu | Ste. Francaise d'Affinage du Cuivre | Operating | 10 | Blast Furnace | |
Germany | |||||||||
Hettstedt | 51.65 | 11.50 | Smelter | Cu | Mansfeld Kupfer und Messing GmbH | Operating | 96 | Reverberatory/Blast | |
Lunen (Huettenwerke Kayser) | 51.62 | 7.52 | Smelter | Cu | Norddeutsche Affinerie AG | Operating | 170 | Isasmelt | |
Hamburg (Norddeutsche Affinerie) | 53.55 | 10.00 | Smelter | Cu | Norddeutsche Affinerie AG | Operating | 420 | Outokumpu, Contimelt, Electric | |
Hungary | |||||||||
Csepel | 47.40 | 19.23 | Smelter | Cu | Hungarian Government | Operating | 4 | Reverberatory (S) | |
India | |||||||||
Dahej (Birla Copper) | 21.70 | 72.58 | Smelter | Cu | Indo Gulf Fertilisers and Chemical Corp. | Operating | 150 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Ghatsila | 22.60 | 86.48 | Smelter | Cu | Hindustan Copper Ltd. | Operating | 27 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Bharuch (Jhagadja) | 21.70 | 72.97 | Smelter | Cu | Swil Ltd. | Operating | 50 | Boliden Process (S) | |
Khetri | 27.98 | 75.80 | Smelter | Cu | Hindustan Co. Ltd. | Operating | 35 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Tuticorin | 8.78 | 78.13 | Smelter | Cu | Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd. | Operating | 150 | Isasmelt | |
Indonesia | |||||||||
Gresik | -7.15 | 112.63 | Smelter | Cu | Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | Operating | 180 | Mitsubishi Flash | |
Iran | |||||||||
Khatoonabad | 27.97 | 57.70 | Smelter | Cu | National Iranian Copper Industries Co. | Developing | 80 | Flash Furnace | |
Sar Chesmeh | 28.46 | 57.85 | Smelter | Cu | National Iranian Copper Industries Co. | Operating | 160 | Reverberatory | |
Italy | |||||||||
Porto Marghera | 45.45 | 12.22 | Smelter | Cu | SIMAR SpA | Closed | 24 | Reverberatory (S) | |
Japan | |||||||||
Besshi/Toyo, Ehime | 33.88 | 133.32 | Smelter | Cu | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. | Operating | 300 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Kosaka, Akita | 40.32 | 140.74 | Smelter | Cu | Dowa Mining Co. Ltd. | Operating | 96 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Naoshima, Kagawa | 34.45 | 134.00 | Smelter | Cu | Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | Operating | 270 | Mitsubishi Continuous | |
Onahama, Fukushima | 36.95 | 140.90 | Smelter | Cu | Onahama Smelting & Refining Co. Ltd. | Operating | 348 | Reverberatory | |
Saganoseki, Oita | 33.24 | 131.87 | Smelter | Cu | Nippon Mining & Metals Co. Ltd. | Operating | 470 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Tamano, Okayama | 34.48 | 133.93 | Smelter | Cu | Hibi Kyodo Smelting Co. Ltd. | Operating | 263 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Kazakhstan | |||||||||
Balkhash | 46.78 | 75.00 | Smelter | Cu | Samsung | Operating | 180 | Reverberatory/Vanyukov | |
Dzhezkazgan | 47.78 | 67.77 | Smelter | Cu | Samsung | Operating | 215 | Electric/Reverberatory | |
Irtysh | 53.33 | 75.46 | Smelter | Cu | Kazahmys (Samsung) | Operating | 20 | Reverberatory/Kivcet | |
Korea, North | |||||||||
Hungnam | 39.50 | 127.23 | Smelter | Cu | North Korea Government | Operating | 40 | Blast Furnace | |
Nampo | 38.73 | 125.41 | Smelter | Cu | North Korea Government | Operating | 40 | Blast Furnace | |
Korea, Republic of | |||||||||
Onsan (Onsan I) | 35.42 | 129.33 | Smelter | Cu | LG-Nikko Copper | Operating | 210 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Onsan (Onsan II) | 35.42 | 129.33 | Smelter | Cu | LG-Nikko Copper | Operating | 240 | Mitsubishi Continuous | |
Mexico | |||||||||
Nacozari de Garcia, Sonora (La Caridad) | 30.37 | -109.53 | Smelter | Cu | Mexicana de Cobre S.A. de C.V. | Operating | 300 | Outokumpu/Teniente Converter | |
San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi | 22.15 | -100.98 | Smelter | Cu | IMMSA (Grupo Mexico S.A. de C.V.) | Operating | 30 | Blast Furnace | |
Toluca, Mexico | 19.29 | -99.67 | Smelter | Cu | Cobre de Pasteje Ind. Unidas | Closed | 60 | Reverberatory (S) | |
Namibia | |||||||||
Tsumeb | -22.83 | 16.75 | Smelter | Cu | Ongopolo Mining and Processing | Operating | 30 | Reverberatory | |
Oman | |||||||||
Sohar | 24.37 | 56.74 | Smelter | Cu | Oman Mining Co. | Operating | 35 | Electric | |
Peru | |||||||||
IIo | -17.63 | -71.33 | Smelter | Cu | Southern Peru Copper Corp. | Operating | 300 | Reverberatory/Teniente Conv. | |
La Oroya | -11.53 | -75.90 | Smelter | Cu | Doe Run | Operating | 80 | Reverberatory | |
Philippines | |||||||||
Isabel (PASAR) | 10.93 | 124.44 | Smelter | Cu | Glencore International | Operating | 190 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Poland | |||||||||
Glogow District (Glogow I) | 51.67 | 16.08 | Smelter | Cu | KGHM Polska Miedz, S.A. | Operating | 220 | Blast Furnace | |
Glogow District (Glogow II) | 51.67 | 16.08 | Smelter | Cu | KGHM Polska Miedz, S.A. | Operating | 205 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Wroclaw (Hutmen S.A.) | 51.15 | 17.08 | Smelter | Cu | Impexmetal | Operating | 9 | Blast Furnace (S) | |
Legnica | 51.21 | 16.16 | Smelter | Cu | KGHM Polska Miedz, S.A. | Operating | 93 | Blast Furnace | |
Romania | |||||||||
Baia Mare | 47.67 | 23.58 | Smelter | Cu | Allied Deals Plc. | Operating | 35 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Zlatna | 46.12 | 23.22 | Smelter | Cu | Zlatna Metallurgical | Operating | 10 | Reverberatory (S) | |
Zlatna | 46.12 | 23.22 | Smelter | Cu | Zlatna Metallurgical | Operating | 40 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Zlatna | 46.12 | 23.22 | Smelter | Cu | Zlatna Metallurgical | Operating | 13 | Reverberatory | |
Russia | |||||||||
Karabash | 55.47 | 60.25 | Smelter | Cu | Karabash Smelter | Operating | 50 | Reverberatory | |
Kirovgrad | 57.44 | 60.06 | Smelter | Cu | Kirovograd JSC | Operating | 150 | Reverberatory (S) | |
Krasnouralsk (Svyatogor) | 58.42 | 60.00 | Smelter | Cu | Svyatogor Smelter | Operating | 71 | Reverberatory | |
Mednogorsk | 51.42 | 57.58 | Smelter | Cu | Depo-Service | Operating | 40 | Blast Furnace | |
Moscow | 55.75 | 37.62 | Smelter | Cu | Moscow Smelting & Refinering | Operating | 30 | Reverberatory (S) | |
Nadezhdinsky (Nadezhda) | 69.23 | 87.88 | Smelter | Cu | MMC Norilsk | Operating | 100 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Norlisk | 69.34 | 88.22 | Smelter | Cu | MMC Norilsk | Operating | 400 | Reverb and Electric | |
Pechenganikel | 69.33 | 31.12 | Smelter | Cu | MMC Norilsk | Operating | 20 | Electric | |
Monchegorsk (Severonikel) | 67.93 | 32.87 | Smelter | Cu | MMC Norilsk | Operating | 90 | Electric | |
Sredneuralsk (Revda) | 56.99 | 60.47 | Smelter | Cu | Sredneuralsk Copper Smelter | Operating | 110 | Reverb/Blast/Vanyukov | |
Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||||
Bor | 44.08 | 22.10 | Smelter | Cu | Rudarsko-Topionicarski Basen Bor (RTB Bor) | Operating | 170 | Reverberatory | |
Slovakia | |||||||||
Krompachy | 48.92 | 20.87 | Smelter | Cu | Kovohute Krompachy | Operating | 20 | Reverberatory (S) | |
South Africa | |||||||||
Springs | -26.27 | 28.43 | Smelter | Cu | Impala Platinum Ltd. | Operating | 7 | Electric | |
Nababeep (O'okiep) | -29.60 | 17.90 | Smelter | Cu | Metorex | Operating | 50 | Reverberatory | |
Phalaborwa | -23.98 | 31.07 | Smelter | Cu | Palabora Mining Co. Ltd. | Operating | 135 | Reverberatory | |
Rustenburg | -25.67 | 27.25 | Smelter | Cu | Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd. | Operating | 7 | Electric | |
Western Platinum | -25.67 | 27.30 | Smelter | Cu | Western Platinum Ltd. | Operating | 2 | Electric | |
Spain | |||||||||
Asua-Bilbao | 43.18 | -2.56 | Smelter | Cu | ELMET | Operating | 32 | Rotary Furnace (S) | |
Huelva | 37.26 | -6.95 | Smelter | Cu | Atlantic Copper S.A. | Operating | 320 | Outokumpu Flash | |
Sweden | |||||||||
Skelleftehamn (Ronnskar) | 65.00 | 21.60 | Smelter | Cu | Boliden Metall A.B. | Operating | 240 | Electric (TBRC) | |
Turkey | |||||||||
Samsun | 41.28 | 36.33 | Smelter | Cu | Karadeniz Bakir Isletmelerei (KBI) | Operating | 42 | Outokumpu Flash | |
United States | |||||||||
Garfield, Utah | 37.75 | -111.50 | Smelter | Cu | Kennecott Utah Copper Co. | Operating | 320 | Kennecott/Outokumpu | |
Hayden, Arizona | 33.00 | -110.78 | Smelter | Cu | ASARCO Incorporated (Grupo Mexico S.A. de C.V.) | Operating | 210 | Inco Flash | |
Miami, Arizona | 33.38 | -110.87 | Smelter | Cu | Phelps Dodge Corporation | Operating | 180 | Isasmelt/Electric | |
Uzbekistan | |||||||||
Almalyk | 40.85 | 69.60 | Smelter | Cu | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine | Operating | 140 | Reverberatory/Oxy Flame | |
Zambia | |||||||||
Chambishi | -12.67 | 28.00 | Smelter | Cu | Avnim (SA) | Operating | 15 | Electrowinning (RLE) | |
Mufulira | -12.53 | 28.23 | Smelter | Cu | Mopani Copper Mines Plc. | Operating | 180 | Electric | |
Nchanga | -12.52 | 27.87 | Electrowinning | Cu | Zambia Copper Investments Ltd. | Operating | 70 | Electrowinning (Low Grade) | |
Nkana-Kitwe (Nkana) | -12.82 | 28.20 | Smelter | Cu | Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd. | Operating | 200 | Reverberatory/Teniente Conv. | |
Nkana-Kitwe (Nkana) | -12.82 | 28.20 | Electrowinning | Cu | Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd. | Operating | 14 | Electrowinning (RLE) | |
Zimbabwe | |||||||||
Eiffel Flats | -18.32 | 29.98 | Smelter | Cu | Rio Tinto Mining (Zimbabwe) | Operating | 6 | Blast Furnace | |
Inyati | -18.22 | 32.23 | Smelter | Cu | Corsyn Consolidated Mines Ltd. | Operating | 5 | Blast Furnace | |
Alaska (Lomagundi) | -17.40 | 30.02 | Smelter | Cu | Mhangura Copper Mines (ZMDC) | Operating | 25 | Reverberatory |
1/ Capacity in thousand metric tons.
2/ (RLE) = Roast Leach, (S) = secondary smelter, (TBRC) = Top Blown Rotary Converter
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