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Map and table of world copper smelters

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Feliciano, Calix Saul Laboy

Originator: González, Elizabeth

Publication_Date: 2003

Title: Map and table of world copper smelters

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open File-Report

Issue_Identification: 03-75

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://tin.er.usgs.gov/copper/>

Online_Linkage:

<http://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/copper-smelters?request=getcapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.1.1>&

Online_Linkage:

<http://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/copper-smelters?request=getcapabilities&service=WFS&version=1.0.0>&

Description:

Abstract:

This map and table comprise information on 124 world copper smelters (2 of which are closed and 1 of which is under development) and 4 (low-grade solvent extraction-electrowinning) operations whose product requires further processing to produce refined copper. The map shows the locations of facilities and a color code based on the capacity of the facilities. These data have been compiled from multiple sources and estimates, based upon production and other pertinent information. The data presented in this report can be used with data on annual copper production and on the environmental releases that characterize particular types of processes to estimate environmental residuals from copper production.

Purpose:

The purpose of this report is to present information about the copper smelters around the world concerning their location, ownership or operating company, operating status, capacity, and process type.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2003

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Ausmelt

Theme_Keyword: Blast Furnace

Theme_Keyword: Boliden Process

Theme_Keyword: Commodity

Theme_Keyword: Copper Smelters

Theme_Keyword: Copper Smelters Capacities in thousand metric tons

Theme_Keyword: Electric

Theme_Keyword: Electrowinning

Theme_Keyword: Facility Type

Theme_Keyword: Inco Flash

Theme_Keyword: Isasmelt

Theme_Keyword: Kennecott

Theme_Keyword: Low-grade solvent extraction-electrowinning operation

Theme_Keyword: Mayority Ownership or Operating Company

Theme_Keyword: Mitsubishi Continuous

Theme_Keyword: Noranda Continuous

Theme_Keyword: Noranda Converter

Theme_Keyword: Operating Status

Theme_Keyword: Outokumpu Flash

Theme_Keyword: Oxy Flame

Theme_Keyword: Process Type

Theme_Keyword: Reverberatory

Theme_Keyword: Rotary Furnace

Theme_Keyword: Teniente Converter

Theme_Keyword: World Copper Smelter

Theme:

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Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

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Place_Keyword: Albania

Place_Keyword: Armenia

Place_Keyword: Australia

Place_Keyword: Austria

Place_Keyword: Belgium

Place_Keyword: Botswana

Place_Keyword: Brazil

Place_Keyword: Bulgaria

Place_Keyword: Canada

Place_Keyword: Chile

Place_Keyword: China

Place_Keyword: Congo

Place_Keyword: Finland

Place_Keyword: France

Place_Keyword: Germany

Place_Keyword: Hungary

Place_Keyword: India

Place_Keyword: Indonesia

Place_Keyword: Iran

Place_Keyword: Italy

Place_Keyword: Japan

Place_Keyword: Kazakhstan

Place_Keyword: Korea, North

Place_Keyword: Korea, Republic of

Place_Keyword: Mexico

Place_Keyword: Namibia

Place_Keyword: Oman

Place_Keyword: Peru

Place_Keyword: Philippines

Place_Keyword: Poland

Place_Keyword: Romania

Place_Keyword: Russia

Place_Keyword: Serbia and Montenegro

Place_Keyword: Slovakia

Place_Keyword: South Africa

Place_Keyword: Spain

Place_Keyword: Sweden

Place_Keyword: Turkey

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Uzbekistan

Place_Keyword: Zambia

Place_Keyword: Zimbabwe

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: W. David Menzie

Contact_Position: Chief, International Minerals

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 991 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-7732

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dmenzie@usgs.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Excel 2000, ArcView 3.2

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All of the copper smelters were located in a worldwide scale.

Logical_Consistency_Report: No test for logical consistency was performed on this data set.

Completeness_Report:

The data has been gathered using several sources, including publications and data supplied by the International Copper Study Group and the International Wrought Copper Council as well as statistical publications of individual countries, annual reports and press releases of companies, trades journals, data gathered by USGS specialists during site visits, and estimates based upon production and other pertinent information.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: International Copper Study Group

Publication_Date: 2001

Title: Directory of copper mines and plants

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ICSG directory

Source_Contribution:

The International Copper Study Group publishes World Copper Mines and Plants four times per year.

International Copper Study Group provided company name, process type, production capacity, status, and country.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Preliminary information was obtained by using the Directory of Copper Mines and Plants, 2001. After several reviews and revisions the information was modified.

Process_Date: 2001 - 2003

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 124

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.01

Longitude_Resolution: 0.01

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 84

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS-84

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 meters

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.26

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: World copper smelters

Entity_Type_Definition:

In 2002 there were 32 countries that had copper smelters and electrowinning plants.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Various professional directories

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Country

Attribute_Definition: Countries placed in alphabetical order.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Department of State-Independent states in the World, Short-form name

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Independent states in the World, Short-form name

Codeset_Source: U.S. Department of State

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location (Name)

Attribute_Definition:

The administrative subdivision and city, if available and applicable, location of the smelter and the smelter name in parentheses where available.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Place names, not abbreviated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Latitude

Attribute_Definition:

Angular distance measured on a meridian north or south from the equator.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Geospatial Intelligence Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -34.47

Range_Domain_Maximum: 69.34

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Longitude

Attribute_Definition:

Angular distance between the plane of a medirian east or west from the plane of the meridian of Greenwich.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Geospatial Intelligence Database

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -111.50

Range_Domain_Maximum: 150.50

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Facility Type

Attribute_Definition:

Whether the facility is a smelter or an electrowinning plant.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Smelter

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility is a smelter.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: electrowinning

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The facility is a low-grade solvent extraction-electrowinning plant.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Commodity

Attribute_Definition: The mineral processed in the facilities.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cu

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The commodity is copper.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Majority Ownership or Operating Company

Attribute_Definition: The name of the company that owns or operates the facility.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Company names unabbreviated (but abbreviations are given for terms of incorporation such as "Ltd.", "Corp." and so forth).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Status

Attribute_Definition:

Whether the facility is operating, closed, or under development.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Operating

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility is operating.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Closed

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The facility is closed.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Under development

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The facility is under development.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Capacity

Attribute_Definition:

The production of copper measured in thousand metric tons.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2

Range_Domain_Maximum: 500

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: metric tons x 1000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Process Type

Attribute_Definition: The technology used to process the mineral.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Various professional directories

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Reverberatory

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The Process is reverberatory.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Blast Furnace

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The Process type is blast furnace.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Isasmelt

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is isasmelt.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: outokumpu continuous

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is outokumpu continuous.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Noranda Continuous

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is noranda continuous.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mitsubishi Continuous

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is mitsubishi continuous.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Inco Flash

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is inco flash.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Electric

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is electric.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Teniente Converter

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is teniente converter.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Top Blown Rotary Converter (TBRC)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is top blown rotary converter (TBRC).

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Baiyin Furnace

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is baiyin furnace.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ausmelt

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is ausmelt.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Electrowinning (low grade)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is electrowinning (low grade).

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Boilen Process

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is boilen.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rotary Furnace

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The process type is rotary furnace.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: W. David Menzie

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing Address

Address: 991 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648 7732

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dmenzie@usgs.gov

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides these data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accurancy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty. In no event shall the USGS have any liability whatsoever for payment af any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation. or support by USGS.

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