Feliciano, Calix Saul Laboy González, Elizabeth 2003 Map and table of world copper smelters U.S. Geological Survey Open File-Report 03-75 Reston, Virginia U.S. Geological Survey http://mrdata.usgs.gov/copper/ http://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/copper-smelters?request=getcapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.1.1& http://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/copper-smelters?request=getcapabilities&service=WFS&version=1.0.0& 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. 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. 2003 ground condition Complete None planned -180.0 180.0 90.0 -90.0 None Ausmelt Blast Furnace Boliden Process Commodity Copper Smelters Copper Smelters Capacities in thousand metric tons Electric Electrowinning Facility Type Inco Flash Isasmelt Kennecott Low-grade solvent extraction-electrowinning operation Mayority Ownership or Operating Company Mitsubishi Continuous Noranda Continuous Noranda Converter Operating Status Outokumpu Flash Oxy Flame Process Type Reverberatory Rotary Furnace Teniente Converter World Copper Smelter ISO 19115 Topic Categories geoscientificInformation None Albania Armenia Australia Austria Belgium Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Congo Finland France Germany Hungary India Indonesia Iran Italy Japan Kazakhstan Korea, North Korea, Republic of Mexico Namibia Oman Peru Philippines Poland Romania Russia Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Turkey United States Uzbekistan Zambia Zimbabwe None None U. S. Geological Survey W. David Menzie Chief, International Minerals mailing address
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Reston VA 20192 703-648-7732 dmenzie@usgs.gov Excel 2000, ArcView 3.2 All of the copper smelters were located in a worldwide scale. No test for logical consistency was performed on this data set. 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. International Copper Study Group 2001 Directory of copper mines and plants paper 2000 publication date ICSG directory 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. Preliminary information was obtained by using the Directory of Copper Mines and Plants, 2001. After several reviews and revisions the information was modified. 2001 - 2003 Point Point 124 0.01 0.01 Decimal degrees World Geodetic System 84 WGS-84 6378137 meters 294.26 World copper smelters In 2002 there were 32 countries that had copper smelters and electrowinning plants. Various professional directories Country Countries placed in alphabetical order. U.S. Department of State-Independent states in the World, Short-form name Independent states in the World, Short-form name U.S. Department of State Location (Name) The administrative subdivision and city, if available and applicable, location of the smelter and the smelter name in parentheses where available. Various professional directories Place names, not abbreviated Latitude Angular distance measured on a meridian north or south from the equator. National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Geospatial Intelligence Database -34.47 69.34 Decimal degrees Longitude Angular distance between the plane of a medirian east or west from the plane of the meridian of Greenwich. National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Geospatial Intelligence Database -111.50 150.50 Decimal degrees Facility Type Whether the facility is a smelter or an electrowinning plant. Various professional directories Smelter The facility is a smelter. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center electrowinning The facility is a low-grade solvent extraction-electrowinning plant. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Commodity The mineral processed in the facilities. Various professional directories Cu The commodity is copper. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Majority Ownership or Operating Company The name of the company that owns or operates the facility. Various professional directories Company names unabbreviated (but abbreviations are given for terms of incorporation such as "Ltd.", "Corp." and so forth). Status Whether the facility is operating, closed, or under development. Various professional directories Operating The facility is operating. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Closed The facility is closed. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Under development The facility is under development. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Capacity The production of copper measured in thousand metric tons. Various professional directories 2 500 metric tons x 1000 Process Type The technology used to process the mineral. Various professional directories Reverberatory The Process is reverberatory. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Blast Furnace The Process type is blast furnace. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Isasmelt The process type is isasmelt. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center outokumpu continuous The process type is outokumpu continuous. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Noranda Continuous The process type is noranda continuous. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Mitsubishi Continuous The process type is mitsubishi continuous. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Inco Flash The process type is inco flash. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Electric The process type is electric. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Teniente Converter The process type is teniente converter. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Top Blown Rotary Converter (TBRC) The process type is top blown rotary converter (TBRC). U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Baiyin Furnace The process type is baiyin furnace. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Ausmelt The process type is ausmelt. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Electrowinning (low grade) The process type is electrowinning (low grade). U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Boilen Process The process type is boilen. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center Rotary Furnace The process type is rotary furnace. U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center W. David Menzie U.S. Geological Survey mailing Address
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