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(Facility) Flin Flon Copper Smelter

Plant in Manitoba, Canada with commodities Cadmium, Copper, Zinc
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133318
MAS/MILS ID 1220151001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Flin Flon Copper Smelter
Alternate or previous names Flin Flon Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -101.88393, 54.77503 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Manitoba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Secondary
Copper Primary
Zinc Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -101.88393, 54.77503
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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 Owner-Operator
    Owner Hudson Bay Mining And Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SLAG FUMING PLANT FOR REVERB SLAG - 72% ZN PROD. NO S FIXED. MUST CUT SO2 EMISSION 25% BY 94 (804 TO 604 MTPD). TO CONVERT TO NORANDA CONTINUOUS, PROJECT APPROVAL PENDING 11/90.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 1220151001

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1978-80, P. 134.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD; FLUOR DANIEL AWARDED HUDSON BAY CONTRACT,

  • Deposit

    5/20/92, P. 3.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE FLIN FLON SMELTER GETS APPROXIMATELY 60 PERCENT OF ITS CONCENTRATE FEED FROM THE HUDSON BAY CONCENTRATORS (FLIN FLON & SNOW LAKE), THE BALANCE IS PURCHASED. ALL ANODE COPPERGOES TO THE CANADIAN COPPER REFINERS LTD. REFINERY AT MONTREAL EAST, QUEBEC. MAJOR FACILITY MODERNIZATIONS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 1993, IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH STIFF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. AT PRESENT (5/92), FLUOR DANIEL HOLDS THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-96 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines