Plant

(Facility) Palabora Copper Smelter

South Africa
CopperSulfurSulfuric Acid
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Commodity typeB
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1966
Identification
Deposit ID10215600
Alternate namesPalabora
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-23.97998, 31.11809
References
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONALCOPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - PALABORA,SOUTH AFRICA. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF.,CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES SMELTER PROFILE, PALABORA SMELTER,JULY 25, 1986, P. 2.PALABORA MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 1986 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 14.PALABORA MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 1987 ANNUAL REPORT, P.15.PALABORA MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 1988 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 16.PALABORA MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 1989 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 20.PALABORA MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 1990 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 6.PALABORA MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 1991 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 7.PALABORA MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 7.