Copperbelt
Plant

(Facility) Nkana Copper Smelter

Copperbelt, Zambia
CopperSulfurSulfuric Acid
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Commodity typeB
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1932
Identification
Deposit ID10232134
Alternate namesNkana
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-12.83068, 28.18463
References
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONALCOPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - NKANA, ZAMBIA.BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF., CONTACT S.W. TOWLE,TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.MINING JOURNAL, LONDON; CHILEAN TECHNOLOGY UPDATES NKANASMELTER, ZAMBIA, FEB. 14, 1992, P. 121.