TABLE 2 |
PORTUGAL: STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003 |
|
(Thousand metric
tons unless otherwise specified) |
|
|
|
Major operating companies |
|
Annual |
Commodity |
|
and major equity owners |
Location of main facilities |
capacity |
Cement |
|
|
Cimentos de Portugal S.A. (Cimpor) |
Plants (3) at Alhandra, Loulé, and Souselas |
5,450 |
|
|
|
(Government, 10%) |
|
|
Copper concentrate |
|
|
EuroZinc Mining Corp. |
Neves-Corvo Mine near Castro Verde |
500 |
Diatomite |
|
|
Sociedade Anglo-Portugesa de Diatomite Lda. |
Mines at Obidos and Rolica |
5 |
Feldspar |
|
|
A.J. da Fonseca Lda. |
Seixigal Quarry, Chaves |
10 |
Ferroalloys |
|
|
Electrometalúrgia S.A.R.L. |
Plant at Setubal |
100 |
Petroleum, refined |
barrels per day |
|
Petroleos de Portugal (Government, 100%) |
Refineries at Lisbon, Porto, and Sines |
300,000 |
Pyrite |
|
|
Pirites Alentejanas S.A. (EuroZinc Mining Corp.) |
Mine at Aljustrel, plant at Setubal |
100 |
Steel,
crude |
|
|
SN
Servicos S.A. (Corus Group, 50%, and Usinor |
Steelworks at Seixal |
550 |
|
|
|
Group, 50%) |
|
|
Do. |
|
|
Lusosider Aços Planos S.A. |
do. |
500 |
Tin |
|
EuroZinc Mining Corp. |
Neves-Corvo Mine near Castro Verde |
15 |
Tungsten concentrate |
tons |
|
Beralt Tin & Wolfram S.A. (Primary Metals Inc.) |
Panasqueira Mine and plant at Barroca |
1,400 |
Uranium |
do. |
|
Empresa Nacional de Uranio S.A. |
Mines at Guargia, plant at Urgeirica |
150 |
|
|
|
(Government, 100%) |
|
|
Zinc, refined |
|
|
RMC Quimigal S.A.R.L. |
Electrolytic plant at Barreiro |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
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