Cominco
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Cominco was a major Canadian mining and smelting company known for producing lead, zinc, and other metals, later becoming part of Teck Cominco (now Teck Resources).
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teck Resources Limited | 2 |
| Cominco smelter | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mining company
ⓘ
smelting company ⓘ |
| activity |
fertilizer production
ⓘ
mining of lead ores ⓘ mining of zinc ores ⓘ refining of metals ⓘ smelting of non-ferrous metals ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Teck Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfIncorporation | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | Teck Cominco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
base metals
ⓘ
industrial minerals ⓘ |
| formerName | Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important role in development of Trail, British Columbia
ⓘ
major contributor to Canadian base metals industry ⓘ |
| industry |
metals
ⓘ
mining ⓘ smelting ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Trail, British Columbia metallurgical complex
ⓘ
integrated mining and smelting operations ⓘ large-scale lead and zinc production ⓘ |
| locationOfOperation |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Territories, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ Trail, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Teck Cominco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Sullivan Mine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trail smelter NERFINISHED ⓘ lead-zinc mines in British Columbia ⓘ zinc operations in Ireland ⓘ zinc operations in Peru ⓘ zinc operations in the United States ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Teck Cominco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teck Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
fertilizers
ⓘ
lead ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| sector |
materials
ⓘ
natural resources ⓘ |
| shortName | Cominco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Teck Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | public company ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Teck Resources Limited
this entity surface form:
Teck Resources Limited
this entity surface form:
Cominco smelter