This is a free, open GIS database of mining and metallurgical sites around the world for Google Earth. If you have plant site information you wish to add, update, or correct, please contact the editors: Antony Cowey (AntonyC@mintek.co.za) and Quinn Reynolds (QuinnR@mintek.co.za).
New to Google Earth? Have a look here to see how to use these databases.
Metallurgy From Above - A Google Earth Perspective (by QG Reynolds):
http://www.pyrometallurgy.co.za/Pyro2006/Papers/357_VirtualTour.pdf
Download complete database (newest version dated 2006-09-28):
http://www.pyrometallurgy.co.za/MetPlants/MetPlants.kml (KML, for Google Earth)
http://www.pyrometallurgy.co.za/MetPlants/MetPlants.csv (CSV, comma separated text only)