| Deposit ID | 10134625 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020551016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Western Australia Al Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Actual Name of Smelter Not Known,, As of Oct. 25, 1990. |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 115.17015, -32.92789 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Western Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 115.17015, -32.92789 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kemenrton Aluminium Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1988 |
| First year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Holland Holdings (Owner Of Kemenrton) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1988 |
| First year | 1988 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wardley Australia |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pennant Holdings |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1988 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020551016 |
IBA REVIEW, "SMELTER FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA", JANUARY-MARCH,
1988, PAGE 4.
IBA REVIEW, "PECHINEY CHOSEN FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR WA
SMELTER", JULY-SEPTEMBER, 1988, PAGE 5.
MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, VOL. 310, #7951, JANUARY 15, 1988,
"AUSTRALIAN SMELTER", PAGE 23.
MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, VOL. 311, #7981, AUGUST 12, 1988,
"ALUMINIUM SMELTER STUDY IN W. A.", PAGE 122.
AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEW, PRELIMINARY
SUMMARY, 1983.
AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REWIEW, PRELIMINARY
SUMMARY, 1984.
SUMMARY, 1985, PAGE 6.
THE MINER NEWSPAPER, "ALCOA LEADS RACE FOR WA SMELTER",
DECEMBER 24, 1979 TO JANUARY 6, 1980, PAGE 5.
INTERNATIONAL MINING, APRIL 1985, PAGE 52.
WORLD MINING, "ALCOA.", AUGUST 1980, PAGE 51.
WORLD MINING, "AUSTRALIA" - "ALUMAX OUT, BUT AL INDUSTRY
CONTINUES EXPANSION", JULY 1981, PAGE 55.
MINING MONTHLY, NOVEMBER 1981, PAGES 24-26.
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, "AUSTRALASIA", 1987, PAGE 51
MINERS NEWSPAPER, " 'RACE' FOR SMELTER", AUGUST 31 TO
SEPTEMBER 13, 1981, PAGE 3.
MINERS NEWSPAPER, "AGREEMENT ON SMELTER", FEBUARY 1 TO 14,
1982, PAGE 2.
BOM/BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS
WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 190; PART II - SUMMARY,
PAGE 19.
8 CANGERRA 8749, BAUXITE, ALUMINA AND ALUMINIM.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. DATE OF DATA IS 1987-88 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT. PCT. CONTAINED ALUMINUM. CAPACITY DATA ON THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SETS IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL2O3) CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, "MT CONC/DAY". COST DATA IS IN JAN. 89 US DOLLARS. PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINUM METAL PER DAY, IE, "MT CONC/DAY". COST DATA IS JAN 89US$. AS OF 6/92, THE PROJECT WAS STILL ON HOLD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-APR-1996 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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