(Facility) Distomon Refinery

Plant in Greece with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157939
MAS/MILS ID 4840302001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Distomon Refinery
Alternate or previous names Distoman Refinery, St.Nicholas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 22.66843, 38.41555 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greece(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Greece

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 22.66843, 38.41555

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1971
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Bayer

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Aluminium De Greece
    Interest 100
    Home office Greece
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 500000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 500000mt
  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Alumina(Al203) Rated Capacity 500000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 500000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 502000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 502000mt
  • Year 1981
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Alumina(Al203) Rated Capacity 550000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 550000mt
  • Year 1983
    Period 1982-1983
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production/1982-1983 401000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 401000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 482000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 482000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 380000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 380000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 470000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 470000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 518000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 518000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT PRODUCED 611,000 TPY IN 1992. HALF WAS EXPORTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1980-1985 BROOK HUNT AND

  • Production

    ASSOCIATES LTD. (RECORDS 1-3,8-10)

  • Production

    ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1988 BROOK HUNT AND ASSOC-

  • Production

    IATES LTD. (RECORDS 4-7, 11)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPACITY DATA IN THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SHEETS IN TERMS OF MT OF BAUXITE ORE INPUT. IE, "MT ORE/DAY" PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL203) CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY" GRADE DATA IN TERMS OF WT% ALUMINA A $34.5 MILLION MODERNIZATION PLAN WOULD REDUCE MAINTENANCE COSTS, INCREASE RELIABILITY, IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS, AND RAISE CAPACITY FROM 620,000 TO 690,000 TPY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-JAN-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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