| Deposit ID | 10158008 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4550331016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Skawina Aluminum Smelter |
| Geographic coordinates: | 19.81884, 49.98189 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Poland(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Poland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 19.81884, 49.98189 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of Poland |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Poland |
| Year | 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4550331016 |
THE COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT, LTD, LONDON, 1990
THE BASE METAL INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, V1,3
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE SKAWINA SMELTER WAS CLOSED IN 1981, BECAUSE IT WAS INEFFICIENT AND EMITTED LARGE QUANTITIES OF ALUMINUM FLUORIDE. HOWEVER, THE PLANT CURRENTLY IS USED FOR RECYCLING ALUMINUM POWDER AND DROSS FOR THE KONIN SMELTER THE ORIGINAL CAPACITY WAS 50,000 TPY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-DEC-1994 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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