(Facility) Elva 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158022
MAS/MILS ID 4840302002
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Elva Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 22.96842, 38.24886 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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) 22.96842, 38.24886

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Bayer

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hellenic Alumina Industries(Elva)
    Interest 100
    Home office Greece
    Year 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROPERTY CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED USING SOVIET TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, FEB. 3, 1992, P. 9.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL LONDON, VOL. 318, NO. 8158, JAN. 31, 1992.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, DEC. 12, 1986, P. 431.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JUNE 1987, P. 452.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPACITY DATA IN THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SHEETS ARE 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% OF ALUMINA. PRODUCTION DATA BASED ON INHOUSE MAFO INFORMATION. AS OF 2/92, RUSSIAN INVESTMENT IN THE PROJECT HAS BEEN THREATENED BY RED TAPE, POLITICAL INDECISION AND CASH SHORTAGES. SEE METALS WEEK, FEB. 3, 1992, P. 9.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-1992 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.