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Dunkirk Dunkerque

Plant in France with commodity Aluminum, Contained or Metal
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  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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158165
MAS/MILS ID 4270671016
Record type Site
Current site name Dunkirk Dunkerque

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 2.38558, 51.03221 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 2.38558, 51.03221
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1991
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pechiney (French Government)
    Interest 51
    Home office France
    Year 1988
  • Type Owner
    Owner Electricite De France (State Owned Power Co.)
    Interest 49
    Home office France
    Year 1988

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. (1989) Est. Al Metal Capacity 214000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 214000mt
  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Est. Al-Metal Production 51816 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 51816mt
  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Estimated Alumina Input 100000 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 100000mt
  • Year 1992
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Est. Al-Metal Production 103632 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 103632mt
  • Year 1992
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Estimated Alumina Input 200000 Mt/Yr, Alimuna Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 200000mt
  • Year 1993
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Estimated Alumina Input 300000 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Aluminum Aluminum 300000mt
  • Year 1993
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Est. Al-Metal Production 155448 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 155448mt
  • Year 1994
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Est. Al-Metal Production 202802 Mt/Yr, Al-Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 202802mt
  • Year 1994
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Estimated Alumina Input 391389 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Aluminum Aluminum 391389mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NEW FRENCH AL SMELTER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, NOVEMBER 22, 1988, "NEWS BRIEFS",

  • Deposit

    "PECHINEY, UTILITY BUILDING ALUMINUM PLANT", PAGE ?.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, "PECHINEY'S FORAY", NOVEMBER 11, 1988,

  • Deposit

    PAGES 413, 415.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, "STRIKE HALTS PECHINEY SHIPMENTS", DECEMBER

  • Deposit

    9, 1988, PAGE 456.

  • Deposit

    MINING WORLD, "ALUMINUM", TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE YIELDS

  • Deposit

    214,000-MTPY POTLINE FOR PECHINEY'S DUNKIRK SMELTER",

  • Deposit

    MAY 8, 1989, PAGE 8.

  • Deposit

    IBA REVIEW - OCTOBER-DECEMBER, 1989, "PECHINEY", PAGE 22.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 12/21/88.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 12/5/86.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE YIELDS 214,000 MTPA

  • Deposit

    POTLINE FOR PECHINEY'S DUNKIRK SMELTER, MAY 8, 1989,

  • Deposit

    P. 8.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON; FRENCH SMELTER FOR PECHINEY, JUNE

  • Deposit

    2, 1988, VOL. 312, NO. 8022, P. 424.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON; PECHINEY GAINS POWER APPROVAL, OCT.

  • Deposit

    13, 1989, VOL. 313, NO. 8041.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET; PECHINEY GETS EC'S OK FOR SMELTER IN

  • Deposit

    DUNKIRK, 10/13/89.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK; PECHINEY CLEARS POWER RATE SUBSIDY CHARGE,

  • Deposit

    OCT. 16, 1989.

  • Deposit

    LIGHT METAL AGE, PP. 36-38 (FEB. 1993).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA FIELD "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF EXPECTED START-UP. ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM ECONOMIC EVALUATION, AND NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT ALUMINUM METAL. TRANSPORTATION RECORD IS DATA BASED ON THE NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. DUNKIRK CAME ON STREAM IN 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-MAY-1994 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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