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(Facility) Regar Smelter

Plant in Tajikistan 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. 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 10158243
MAS/MILS ID 4630007001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Regar Smelter
Alternate or previous names Tadzik, Dushanbe, Tadzhik, Tajik Smelter, Tursunzade

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 68.23407, 38.49834 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tajikistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Tajikistan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 68.23407, 38.49834
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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 1975
Plant type Smelter

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Tajikistan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Tajikistan
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Primary Aluminium Production 320000 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 32000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • WHILE PLANT CAPACITY IS REPORTED TO BE 520,000 MTPY, 1991 WAS 370,000 MTPY AND 1992 PRODUCTION WAS 360,000 MTPY. SEVERE SUPPLY DISRUPTION DUE TO FIGHTING BETWEEN COMMUNIST AND ISLAMIC FORCES OCCURRED IN 1991 AND 1992. PLANT SEEKING FOREIGN INVESTMENT TO EXPAND FACILITY. PLANT SHORT OF RAW MATERIALS IN 1993. ACQUIRES MATERIALS ON BARTER BASIS FREIGHT COSTS ARE HIGH PLANT HAS DIFFICULTY PAYING WAGES DUE TO CASH SHORTAGES. PLANT REQUIRES RECONSTRUCTION. PLANT NOW ONLY PRODUCES POORER QUALITY (97% PURE) AL, WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ON MANY FOREIGN MARKETS.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED FROM BOGOSLOVSK REFINERY.
  • PLANT USES VAMI-PECHINEY PREBAKE TECHNOLOGY. OLD POTLINES BEING RENOVATED. NO. 4 COMPLETED IN 1985. RENOVATION OF NO. 3,2,1 POTLINES UNDERWAY. SIX NEW POTLINES PLANNED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    METAL BULLETIN, P. 5 (NOV. 26, 1992).

  • Commodity

    METAL BULLETIN, P. 3 (NOV. 30, 1992).

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 13 (FEB. 19-26, 1993).

  • Production

    CRU METALS REVIEW. 1Q1994.

  • Deposit

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS WORLD CAPACITY HANDBOOK 1991.

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1987, TRADE FLOWS AND LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF THE

  • Deposit

    USSR ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. UNPUBLISHED.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. NOV. 13, 1992.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. NOV. 30, 1992.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. DEC. 21, 1992.

  • Deposit

    AMM. DEC. 24, 1992.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. JAN. 15, 1993.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. APR. 23, 1993.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT (DENVER). SEPT. 16, 1994. PP 8-9.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. JULY 8, 1994, P. 10.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. OCT. 21-28, 1994, P. 5.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FORMER SEQUENCE NUMBER 4610761018. LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC G-6. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE NEEDED RAW MATERIALS, THE PLANT SWAPPED 80-85% OF OUTPUT FOR THE RAW MATERIALS FROM GREAT BRITAIN, SWEDEN, AND NORWAY. SMELTER PRODUCES HIGH IRON CONTENT ALUMINUM A-97ZH2.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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