Porto Vesme

Plant in Sardegna, Italy 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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158268
MAS/MILS ID 4750312001
Record type Site
Current site name Porto Vesme
Alternate or previous names Porto Vesme Refinery, Eurallumina, Portoscuso

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 8.40185, 39.19904 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sardegna(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Sardegna

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 8.40185, 39.19904

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 1973
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 Alumix (Government)
    Interest 52.1
    Home office Italy
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Comalco
    Interest 26.9
    Home office Italy
    Year 1990
  • Type Operator
    Owner Eurallumina
    Home office Italy
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Clarendon Ltd
    Interest 21
    Year 1990

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 695000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 695000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 606000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 606000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 570000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 570000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 465000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 465000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 613000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 613000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 555000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 555000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 653000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 653000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 700000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 700000mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1980-1985 BROOK HUNT

  • Production

    AN ASSOCIATES LTD. PG. 310 (RECORDS 1-4, 9 & 10)

  • Production

    ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1988 BROOK HUNT AND ASSOC-

  • Production

    IATES LTD. PG. 2.38 (RECORDS 5-8, & 11)

  • Deposit

    PROFILE REPORT PORTOVESME ALUMINA REFINERY-EURALLUMINA

  • Deposit

    S.P.A.-PORTOSCUSO, SARDINIA/KAISER ENGINEERS INC.

  • Deposit

    OAKLAND, CA. JULY, 1987.

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.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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