| Deposit ID | 10181473 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220501020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shawinigan |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.74948, 46.54996 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | -72.74948, 46.54996 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcan Smelters And Chemicals, Ltd. |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcan Aluminum Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Pub. Design Al Metal Capacity 84000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub. Al Metal Prod. Est. 84000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub. Al Metal Prod. Est. 82000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1987 Al Study Al Metal Production 84002 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1987 Al Study Alumina Input Capacity 162965 Mt/Yr, Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub. Al Metal Prod. Est. 78000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220501020 |
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 114; 1988, PAGE 1.31.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,
"PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A
DATA BANK", CONTRACT #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY
ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 37;
PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 4, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRODUCTION CAPACITY WAS REDUCED TO 84,000 IN 1991. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-1996 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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