| Deposit ID | 10181939 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220501019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beauharnois |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.86623, 45.29997 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake Champlain North OE N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montreal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | -73.86623, 45.29997 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcan Aluminum Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcan Smelters And Chemicals, Ltd. |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub. Rated Al Metal Capacity 47000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Est. Al Metal Production 43000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 1987 Al Study Est Al Metal Production 48000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 1987 Al Study Est Alumina Input 92640 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc. | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220501019 |
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 111; 1988, PAGE 1.27.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,
"PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM 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 36;
PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 4, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRODUCTION CAPACITY WAS REDUCED TO 47,000 IN 1991. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-96 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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