| Deposit ID | 10182283 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3070131019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alamsa |
| Alternate or previous names | Alcasa-Austria Metall Sa Alamsa |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -62.43969, 8.20476 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | -62.43969, 8.20476 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1991 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Austria Metall Sa |
| Interest | 40 |
| Home office | Austria |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aluminio Del Caroni (Alcasa); (Venezuelan Government) |
| Interest | 30 |
| Home office | Venezuela |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pechniney Of France |
| Interest | 30 |
| Home office | France |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alamsa |
| Home office | Venezuela |
| Year | 1988 |
| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 1987 Al Study, Estimated Al-Metal Output 125001 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 1987 Al Study, Estimated Alumina Input 241250 Mt/Yr, Alumina Cons | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3070131019 |
LAML, "FOCUS", JULY 30, 1988, PAGES 2, 3.
E&MJ, "THIS MONTH IN MINING", MAY 1988, PAGES 13, 14.
UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEGRAM, MARCH 14, 1988.
LAML, "NEW AGREEMENTS SIGNED ON VENEZUELAN ALUMINIUM
PROJECTS", OCTOBER 16, 1987, PAGE 3.
AMERICAN METAL MARKETS, "OPINIONS & COMMENTS", "VENEZUELA'S
ALUMINUM CONFIDENT", MARCH 23, 1986, PAGES 9, 10.
MINING JOURNAL, "VENEZUELA DEBT SWAP", MARCH 4, 1988,
PAGE 171.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MILS DATA IN THE "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION IS THE ESTIMATED YEAR OF START-UP. CURRENT PROPERTY STATUS, STILL UNDER FEASIBILITY STUDY, IS TO COME ON LINE IN 1992. AS OF 1992, HAS NOT BEEN BUILT. DATA BASE IS BASED ON DATA FROM THE 1987 AL AVAILABILITY STUDY. INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN TERMS OF ESTIMATED MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE INPUT, IE "MT/DAY CONS". OUTPUT CAPACITY IN TERMS OF ESTIMATED MT OF ALUMINUM METAL PRODUCTION, IE, "MT/DAY COMMOD". TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01, AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA USED IN 1987 AL AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORD 03 IS MORE SPECIFIC DATA USED IN THE AL SUPPLY STUDY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-SEP-96 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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