| Deposit ID | 10182607 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 2010571016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Vera Cruz Al Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Vera Cruz, Alumsa |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -96.10024, 19.11064 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -96.10024, 19.11064 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1963 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Grupo Aluminio |
| Interest | 44 |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Intercontinental |
| Interest | 26 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Private Interest |
| Interest | 30 |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aluminio De Cv |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Smelter Production/ 84920 Mtpy | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Smelter Production/ 82990 Mtpy | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Smelter Production/ 71410 Mtpy | ||||||||||||||
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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 | 2010571016 |
KAISER ENGINEERS, INC. ALUMINUM REDUCTION PLANT CAPITAL COST
SUMMARY/ PG. 1-2
BUREAU OF MINES BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS/DEC.31, 1987
PG. 5
BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES LTD./1988 PG.1.79
MINING JOURNAL/ DEC.2, 1986 PG. 431
METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY. "SMELTING MONOPOLY HELPS
ALUMINIUM TO SURVIVE." APRIL 1989. P. 67-69.
METALS WEEK. MARCH 1993.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PROCESSING PLANT IS AN ALUMINUM SMELTER. THE PLANT PROCESSES BOTH PRIMARY ALUMINUM AND RECYCLED ALUMINUM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-1996 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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