Kanaker

Plant in Armenia with commodity Aluminum, Contained or Metal
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182703
MAS/MILS ID 4560002000
Record type Site
Current site name Kanaker
Alternate or previous names Yerevan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 44.51811, 40.23178 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Armenia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Armenia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 44.51811, 40.23178

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1950
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Armenia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Armenia
    Year 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINERAL ECONOMICS 1987.

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1987, TRADE FLOWS AND LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF THE

  • Deposit

    USSR ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. UNPUBLISHED.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMELTER CLOSED IN 1984 DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-DEC-94 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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