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Eastalco Aluminum Plant

Plant in Frederick county in Maryland, United States with commodity Aluminum, Contained or Metal
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10194069
MAS/MILS ID 0240219903
Record type Site
Current site name Eastalco Aluminum Plant
Alternate or previous names Eastalco, Frederick

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -77.46909, 39.33393 (WGS84)
Elevation 95
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Frederick(county)

Maryland(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buckeystown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Frederick(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Potomac-Catoctin(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maryland Frederick

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -77.46909, 39.33393
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 486HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 486
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1970
Plant type Smelter

Mining district

District name None

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alumax, Inc.
    Interest 61
    Home office 5655 Peachtree Pkwy, Norcross,Ga 30092-2812
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mitsui Mining And Smelting Ltd
    Interest 23
    Home office Japan
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tostem
    Interest 9
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner YKK Corp.
    Interest 7
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNED BY EASTALCO ALUMINUM CO., A SUBSIDIARY OF ALUMAX INC.

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description Extrusion, Rolling, T-Remelt, & Foundry 68959 Mt/Yr Aluminum Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 68959mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Extrusion, Rolling, T-Remelt, & Foundry 149418 Mt/Yr Aluminum Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 149418mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Extrusion, Rolling, T-Remelt, & Foundry 159596 Mt/Yr Aluminum Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 159596mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Extrusion, Rolling, T-Remelt, & Foundry 147260 Mt/Yr Aluminum Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 147260mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Extrusion, Rolling, T-Remelt, & Foundry 159538 Mt/Yr Aluminum Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 159538mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Extrusion, Rolling, T-Remelt, & Foundry 160160 Mt/Yr Aluminum Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 160160mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Extrusion, Rolling, T-Remelt, & Foundry 160259 Mt/Yr Aluminum Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 160259mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Extrusion, Rolling, T-Remelt, & Foundry 133389 Mt/Yr Aluminum Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 133389mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Extrusion, Rolling, T-Remelt, & Foundry 124358 Mt/Yr Aluminum Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 124358mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Extrusion, Rolling, T-Remelt, & Foundry 157531 Mt/Yr Aluminum Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 157531mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Extrusion, Rolling, T-Remelt, & Foundry 148989 Mt/Yr Aluminum Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 148989mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Extrusion, Rolling, T-Remelt, & Foundry 129859 Mt/Yr Aluminum Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 129859mt

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALUMAX PLANS TO CONVERT POTLINES FROM SIDEWORK AL2O3 FEED TO POINT FED ALUMINA FEED IN 1995-96.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    CRU METAL MONITOR. FEB. 1995.

  • Deposit

    BERK, R., H. LAX, W. PROST, AND J. SCOTT. ALUMINUM:

  • Deposit

    PROFILE OF THE INDUSTRY. METALS WEEK/MCGRAW-HILL, INC.,

  • Deposit

    1982, 201 PP.

  • Deposit

    BLUE, D.D. RAW MATERIALS FOR ALUMINUM PRODUCTION.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES IC 7675, 1954, 11 PP.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD. (LONDON) . ALUMINUM

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION COST SURVEY 1980-1987; V. I, SUMMARY, 119 PP;

  • Deposit

    V. II, APPENDIX, 314 PP. JAN. 1984.

  • Deposit

    CH2M HILL. AIR CONTAMINANT DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION

  • Deposit

    FOR ALUMINUM PRODUCTION PLANT. ALUMAX PACIFIC CORP.,

  • Deposit

    UMATILLA, OR, 1982, 87 PP.

  • Deposit

    EASTALCO ALUMINUM CORP. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

  • Deposit

    FOR A PROPOSED THIRD POTLINE: SSTATEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE

  • Deposit

    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. EASTALCO ALUMINUM CORP.,

  • Deposit

    1977, 73 PP. PLUS ATTACHMENTS.

  • Deposit

    EASTALCO ALUMINUM CORP. THIS IS EASTALCO. CIRCA 1984,

  • Deposit

    20 PP.

  • Deposit

    INTALCO ALUMINUM CORP. THIS IS INTALCO. APR. 1984, 18 PP.

  • Deposit

    KURTZ, H.F. AND L.H. BAUMGARDNER. ALUMINUM. CH. IN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS, 1980 EDITION. BUMINES B671,

  • Deposit

    1980, PP. 9-34.

  • Deposit

    LINDSEY, D.S. INTALCO ALUMINUM PLANT, FERNDALE, WHATCOM

  • Deposit

    COUNTY, WASHINGTON. MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT,

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM. BUMINES, 1986, 28 PP. PLUS APPENDIX.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. ALUMINUM-ELSEWHERE IN ALUMINUM. VOL. 56,

  • Deposit

    NO. 46, NOV. 25, 1985, PG. 7.

  • Deposit

    U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND MARYLAND DEPARTMENT

  • Deposit

    OF TRANSPORTATION. MARYLAND ROUTE 28 FROM JONES LANE TO

  • Deposit

    INTERSTATE 270. DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT,

  • Deposit

    REPORT NUMBER FHWA-MD-EIS-87-020, FEDERAL HIGHWAY

  • Deposit

    ADMINISTRATION, 1987, 74 PP. PLUS APPENDIX

  • Deposit

    VARNER, B.A., P.A. BOYS, W.F. HAMILTON, AND G.B. CRANE.

  • Deposit

    STATE GUIDELINES FOR STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR EXISTING

  • Deposit

    PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

  • Deposit

    (SECOND DRAFT), AUG. 1974, 260 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INDUSTRIAL WATER IS PUMPED FROM THE POTOMAC RIVER. POTABLE WATER IS OBTAINED FROM A WELL. POWER IS TRANSMITTED TO THE SITE. THE PRESENT ACCESS ROAD IS TWO LANE AND BLACKTOPPED. THE PLANT AT FULL CAPACITY EMPLOYS 861 PEOPLE, 661 HOURLY AND 200 SALARIED EMPLOYEES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-OCT-1996 Lindsey, David S. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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