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Badin Aluminum Plant

Plant in Stanly county in North Carolina, 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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10199873
MAS/MILS ID 0371679002
Record type Site
Current site name Badin Aluminum Plant
Alternate or previous names Badin Reduction Plant/Badin, Nc, Badin Reduction Works/Badin, Nc, Badin Works/Badin, Nc

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -80.11588, 35.4084 (WGS84)
Elevation 157
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stanly(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Badin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Yadkin(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Stanly

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -80.11588, 35.4084
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 30HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 30
    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 1916
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Electrostatic

Mining district

District name None

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Alcoa - Aluminum Co. Of America
    Interest 100
    Home office North Carolina
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description Billet, Sheet, Plate, & Remelt Ingot 92470 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 92470mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Billet, Sheet, Plate, & Remelt Ingot 92050 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 92050mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Billet, Sheet, Plate, & Remelt Ingot 107930 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 107930mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Billet, Sheet, Plate, & Remelt Ingot 113380 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 113380mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Billet, Sheet, Plate, & Remelt Ingot 122450 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 122450mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Billet, Sheet, Plate, & Remelt Ingot 84990 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 84990mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Billet, Sheet, Plate, & Remelt Ingot 113380 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 113380mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Billet, Sheet, Plate, & Remelt Ingot 56690 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 56690mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Billet, Sheet, Plate, & Remelt Ingot 83600 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 83600mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Billet, Sheet, Plate, & Remelt Ingot 108950 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 108950mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Billet, Sheet, Plate, & Remelt Ingot 82070 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 82070mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Billet, Sheet, Plate, & Remelt Ingot 88450 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 88450mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION REDUCED BY 56,000 TPY IN 1993 DUE TO SUPPLY SURPLUS. 1996 SMELTER CAPACITY FIGURE FROM 2/96 LIGHT METAL AGE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRODUCER OF ALUMINUM INGOT

  • Deposit

    REF:74-75 DIR OF N C MFG FIRMS,ADRS:BADIN,N C,EMP:500-999.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 1979

  • Deposit

    ALCOA (PITTSBURGH, PA). ANNUAL REPORT, 1985. 1986, 41PP.

  • Deposit

    ALCOA (PITTSBURGH, PA). FACTS ABOUT ALCOA, MID-1986.

  • Deposit

    1986, 21PP.

  • Deposit

    ALCOA (PITTSBURGH, PA). ANNUAL REPORT, 1986, 1987, 45PP.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD. (LONDON). ALUMINUM

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION COST SURVEY 1980:1982; V. I, SUMMARY, 119 PP;

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LTD. (LONDON) AND CRU

  • Deposit

    CONSULTANTS INC. (NEW YORK). POWER COSTS AT ALUMINUM

  • Deposit

    SMELTERS; PRICING, TARIFF ESCALATION, AND THE FUTURE SUPPLY

  • Deposit

    OF LOW COST POWER. 1985, 394 PP.

  • Deposit

    CRU CONSULTANTS INC. (NEW YORK). PRIMARY ALUMINUM

  • Deposit

    SMELTING; PRICING, INVESTMENT, AND THE CHANGING BUSINESS

  • Deposit

    ENVIRONMENT. COMMODITIES RES. UNIT LTD., LONDON, AND CRU

  • Deposit

    CONSULTANTS INC., 1984.

  • Deposit

    MCCAWLEY, F. X. PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE, PT. 1

  • Deposit

    AND II. BUMINES REP., 1984, 212 PP.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. ALCOA RESTART, KAISER CUTBACK, MARKET DRIFT

  • Deposit

    ARE AMONG VARIABLES AS U.S. PRODUUCTION RISES. V. 54,

  • Deposit

    NO. 24, 1983, P. 1.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. ALCOA WILL RESTART LAST BADIN POTLINE;

  • Deposit

    MARKET LOOKING BETTER THAN EXPECTED. V. 54, NO. 28, 1983,

  • Deposit

    P.6.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. ALCOA CUTS PRODUCTION AT BADIN AND WARRICK.

  • Deposit

    V.55, NO. 37, 1984, P.6.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. ELSEWHERE IN ALUMINUM. V.56, NO. 36, 1985,

  • Deposit

    P.7.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. ALCOA WRITEDOWNS MEAN FEWER INGOT SALES,

  • Deposit

    MORE HEAT FOR UNIONS AND POWER SUPPLIERS. V.56, NO. 49,

  • Deposit

    1985, P.6.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. ALCOA WEIGHING THE SALE OF SMELTING

  • Deposit

    CAPACITY? V. 57, NO. 6, 1986, P.3.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. TWO ALCOA SITES REMAIN ON STRIKE; LIST OF

  • Deposit

    SMELTING CUTS LENGTHENS. V. 57, NO. 28, 1986, P.1.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. ELSEWHERE IN ALUMINUM. V. 57, NO. 49, 1986,

  • Deposit

    P.8.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. ALCOA TO STOP SELLING BILLET. V. 58, NO. 1,

  • Deposit

    1987, P.7.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. BIG FOUR'S RESULTS IMPROVE, WITH ASTERISKS.

  • Deposit

    V. 58, NO. 3, 1987, P.2.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. ALBRAS/ALUNORTE ON TOKYO AGENDA; POWER LINE

  • Deposit

    FOR SMELTER EXPANSION STILL UNSCHEDLED. V. 58, NO. 5, 1987,

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. PARANAM PARTNERS STILL SHIPPING ALUMINA.

  • Deposit

    V. 58, NO. 7, 1987, P.1.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL (LONDON). PRODUCTION COSTS FALL. V. 307,

  • Deposit

    NO. 7894, 1986, P.405.

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, G. R., AND S. J. ARBELBIDE. ALUMINUM

  • Deposit

    AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY AVAILABILITY PROGRAM APPRAISAL

  • Deposit

    BUMINES IC 8917, 1982, 31 PP.

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, G. R., R. L. DAVIDOFF, D. I. BLEIWAS, AND

  • Deposit

    R. J. FANTEL. ALUMINA AVAILABILITY - DOMESTIC, A MINERALS

  • Deposit

    AVAILABILITY SYSTEM APPRAISAL. BUMINES IC 8861, 1981,

  • Deposit

    23 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AT FULL CAPACITY, 530 HOURLY AND 170 SALARIED WORKERS ARE EMPLOYED. AT 50 PCT CAPACITY, 334 HOURLY AND 137 SALARIED WORKERS ARE EMPLOYED. A TWO LANE, BLACK-TOPPED ROAD AND A RAIL SPUR OF SOUTHERN RAILROAD PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE SMELTER. ALCOA-OWNED HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS SUPPLY 50 PCT OF THE POWER WHEN THE SMELTER IS AT FULL CAPACITY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-96 Denton, David K. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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