| Deposit ID | 10205965 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 1220501018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Isle Maligne |
| Point of reference | Plant |
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| Geographic coordinates: | -71.75942, 48.64027 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
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| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -71.75942, 48.64027 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
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| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Alcan Smelters And Chemicals, Ltd. |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Alcan Aluminum Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 73000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Published Rated Aluminum Metal Capacity 73000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 78000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 74000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 70000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 74000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 76000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Bom Published Rated Al-Metal Capacity 73000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 74000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 74000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220501018 |
BOM/MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM, "PRIMARY POST-MILL
ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK",
CONTRACT #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.
BOM/BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS
WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 34; PART II - SUMMARY
PAGE 4, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 113; 1988, PAGE 1.28.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MILS DATA IN THE "YEAR OF INITIAL PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. ALL GRADE DATE IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM DATA FOR THIS ALUMINUM SMELTER IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. DATE OF THE DATA IS AS OF 1987, 1988 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. CAPACITY DATA ON THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SETS IS IN TERMS OF MT ALUMINA (AL203) CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, MT CONC/DAY. COST DATA IS IN AVG 1989 US DOLLARS. "OUTPUT" DATA ON THE PRODUCT DATA SET IS IN TERMS OF MT ALUMINUM METAL PER DAY, IE, MT COMMOD/DAY. IN AVG89 US$ TRANSPORTATION DATA RECORDS 01, 02 WERE USED IN THE ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY, ECONOMIC EVALUATION. THE COST IS IN JAN 1987 US DOLLARS. RECORDS 03 TO 05 WERE USED IN THE SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. COSTS ARE IN AVG 1989 US DOLLARS. DISTANCES WERE BASED ON ESTIMATES OF IN-HOUSE SOURCES. SO THAT THE COST ESTIMATES FORM SMELTER TO SMELTER WOULD CONSISTANT, AND NOT HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE MODEL. COST UNITS FOR RECORD 01,02 ARE IN $/MT ALUMINA, NOT $/KM/MT AS THE LISTING SHOWS. COSTS FOR RECORDS 03 TO 05 ARE IN $/KM/MT ALUMINA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-96 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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