| Deposit ID | 10206076 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220501016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baie Comeau |
| Alternate or previous names | Biae Comeau |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.16599, 49.19995 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Quebec |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | -68.16599, 49.19995 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Reynolds Metals Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Virginia |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Canadian Reynolds Metals Co. Ltd. |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Al Metal Production 152000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Al Metal Production 150000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Al Metal Production (New Potlines) 150000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Al Metal Production 244000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Al Metal Production 264000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Al Metal Production 283000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220501016 |
MINING ENGINEERING, "REYNOLDS PLANS $C500 MILLION ALUMINUM
SMELTER EXPANSION", APRIL, 1989, PAGE 217.
MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, VOL. 312, #8012, "PRODUCTION",
"SMELTER EXPANSION FOR REYNOLDS", PAGE 229.
E&MJ, "QUEBEC", "REYNOLDS METALS CO.", MAY 1989, PAGE 71.
RECYCLING TODAY, "NON-FERROUS METALS", "SMELTER EXPANSION
WILL ADD TO REYNOLDS' ALUMINUM CAPACITY", MAY, 1989,
PAGE 17.
LIGHT METALS AGE, "REYNOLDS TO EXPAND QUEBEC ALUMINUM
SMELTER", JUNE 1989, PAGE 32.
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 116; 1988, PAGES 1.33, 1.34.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,
"PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A
DATA BANK", CONTRACT #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY
ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 32;
PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 4, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
AMM 12-29-92.
IBA REVIEW OCT.-DEC. 1992.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALL GRADE DATA ARE IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL SMELTER INPUT CAPACITY IS IN MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL SMELTER OUTPUT CAPACITY IS IN MT OF AL METAL PRODUCTION. TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01 AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA USED IN THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORDS 03 TO 07 ARE MORE SPECIFIC, THEY WERE USED IN THE 1987 NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-96 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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