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(Facility) Jonquiere Al Smelter

Plant in Quebec, Canada with commodities Aluminum, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206182
MAS/MILS ID 1220501012
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Jonquiere Al Smelter
Alternate or previous names Arvida

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -71.1327, 48.41666 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES ARE FOR THE TOWN OF ARVIDA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Secondary
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -71.1327, 48.41666
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1925
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Alcan Aluminum Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1987
  • Type Operator
    Owner Alcan Smelters And Chemicals, Ltd.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Published Design Al Metal Capacity 432000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Aluminum Aluminum 432000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Al Metal Production 386000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Aluminum Aluminum 386000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Al Metal Production 400000 Mt/Yr Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Aluminum Aluminum 400000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Al Metal Production 425000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Aluminum Aluminum 425000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Al Metal Production 393000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Aluminum Aluminum 393000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Al Metal Production 395000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Aluminum Aluminum 395000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Al Metal Production 404000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Aluminum Aluminum 404000mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Est. Al Metal Production 357173 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Aluminum Aluminum 357173mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study, Est. Al2o3 Input 689338 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Aluminum Aluminum 689338mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Est. Al Metal Production 310423 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Aluminum Aluminum 310423mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 1987 Al Study Al2o3 Input 599111 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Aluminum Aluminum 599111mt

Comments on the production information

  • WITH THE START-UP OF THE LATERRIERE SMELTER IN 1990. THE JONQUIERE (ARVIDA) SMELTER WILL PHASE OUT 100,000 MT OF OBSOLETE AL METAL CAPACITY. PRODUCTION CAPACITY AT ARVIDA WAS 232,000 AS OF DEC 31, 1991.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PLANS CALL FOR GRADUAL PHASE-OUT AS NEW SMELTING CAPACITY AT LATERRIERE COMES ON LINE. DUE TO EXTENDED LABOR STRIKE, PLANT TEMPORARILY CLOSED 10/95.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E&MJ, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1987/88, PAGE 215.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,

  • Deposit

    PAGE 110; 1988, PAGE 1.26.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 33;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 4, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,

  • Deposit

    "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A

  • Deposit

    DATA BANK", CONTRACT # J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

Reporter information

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

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