| Deposit ID | 10206379 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220501021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grande Baie |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.83269, 48.26666 (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) | -70.83269, 48.26666 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1980 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
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| 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 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub. Rated Al Metal Capacity 57000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub. Est. Of Al Metal Production 42000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Increase In Capacity 114000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Al Metal Production 57000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Al Metal Production 95000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Increase In Capacity 171000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Al Metal Production 173000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1987 Al Study Alumina Input Capacity 174020 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1987 Al Study Alumina Input Capacity 335820 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220501021 |
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMETLER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 112; 1988, PAGE 1.28.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,
"PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A
DATA BANK", CONTRACT # JO245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY
ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 38;
PART II - SUMMARY, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRODUCTION CAPACITY WAS REPORTED TO BE 180,000 IN 1994. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-1996 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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