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Sundsvall

Plant in Sweden 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206840
MAS/MILS ID 4010471016
Record type Site
Current site name Sundsvall

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 17.20298, 62.17866 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweden(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Sweden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 17.20298, 62.17866
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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 1943
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ganges Aluminium Ab; Subsidiary Of, Ab Electrolux
    Home office Sweden
    Year 1988
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ab Electrolux
    Interest 100
    Home office Sweden
    Year 1988

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATORS ARE GRANGES ALUMINIUM AB

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Period 1979-1980
    Description Aluminum Metal Production; 1979 To 1980 82000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 82000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 83000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 83000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 79000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 79000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 82000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 82000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 83000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 83000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Aluminum Prod.Est.Range, 82000 To 84000 83000 Avg Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 83000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Rated Al Metal Capacity Decrease To... 78000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 78000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 77000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 77000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Rated Al Metal Capacity Increase To... 92000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 92000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 82000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 82000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Rated Al Metal Capacity Increase To... 95000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 95000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Rated Al Metal Capacity Increase To... 100000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 100000mt

Comments on the production information

  • 1987 AL-STUDY; ALUMINA CONS. INPUT EST. FOR 1988-2016 IS 183350 MTPY ALUMINA(AL203). 1987 AL-STUDY; ALUMINA CONS. INPUT EST FOR 1987 IS 158260 MTPY ALUMINA(AL203). 1987-AL STUDY; ALUMINUM METAL PRODUCTION FOR 1987 IS 82031 MTPY AL METAL 1987-AL STUDY; ALUMINUM METAL PRODUCTION FOR 1988-2016 IS 95036 MTPY AL METAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOM/BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS

  • Deposit

    WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 108; PARAT II - SUMMARY

  • Deposit

    PAGE 11.

  • Deposit

    BOM/MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM, "PRIMARY POST-MILL

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK", CONTRACT

  • Deposit

    #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM DAT; 1986, PAGE 207,

  • Deposit

    1988, PAGE 1.126.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA "YEAR OF INITIAL PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. DATA ARE BSED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY STUDY. DATA IS AS OF 1987, 1988 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT-PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. CAPACITY DATA ON THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SITES IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL2O3) CONCENTRATE INPUT PER DAY, IE, "MT CONC/DAY". THE DATA IS AVERAGED FOR 1987,88. DATE OF COST IS AVG 1989 US DOLLARS. PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINUM METAL PRODUCTION PER DAY, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY". THE DATA IS AVERAGED OUTPUT FOR 1987-1988. COST IS AVG 1989 US$. TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01 AND 02, ARE DATA ESTIMATED FOR THE ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THIS SMELTER, FOR USE IN THE ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. TRANSPORT COST IS BASED ON IN-HOUSE MAFO DATA, IN JAN 1987 US DOLLARS. THE UNITS ARE IN TERMS OF $/MT ALUMINA, NOT, $/KM/MT. RECORDS 03 TO 05, WERE USED IN THE ALUMINUM SUPPLY STUDY. COSTS ARE IN AVG 1989 US DOLLARS, UNITS ARE IN $/KM/MT.

Reporter information

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

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