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(Facility) Ziar-Nad-Hronom Refinery

Plant in Slovakia with commodity Aluminum, Contained or Metal
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  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  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 10207132
MAS/MILS ID 4360002001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Ziar-Nad-Hronom Refinery
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 18.86879, 48.59863 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Slovakia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Slovakia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 18.86879, 48.59863
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLANT EMPLOYS 1000 EMPLOYEES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1956
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Bayer

Comments on exploration

  • 145,000 MT PLANT STARTED 1956; 65,000 MT PLANT STARTED 1988. ORIGINAL PLANT USES CALCINED BAUXITE, NEW PLANT USES BAYER PROCESS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE DIGESTION.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Zavod Snp Kovohute Praha
    Home office Czechoslovakia
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Tpy Alumina (Estimated) 152500 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 152500mt
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Gallium (Estimated) 3 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 3mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Tpy Alumina (Estimated) 154200 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 154200mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Gallium (Estimated) 3 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 3mt
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Tpy Alumina (Estimated) 153000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 153000mt
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Gallium (Estimated) 4 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 4mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Tpy Alumina (Estimated) 150000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 150000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Gallium (Estimated) 4 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 4mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Tpy Alumina (Estimated) 182600 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 182600mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Gallium (Estimated) 3 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 3mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Tpy Alumina (Estimated) 204600 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 204600mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Gallium (Estimated) 2 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 2mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Tpy Alumina (Estimated) 208000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 208000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Production Of Gallium (Estimated) 2 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 2mt

Comments on the production information

  • ALUMINA GRADE IS 99.1% AL2O3, 0.05% SIO2, AND 0.6% NA2O.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1989 PRODUCTION: 204,600 MT ALUMINA; 2 MT GALLIUM 65% OF ALUMINA SENT TO SMELTER ON-SITE, WITH THE REMAINDER TO GLASS AND STEEL INDUSTRIES CAPACITY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF AL METAL. AT PRESENT ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE CAPACITY IS OPERATIONAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT, LTD., LONDON, THE BASE

  • Deposit

    METAL INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, VOL. 2, PP. 93-94

  • Deposit

    (NOV. 1990).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN 1989, BAUXITE FEED CAME FROM YUGOSLAVIA (247,000 MT), HUNGARY (206,000 MT), AND GUINEA (20,000 MT).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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