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(Facility) Sayansk Smelter

Plant in Russia 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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208439
MAS/MILS ID 4520007007
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Sayansk Smelter
Alternate or previous names Sayanogorsk., Sayany.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 91.91674, 53.53104 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 91.91674, 53.53104
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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 1985
Plant type Smelter

Mining district

District name Sayanogorsk

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Sayansk Aluminum Works
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Unknown Production

Comments on the production information

  • NEW PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF PRIMARY AL IS 54,000 TONS. COST IS 247.2 RB MN/$MN. PERIOD IS 1993-1994.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED SOURCE IS NIKOLAEV REFINERY.
  • PLANT USES VAMI-PECHINEY PREBAKE TECHNOLOGY AND IS ONE OF THE MOST MODERN IN THE FORMER USSR. PLANT HAS OPENED A NEW 43,000 TPY ROLLING MILL, PART OF A $240 MILLION PLAN TO INTEGRATE PLANT. ROLLING MILL WILL NOT BE FULLY COMMISSIONED UNTIL MID 1994 AT THE EARLIEST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. OCT 1-8,1993, P. 7.

  • Production

    CRU METALS REVIEW. 1Q1994.

  • Deposit

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS WORLD CAPACITY HANDBOOK 1991.

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1987, TRADE FLOWS AND LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF THE

  • Deposit

    USSR ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. UNPUBLISHED.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. OCT. 1-8, 1993, P. 7.

  • Names

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 11 (APRIL 23-30, 1993).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FORMER SEQUENCE NUMBER 4610001019. LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-7.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAR-1997 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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