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(Facility) Alcoa Massena Smelter

Plant in St. Lawrence county in New York, United States 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10224184
MAS/MILS ID 0360899902
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Alcoa Massena Smelter
Alternate or previous names Alcoa Massena Aluminum Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -74.89127, 44.95828 (WGS84)
Elevation 66
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Lawrence(county)

New York(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Massena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Massena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogdensburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New York St. Lawrence

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -74.89127, 44.95828
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 193HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 193
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1903
Plant type Smelter

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alcoa - Aluminum Co. Of America
    Interest 100
    Home office Pennsylvania
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description Aluminum Production 101673 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 101673mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Aluminum Production 120755 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 120755mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Aluminum Production 185257 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 185257mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Aluminum Production 195048 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 195048mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Aluminum Production 204120 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 204120mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Aluminum Production 195048 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 195048mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Aluminum Production 205027 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 205027mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Aluminum Production 205027 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 205027mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Aluminum Production 205027 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 205027mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Aluminum Production 205027 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 205027mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Aluminum Production 180115 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 180115mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Aluminum Production 139573 Metric Tons Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 139573mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF:76 N.Y.STATE IND.DIR.,ADDRESS MASSENA,N.Y.,EMP.3100.

  • Deposit

    COMMENT:PRODUCER OF PRIMARY ALUMINUM,ALUMINUM IGNOT,WIRE,BAR

  • Deposit

    1979 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, PAGE 203

  • Deposit

    ALLEN, G. L., AND V. MILLER. THE JAPANESE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES IC 7496, 1949, 56 PP.

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION. ALUMINUM: A VITAL U.S. INDUSTRY IN A

  • Deposit

    HIGHLY COMPETITIVE WORLD MARKET. MAY 1984, 59 PP.

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA. ANNUAL REPORT, 1985. 1986,

  • Deposit

    41 PP.

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA. ANNUAL REPORT, 1986. 1987,

  • Deposit

    45 PP.

  • Deposit

    BAUMGARDNER, L. H., AND F. X. MCCAWLEY. ALUMINUM. BUMINES

  • Deposit

    MINERAL COMMODITY PROFILE, 1983, 20 PP.

  • Deposit

    BERK, R., H. LAX, W. PROST, AND J. SCOTT. ALUMINUM: PROFILE

  • Deposit

    OF THE INDUSTRY. METALS WEEK/MCGRAW-HILL, INC., 1982,

  • Deposit

    201 PP.

  • Deposit

    BLUE, D. D. RAW MATERIALS FOR ALUMINUM PRODUCTION. BUMINES

  • Deposit

    IC 7675, 1954, 11 PP.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD. (LONDON). ALUMINUM PRODUCTION

  • Deposit

    COST SURVEY 1980-1982: V. I, SUMMARY, JAN. 1984, 119 PP.;

  • Deposit

    V. II, APPENDIX, JAN. 1984, 314 PP.

  • Deposit

    CARR, C. C. ALCOA, AN AMERICAN ENTERPRISE. RINEHART & CO.,

  • Deposit

    1952, 292 PP.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LTD. (LONDON) AND CRU CONSULTANTS

  • Deposit

    INC. (NEW YORK). POWER COSTS AT ALUMINUM SMELTERS;

  • Deposit

    PRICING, TARIFF ESCALATION, AND THE FUTURE SUPPLY OF LOW

  • Deposit

    COST POWER. 1985, 364 PP.

  • Deposit

    CONKLIN, H. L. WATER REQUIREMENTS OF THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOL. SURV. WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1330-C, 1956, 137 PP.

  • Deposit

    DENTON, D. K., JR. ALCOA REDUCTION WORKS, ALUMINUM COMPANY

  • Deposit

    OF AMERICA, BLOUNT COUNTY, TENNESEE. MAS PROPERTY

  • Deposit

    EVALUATION FILE REP., SEPT. 1987, 37 PP.

  • Deposit

    DURR, E. INDUSTRY STRUGGLES TO GO ON. NEW YORK TIMES,

  • Deposit

    FEB. 22, 1987, P. 6.

  • Deposit

    GAGLIARDI, D. WORLD ALUMINUM OUTLOOK. CHASE ECONOMETRICS,

  • Deposit

    MAR., 1985, 79 PP.

  • Deposit

    GOSLING, B. G. GOLDENDALE ALUMINUM SMELTER. MAS PROPERTY

  • Deposit

    EVALUATION FILE REP., JAN. 1986, 35 PP.

  • Deposit

    GOVETT, M. H., AND J. LARSEN. THE WORLD ALUMINUM INDUSTRY.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINER. ECON. PTY. LTD., SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 1981

  • Deposit

    387 PP.

  • Deposit

    KATES, W. ALUMINUM: INDUSTRY SHAKEOUT HITS TOWN HARD.

  • Deposit

    SPOKEMAN-REVIEW/SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 17, 1987, P. B4.

  • Deposit

    MCCAWLEY, F. X. PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANT WORLDWIDE, PT. 1

  • Deposit

    AN II. BUMINES, 1984, 212 PP.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. TWO ALCOA SITES REMAIN ON STRIKE; LIST OF

  • Deposit

    SMELTING CUTS LENGTHENS. V. 57, NO. 28, 1986, P. 1.

  • Deposit

    NEW YORK STATE POWER AUTHORITY. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1986.

  • Deposit

    JAN. 1987, 48 PP.

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, G. R., AND S. J. ARBELBIDE. ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY

  • Deposit

    - MARKET ECONOMY AVAILABILITY PROGRAM APPRAISAL. BUMINES

  • Deposit

    IC 8917, 1982, 31 PP.

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, G. R., R. L. DAVIDOFF, D. I. BLEIWAS, AND

  • Deposit

    R. J. FANTEL. ALUMINA AVAILABILITY - DOMESTIC, A MINERALS

  • Deposit

    AVAILABILITY SYSTEM APPRAISAL. BUMINES IC 8861, 1981,

  • Deposit

    23 PP.

  • Deposit

    RESOURCE STRATEGIES INC. ENERGY CONSERVATION POTENTIAL AND

  • Deposit

    SMELTER MODERNIZATION IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PREPARED

  • Deposit

    FOR BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION, EXTON, PA, MAY 1985,

  • Deposit

    34 PP.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES DIVISION OF NONFERROUS METALS. PRIMARY

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE; PT. I - DETAIL, DEC. 1984,

  • Deposit

    187 PP.; PT. II - SUMMARY, DEC. 1984, 19 PP.

  • Deposit

    U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. REVIEW OF NEW SOURCE

  • Deposit

    PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR PRIMARY ALUMINUM PRODUCTION

  • Deposit

    PLANTS. EPA-450/3-83-010, SEPT. 1986, 111 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-OCT-96 Stebbins U.S. Bureau of Mines

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