| Deposit ID | 10230403 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 2420152001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alpart |
| Alternate or previous names | Alpart Refinery, Nain |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.63305, 17.9507 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jamaica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Jamaica |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -77.63305, 17.9507 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| Plant type | Refiner |
| Plant subcategory | Bayer |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kaiser Aluminum And Chemical Corp. |
| Interest | 65 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hydro Aluminium A/S |
| Interest | 35 |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alumina Partners Of Jamaica (Alpart) |
| Home office | Jamaica |
| Year | 1992 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 948000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 998000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 748000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 615000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 491000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 350000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2420152001 |
ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1980-1985 BROOK HUNT AND
ASSOCIATES LTD. PG.(RECORDS 1-4,7)
ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1988 BROOK HUNT AND ASSOC-
IATES LTD. PG.(RECORDS 5,6, & 9)
METALS WEEK. JAN 23, 1995, P. 5.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CAPACITY DATA IN THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SHEETS ARE IN TERMS OF MT OF BAUXITE ORE INPUT. IE, "MT ORE/DAY" PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL203) CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY" GRADE DATA IN TERMS OF WT% OF ALUMINA DURING 1992, PLANS CALL FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE REFINERY FROM 1.2 MMT/YR TO 1.45 MMT/YR, AND TO 2MMT/YR BY 2000, AT A TOTAL COST OF $180 MILLION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-96 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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