Alpart

Plant in Jamaica with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  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 10230403
MAS/MILS ID 2420152001
Record type Site
Current site name Alpart
Alternate or previous names Alpart Refinery, Nain

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -77.63305, 17.9507 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Jamaica

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -77.63305, 17.9507

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 1971
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Bayer

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • 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

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 948000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 948000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 998000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 998000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 748000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 748000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 615000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 615000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 491000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 491000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 350000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 350000mt

Comments on the production information

  • AS OF 1995, ALPART SHIPS ALUMINA TO THE VALCO SMELTER IN GHANA AND THE ANGLESEY SMELTER IN WALES.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TWO 1400 T/D CIRCULATING FLUID BED CALCINERS BY LURGI WERE INSTALLED IN 1992.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1980-1985 BROOK HUNT AND

  • Production

    ASSOCIATES LTD. PG.(RECORDS 1-4,7)

  • Production

    ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1988 BROOK HUNT AND ASSOC-

  • Production

    IATES LTD. PG.(RECORDS 5,6, & 9)

  • Production

    METALS WEEK. JAN 23, 1995, P. 5.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.