Bolzano

Plant in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy with commodity Aluminum, Contained or Metal
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. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231050
MAS/MILS ID 4750371016
Record type Site
Current site name Bolzano

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 11.22206, 46.2988 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trentino-Alto Adige(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Trentino-Alto Adige

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 11.22206, 46.2988

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1937
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Efim-Mcs (Italian Government)
    Interest 100
    Home office Italy
    Year 1986
  • Type Operator
    Owner Alumetal S. P. A.
    Home office Italy
    Year 1986

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Rated Aluminum Metal Capacity 20000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 20000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study, Estimated Al Metal Output 35000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 35000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study, EStimated Alumina Input 67550 Mt/Yr Alumina Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 67550mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al 52.78 wt-pct Aluminum 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SMELTER WILL PERMINATLY CLOSE IN 1990 ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT DATA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NON FERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WOLRDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 85; PART

  • Deposit

    II - SUMMARY, PAGE 9, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT, ALUMINUM SMELTER DATA, 1986, PAGE 189.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA FIELD "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" IS THE SMELTER YEAR OF START-UP. THIS SMELTER IS TO BE CLOSED IN 1988, 89. IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE 1987 AL-STUDY, BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN IN OPERATION FOR THE 15 YEARS PRIOR TO THE STUDY, FOR THIS STUDY SMELTER WAS CLOSED IN 1990. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. TRANSPORT RECORDS 01, 02 ARE GENERAL, AND WERE USED IN THE 1987 AL-AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORD 03 IS MORE SPECIFIC, IT WAS USED IN THE ALUMINUM SUPPLY MODEL STUDY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-94 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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