| Deposit ID | 10231054 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3150002001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Paranam Alumina Refinery |
| Alternate or previous names | Paranam Refinery |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -55.08253, 5.60129 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Suriname(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Suriname |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -55.08253, 5.60129 |
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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 |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Surinam Aluminum Co. (Suralco) |
| Interest | 55 |
| Home office | Surinam |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gencor |
| Interest | 45 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1994 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 1440000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 1249000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 1136000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 1160000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 1237000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 1242000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 1471000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 1363000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3150002001 |
ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1980-1985 BROOK HUNT AND
ASSOCIATES LTD. PG.283 (RECORDS 1-4, 9)
ALUMINUM PRODUCTION CSOT SURVEY, 1988 BROOK HUNT AND ASSOC-
IATES LTD. PG.2.27 (RECORDS 5-8,10)
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-SEP-95 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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