(Facility) Irkutsk Smelter

Plant in Russia 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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231390
MAS/MILS ID 4520007008
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Irkutsk Smelter
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 104.08284, 52.19778 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 104.08284, 52.19778

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 1962
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Irkutsk Aluminum Works
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Renova Jv
    Interest 20
    Year 1994
    First year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Unknown Production

Comments on the production information

  • CRU REPORTS PRODUCTION IN 1993 WAS 198,000 MT, COMPARED TO CAPACITY OF 280,000 MT.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED FROM PAVLODAR AND ACHINSK REFINERIES.
  • PLANT USES VAMI VS SODERBERG PROCESS TECHNOLOGY.
  • COST OF UPGRADE REPORTED AT $37.5 MILLION OVER 3 YEARS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    CRU METALS REVIEW. 1Q1994.

  • Deposit

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS WORLD CAPACITY HANDBOOK 1991.

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1987, TRADE FLOWS AND LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF THE

  • Deposit

    USSR ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. UNPUBLISHED.

  • Deposit

    CRU METAL MONITOR. JUNE 1992.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. OCTOBER 2, 1992.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. JUNE 24, 1994, P. 9.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FORMER SEQUENCE NUMBER 4610231017. LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-7. UPGRADE BEGUN IN 1994 TO IMPROVE ELECTROLYSIS, ANODE, AND ALUMINA TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAR-1997 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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