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Venalum

Plant in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Aluminum, Contained or Metal
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  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 10239402
MAS/MILS ID 3070131016
Record type Site
Current site name Venalum
Alternate or previous names San Felix,Guayana, Cvg-Venalum, San Felix, Guayana

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -62.5594, 8.22116 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -62.5594, 8.22116
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1973
Year of first production 1978
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cvg Industria Venezolana De Aluminio, C. A.
    Interest 21
    Home office Venezuela
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Fondo De Inversions De Venezuela (Fiv)
    Interest 59
    Home office Venezuela
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Showa Denko K. K.
    Interest 7
    Home office Japan
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Interest 4
    Home office Japan
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sumitomo Aluminum Smelting Co. Ltd.
    Interest 5
    Home office Japan
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Other
    Interest 6
    Home office Japan
    Year 1987

Comments on the ownership information

  • THE OPERATORS ARE INDUSTRIA VENEZOLANA DE ALUMINIO (VENALUM):

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Description Smelter Production 1981-1982 288000 Mt Al2o3 Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 288000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Smelter Production 1983 423000 Mt Al2o3 Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 423000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Smelter Production 1984 463000 Mt Al2o3 Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 463000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Smelter Production 1985 500000 Mt Al2o3 Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 500000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Smelter Production 1986 538000 Mt Al2o3 Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 238000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Smelter Production 1987 586800 Mt Al2o3 Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 586800mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Smelter Production 1988 574000 Mt Al2o3 Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 574000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Smelter Production 1989 750770 Mt Al2o3 Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 750770mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Smelter Production 1990 (Est) 782000 Mt Al2o3 Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 782000mt

Comments on the production information

  • SHIPMENTS TO JAPAN HAVE CEASED IN 1996 IN CONTRACT DISPUTE.

Comments on other economic factors

  • PLANT PRESENTLY UNDERGOING EXPANSION TO 430,000 MTPY AL. THIS REQUIRES THE INSTALLATION OF A POTLINE USING ASV-230 KA, WITH 110,000 M/YR CAPACITY. POTLINE WILL HAVE PRE-BAKED ANODES, HIGH-AMPERAGE USE, POINT FEED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    PRODUCTION FOR 1981-1986 FROM MISC. PUBLISHED SOURCES.

  • Production

    PRODUCTION FOR 1987-1988 FROM CVG.

  • Production

    PRODUCTION FOR 1989-1990 FROM MINING JOURNAL ESTIMATES.

  • Deposit

    KAISER ENGINNERS, INC. ALUMINUM REDUCTION PLANT CAPITAL

  • Deposit

    COST SUMMARY/ PG. 1-2

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES LTD./1988-PG.1.81

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, DEC.31,1987

  • Deposit

    PG. 6,54

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. SEPT. 30, 1994, P. 39.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM SUPPLY STUDY AND HAS BEEN UPDATED TO 1989 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. INPUT CAPACITY DATA ON THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SETS ARE IN TERMS OF MT AL2O3 CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE MT CONC/DAY. OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IN ARE IN TERMS OF MT ALUMINUM METAL PER DAY, IE MT COMMOD/DAY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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