Lippewerke Lunen

Plant in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 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 10239510
MAS/MILS ID 4280251019
Record type Site
Current site name Lippewerke Lunen
Alternate or previous names Lippenwerke,Lunen

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 7.51901, 51.61551 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nordrhein-Westfalen(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 7.51901, 51.61551

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 1938
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-Operator
    Owner Vereingte Aluminium Werke (Vaw)
    Interest 100
    Home office Germany
    Year 1988

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub Estimated Al Metal Production 47000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 47000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Ditto; 32000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 32000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Bom Estimated Al Metal Capacity; 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, Est Al Metal Production 19691 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 19691mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study, Est. Alumina Conc Input 38600 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 38600mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Bom Estimated Al Metal Capacity; 20000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 20000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al 52.67 wt-pct Aluminum 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • VAW ALSO OPERATES THIS SMELTER. VAW IS OWNED BY THE WEST GOVERNMENT. SMELTER CLOSED IN 1990.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,

  • Deposit

    PAGE 180; 1988, PAGE 1.99.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 77;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 8., DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,

  • Deposit

    "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A

  • Deposit

    DATA BANK", CONTRACT # J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1987.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA IN "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT OF ALUMINUM METAL. TRANSPORT RECORDS 01 AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA, THEY WERE USED IN THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORD 03 IS MORE SPECIFIC, IT WAS USED IN THE NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-DEC-94 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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