(Facility) Volgograd Al 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255020
MAS/MILS ID 4520007009
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Volgograd Al Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 44.58493, 48.8315 (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) 44.58493, 48.8315

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

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED FROM KIROVABAD REFINERY AND IMPORTS.
  • VOLGOGRAD ALUMINIUM PLANT, WHICH HAS A FOUNDING CAPITAL OF RB 302 MILLION, WILL HAVE 87,500 SHARES PUT UP FOR AUCTION IN THE SPRING OF 1993.
  • PLANT USES VAMI VS SODERBERG PROCESS TECHNOLOGY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    METAL BULLETIN, P. 5 (NOV. 19, 1992).

  • Deposit

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS WORLD CAPACITY HANDBOOK 1991.

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1987, TRADE FLOWS AND LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF THE

  • Deposit

    USSR ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. UNPUBLISHED.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. APRIL 6, 1992.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. OCTOBER 2, 1992.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FORMER SEQUENCE NUMBER 4610711016. LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-4.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-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.