| Deposit ID | 10255178 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4120451016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kinlochleven |
| Alternate or previous names | Kinlochlevan,Scotland |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -5.06743, 56.42907 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
United Kingdom(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| United Kingdom |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -5.06743, 56.42907 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | British Alcan Aluminum (Baal) |
| Home office | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcan Aluminum Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4120451016 |
BOM/MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM, "PRIMARY POST-MILL
ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK";
CONTRACT, #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.
BOM/BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS
WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 128; PART II - SUMMARY,
PAGE 13, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM DATA, 1986, P213;
1988, P1.130.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MILS DATA FOR THE "YEAR OF INITIAL PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. DATA BASE INFORMATION IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY MODEL STUDIES. DATE OF DATA IS AS OF 1987, 1988, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. CAPACITY DATA ON THE CONCENTRATE AND PRODUCT DATA SETS IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL2O3) CONCCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, "MT CONC/DAY". COST IS IN JAN 1989 U.S DOLLARS. PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT OF AL METAL PER DAY, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY". COST IS IN JAN 89 US$. TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01, AND 02 WERE USED IN THE ECONOMIC EVAULATION OF THIS SMELTER. THE COST IS IN JAN 1989 US$, UNITS ARE IN $ PER MT ALUMINA, NOT $/KM/MT AS INDICATED ON THE DATA BASE LISTING. RECORDS 03, AND 04 WERE USED IN THE SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. COSTS AND DISTANCES WERE BASED ON CONTRACTOR AND IN-HOUSE MAFO DATA. UNITS ARE IN $/KM/MT AS INDICATED ON THE LISTING, COSTS ARE JAN 89US$. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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