Ardal Ardal Verk

Plant in Rogaland, Norway 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255518
MAS/MILS ID 4030311017
Record type Site
Current site name Ardal Ardal Verk
Alternate or previous names Ardval Verk, Ardal Verk, Ardalog Sunndal Verk, Ardal Og Sunndal Verk

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 6.09949, 59.13886 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rogaland(province)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Norway Rogaland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 6.09949, 59.13886

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 1948
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hydro Aluminium As: (See Ownership Comments)
    Home office Norway
    Year 1988
  • Type Owner
    Owner Norsk Hydro: (Owns 70% Of Hydro Aluminium As)
    Interest 70
    Home office Norway
    Year 1988
  • Type Owner
    Owner Norwegian Government: (Owns 51% Of Norsk Hydro)
    Interest 30
    Home office Norway
    Year 1988

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 185000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 185000mt
  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Rated Aluminum Metal Capacity 185000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 185000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 180000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 180000mt
  • Year 1982
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Aluminum Metal Production 163000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 163000mt
  • Year 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Aluminum Metal Production 157000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 157000mt
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Aluminum Metal Production 180000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 180000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Aluminum Metal Production 170000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 170000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Rated Aluminum Metal Capacity 163000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 163000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 152000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 152000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 155000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 155000mt

Comments on the production information

  • 1987 AL-STUDY, ALUMINA INPUT FOR 1987-1988 IS 300700 MTPY ALUMINA CONS. 1987 AL-STUDY, AL METAL PROD. FOR 1987-1988 IS 154852 MTPY AL METAL. 1987 AL-STUDY ALUMINA INPUT, FOR 1989-2016 IS 364720 MTPY ALUMINA CONS. 1987 AL-STUDY, AL METAL PROD. FOR 1989-2016 IS 187821 MTPY AL METAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOM/MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM, "PRIMARY POST-MILL

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK",

  • Deposit

    CONTRACT #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

  • Deposit

    BOM/BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS

  • Deposit

    WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 97; PART II - SUMMARY,

  • Deposit

    PAGE 10, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    194; 1988, PAGES, 1.111, 1,112.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA IN "YEAR OF INITIAL PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILTIY AND SUPPLY STUDY. DATE IS 1987, 1988 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. INPUT CAPACITY DATA ON THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA STES IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL2O3) CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, "MT CONC/DAY". COST IS AVG 1989 US DOLLARS. PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINUM METAL PRODUCTION PER DAY, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY". COST IS AVG 1989 US DOLLARS. TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01 AND 02, WERE THE ESTIMATES USED IN THE ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THIS SMELTER, FOR THE AVAILABILITY PORTION OF THE STUDY. COST IS IN JAN 1987 US DOLLARS, UNITS ARE IN $/MT ALUMINA, NOT, $/KM/MT AS LISTED IN THE DATA BASE PRINTOUT. RECORDS 03 STO 09 WERE USED IN THE SUPPLY PORTION OF THE STUDY. COSTS ARE IN AVG 1989 US DOLLARS, UNITS ARE $/KM/MT ALUMINA, AS LISTED ON THE DATA BASE PRINTOUT. 1987 AL-STUDY, ALUMINA INPUT, FOR 1987-1988 IS 300700 MTPY ALUMINA CONC. 1987 AL-STUDY, AL METAL PROD. FOR 1987-1988 IS 154,852 MTPY 1987 AL-STUDY ALUMINA INPUT FOR 1989-2016 IS 364720 MTPY ALUMINA CONC. 1987 AL-STUDY, AL METAL PROD. FOR 1989-2016 IS 187821 MTPY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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