(Facility) Uralsk Smelter

Plant in Russia with commodities Aluminum, Contained or Metal, Gallium
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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255564
MAS/MILS ID 4520007001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Uralsk Smelter
Alternate or previous names Uralsk, Kamensk Uralsk Smelter, Kamensk Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 61.93463, 56.39787 (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
Gallium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 61.93463, 56.39787

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 1939
Plant type Smelter

Mining district

District name Kamensk

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ural Aluminum Works
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALUMINA FEED FROM KAMENSK AND ACHINSK REFINERIES.
  • PLANT USES HS SODERBERG (VAMI TECHNOLOGY). IN THE PROCESS OF CONVERSION FROM SODERBERG TO PREBAKED TECHNOLOGY. PROCESS SLOW DUE TO LACK OF FINANCE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS WORLD CAPACITY HANDBOOK 1991.

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1987, TRADE FLOWS AND LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF THE

  • Deposit

    USSR ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. UNPUBLISHED.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FORMER SEQUENCE NUMBER 4610751017. LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-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.