(Facility) Al Mahdi Smelter

Plant in Iran with commodity Aluminum, Contained or Metal

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Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10256128
MAS/MILS ID	5070001016
Record type	Site
Current site name	(Facility) Al Mahdi Smelter
Alternate or previous names	Bandar Abbas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Town
Geographic coordinates:	56.25096, 27.19914 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Iran

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical	Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1)	56.25096, 27.19914	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Processing Plant
Development status	Plant
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Plant type	Smelter
Plant subcategory	Refiner-Pyrometallurgy

Comments on the production information

70% OF PRODUCT TO BE EXPORTED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

PLANS CALL FOR BEGINNING PRODUCTION IN 1994 AND FULL PRODUCTION IN 1995.

Comments on other economic factors

COST REPORTED TO BE $1.25 BILLION (12/23/92).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	5070001016

Reporter information

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

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