(Facility) Belgaum Refinery

Plant in Karnataka, India with commodity Aluminum
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279605
MAS/MILS ID 5330292001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Belgaum Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 74.60047, 15.90002 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Karnataka(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Karnataka

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 74.60047, 15.90002

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 1971
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Bayer

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Period 1980-1981
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production/1980-1981 120000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 120000mt
  • Year 1983
    Period 1982-1983
    Description Alumina(Al203)/1982-1983 140000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 140000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Alumina(Al203) 150000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 150000mt
  • Year 1987
    Period 1985-1987
    Description Alumina(Al203)/1985-1987 140000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 140000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Alumina(Al203)/1988+ 160000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 160000mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1980-1985 BROOK HUNT AND

  • Production

    ASSOCIATES LTD. PG.294 (RECORDS 6-7)

  • Production

    INHOUSE MAFO INFORMATION. (RECORDS 1-5)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPACITY DATA IN THE CONCENTRATOR ND PRODUCT DATA SHEETS ARE IN TERMS OF MT OF BAUXITE ORE INPUT, IE, "MT ORE/DAY" PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL203) CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY" GRADE DATA IN TERMS OF WT % ALUMINA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.