| Deposit ID | 10279648 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510191016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Alumar Aluminum Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Sao Luis Smelter, Sao Luis Aluminum Smelter |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -44.26572, -2.56497 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Maranhao(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Maranhao |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | -44.26572, -2.56497 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1984 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aluminio Do Maranhao |
| Home office | Brazil |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcoa - Aluminum Co. Of America |
| Interest | 53 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gencor |
| Interest | 47 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1994 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 27000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Published Rated Aluminum Capacity 110000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 103000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 198000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Bom Rated Aluminum Metal Capacity 245000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Published Rated Capacity; Increase To 245000 Mtpy Al Metal |
| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 220000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 350000 Metric Ton Per Year. | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510191016 |
METALS WEEK, P. 3 (MAY 17, 1993).
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 45; PART II - SUMMARY,
PAGE 5.
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 156, 1988 PAGE 1.76.
MINING JOURNAL, "ALUMAR INVESTMENT MOOTED", OCT. 3, 1985,
P. 249.
AMERICAN METAL MARKET, "ALUMAR OWNERS LINK EXPANSION TO
CHEAPER POWER", APRIL 4, 1986, PP. 1, 14.
AMERICAN METAL MARKET, "ALUMAR EXPANSION RECEIVES GO-AHEAD"
SEPTEMBER 25, 1986, PP. 1, 6.
CRV MONITOR, "PRODUCTION/CAPACITY EXPANSIONS", APRIL, 1986.
MINING MAGAZINE, "ALUMINIUM", NOVEMBER, 1986, P. 471.
LMAL, "BRAZILIAN ALUMINIUM SMELTERS HITBY ENERGY RATIONING",
APRIL 10, 1987, P. 5.
MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, "LATIN AMERICA" "BRAZIL - PRODUCION
WILL BE DOUBLED AT THE ALBRAS ALUMINUM PROJECT...", P. 7.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. DATA FOR THIS DATA BASE FILE IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILTIY AND SUPPLY STUDY. DATE IS AS OF 1987, 1988, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. CAPACITY DATA ON THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SETS ARE IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL2O3) CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, "MT CONC/DAY". PRODUCT DATA SETS "OUTPUT" IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINUM METAL PER DAY, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY". TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01 AND 02 WERE USED IN THE ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. COST IS IN TERMS OF $/MT ALUMINA CONS, NOT $/KM/MT, AS IS PRINTED ON THE LISTING. RECORDS 02 AND 03 WERE USED IN THE SUPPLY STUDY. THE COST IS IN TERMS OF $/KM/MT ALUMINA CONS, AS PRINTED ON THE LISTING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-SEP-95 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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