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Nogueres

Plant in France with commodity Aluminum, Contained or Metal
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  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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280042
MAS/MILS ID 4270131016
Record type Site
Current site name Nogueres
Alternate or previous names Nogueres,Basses-Pyrenees

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -0.31473, 43.41577 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -0.31473, 43.41577
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1960
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pechiney (French Government)
    Interest 100
    Home office France
    Year 1988
  • Type Operator
    Owner Aluminum Pechiney (French Government)
    Home office France
    Year 1988

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Est. Al-Metal Production 112000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 112000mt
  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Rated Al-Metal Capacity 113000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 113000mt
  • Year 1982
    Period 1981-1982
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Est. Al-Metal Production; 1981,1982 110000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 110000mt
  • Year 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Est. Al-Metal Production 108000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 108000mt
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Est. Al-Metal Production 103000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 103000mt
  • Year 1986
    Period 1985-1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Est. Al-Metal Production; 1985,1986 100000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 100000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Est. Al-Metal Production 80000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 80000mt
  • Year 1987
    Period 1985-1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Bom (1985, 1987) Est. Al-Metal Capacity 113000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 113000mt
  • Year 1987
    Period 1981-1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Rated Al-Metal Capacity; 1981-1987 114000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 114000mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Est. Al-Metal Production 90000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 90000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Est. Al-Metal Production 90000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 90000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al 52.67 wt-pct Aluminum 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CLOSED OCTOBER 1991.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PAGE 167; 1988, PAGE 1.88.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,

  • Deposit

    "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A

  • Deposit

    DATA BANK", CONTRACT # JO245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 63;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 7, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, JULY 11, 1986, P. 32.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, DEC. 5, 1986, VOL. 94, NO. 236.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MATKET, JULY 9, 1986, VOL. 94, NO. 132.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA FIELD "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. ALL DATA IN THIS DATA LISTING IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT ALUMINUM METAL. TRANSPORT RECORDS 01, 02 ARE GENERAL DATA USED IN THE AL AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORD 03 IS MORE SPECIFIC, IT WAS USED IN THE SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. PLANT PLANS TO CLOSE IN 1991. 1987 AL STUDY, EST. ALUMINA INPUT CAP. IS 154400 MTPY AL203. 1987 AL STUDY, EST. AL-METAL PRODUCTION IS 80000 MTPY.

Reporter information

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

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