Edea

Producer in Cameroon with commodity Aluminum
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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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280275
MAS/MILS ID 7420200106
Record type Site
Current site name Edea

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 10.78473, 3.21804 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cameroon(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Cameroon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 10.78473, 3.21804

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Societe Camerounnaise D'Aluminium (Alucam)
    Home office Cameroon
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pechiney
    Interest 58
    Home office France
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Cameroon
    Interest 42
    Home office Cameroon
    Year 1990

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE SMELTER HAS OPERATED CLOSE TO ITS 85,000 MTPY CAPACITY IN RECENT YEARS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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