| Deposit ID | 10299710 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410659001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) the Dalles Aluminum Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Harvey Aluminum |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.20675, 45.62402 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 40 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wasco(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
The Dalles South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
The Dalles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Columbia-Hood(hydrologic unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Wasco |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 002 N | 013 E | 28 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -121.20675, 45.62402 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Reduction |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Martin Marietta Aluminum |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Maryland |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Northwest Aluminum Corp. |
| Year | 1991 |
| First year | 1991 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410659001 |
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IC 7675, 1954, 11 PP.
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REPORT, PART 1. BPA/DEP ENERBY BP-423, APR. 1985, 39 PP.
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PRICING, TARIFF ESCALATION, AND THE FUTURE SUPPLY OF LOW
COST POWER. 1985, 394 PP.
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CRU CONSULTANTS, INC., 1984.
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OF THE NORTHWEST ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. OCT. 1984, 19 PP.
FULKERSON, F.B. TRENDS AND OUTLOOK IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. BUMINES IC 8046, 1962,
42 PP.
KRISTIANSEN, C., AND J. CORREIA. THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
ALUMINUM INDUSTRY: THE IMPACT OF ANTICIPATED POWER RATE
INCREASES TO 1991. DEPT. OF COMMERCE, 1979, 85 PP.
MCCAWLEY. F.W. PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE, PARTS I
AND II. BUMINES, 1984, 212 PP.
MCCULLOUGH. R.F. PRICE RESPONSIVENESS AND DSI ECONOMICS,
TESTIMONY, AND EXHIBITS OF NORTHWEST UTILITIES AT
MAY 23, 1983, BPA RATE HEARING, 1983.
PETERSON, G.R., R.L. DAVIDOFF, D.I. BLEIWAS, AND R.J.
FANTEL. ALUMINA AVAILABILITY - DOMESTIC, A MINERALS
AVAILABILITY SYSTEM APPRAISAL. BUMINES IC 8861, 1981,
23 PP.
RESOURCE STRATEGIES, INC. ELECTRIC POWER RATES FOR THE
ALUMINUM INDUSTRY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PREPARED FOR
BPA. EXTON, PA, NOV. 1984, 125 PP.
WILCOX, B. DSI RATE PROBLEMS--A DISCUSSION PAPER. DIRECT
SERVICE IND., INC., PORTLAND, OR, 1985, 13 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE LISTED ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL), OCT. 14, 1992. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE CYANIDE FROM SPENT POTLINERS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-OCT-96 | Gosling | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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