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Chippis

Plant in Switzerland 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303714
MAS/MILS ID 4410001016
Record type Site
Current site name Chippis
Alternate or previous names Chippis,Valais

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 7.33207, 46.16888 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Switzerland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Switzerland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 7.33207, 46.16888
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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 1908
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Swiss Aluminium Ltd. (Alusuisse)
    Interest 100
    Home office Switzerland
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 28000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 28000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 29000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 29000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 25000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 25000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Est. Aluminum Metal Production 25000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 25000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Est. Aluminum Metal Production 22000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 22000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Est. Aluminum Metal Production 23000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 23000mt
  • Year 1986
    Period 1979-1986
    Description Rated Aluminum Metal Capacity, 1979-1986 28000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 28000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 87 Al-Study; Alumina Cons Input Estimate 23160 Mtpy Alumina (Al2o3)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 23160mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Est. Aluminum Metal Production 12000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 12000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 87 Al-Study; Aluminum Metal Prod. Est. 12000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 12000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Decrease In Rated Al Metal Capacity, To 12000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 12000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALUSUISSE IS ALSO THE OPERATOR; CAPACITY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF AL METAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOM/MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM, "PRIMARY POST-MILL

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK",

  • Deposit

    CONTRACT #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

  • Deposit

    BOM/BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, DEC. 31, 1987, "PRIMARY

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, P109;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, P11.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM STUDY DATA, 1986,

  • Deposit

    P208, 1988, P1.127.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA IN "YEAR OF INITIAL PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. SMELTER CLOSED 1/93. ALL DATA ARE BASED ON THE 87 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY STUDY. DATE OF DATA IS 1987, 1988 UNLESS OTHER- WISE NOTED. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. CAPACITY DATA ON THE CONCENTRATOR AND PORDUCT DATA SETS IS TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL2O3) CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE "MT CONC/DAY". UNIT COST IS JAN. 89-US-DOLLARS. PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINUM METAL PER DAY, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY". COST IS JAN 89-US-$. TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01 AND 02 WERE USED IN THE ECONOMIC EVALUATION FOR THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. COST DATA IS IN JAN 1987 US DOLLARS, UNITS ARE IN $/MT ALUMINA, NOT, $/KM/MT, AS INDICATED ON THE LISTING. RECORD 03 WAS USED IN THE ALUMINUM SUPPLY STUDY, ITS COST IS IN JAN 1989 US DOLLARS, WITH $/KM/MT AS THE UNITS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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