La Coruna

Plant in Spain with commodity Aluminum, Contained or Metal
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303867
MAS/MILS ID 4690291016
Record type Site
Current site name La Coruna

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -8.39806, 43.39921 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -8.39806, 43.39921

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 1961
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ini (Spanish Government)
    Interest 72.7
    Home office Spain
    Year 1988
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alcan Aluminum Ltd.
    Interest 23.9
    Year 1988
  • Type Owner
    Owner Banks And Others
    Interest 3.5
    Year 1988
  • Type Operator
    Owner Inespal Sa (Spanish Government)
    Home office Spain
    Year 1988

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Al Metal Production Estimates; 77000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 77000mt
  • Year 1981
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Al Metal Production Estimates; 74000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 74000mt
  • Year 1982
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Al Metal Production Estimates 73000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 73000mt
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al Metal Production 75000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 75000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al Metal Production 76000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 76000mt
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al Metal Production 78000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 78000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al Metal Production 77000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 77000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Al Metal Production After Cut Back 34000 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 34000mt

Comments on the production information

  • CUT-BACKS IN ALUMINIUM METAL PRODUCTION IS DUE TO SURPLUS OF THE METAL IN EUROPE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    MINING JOURNAL, P. 62 (JAN. 22, 1993).

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PAGE 202; 1988, PAGE 1.125.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 103;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 11, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM, "PRIMARY

  • Deposit

    POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK"

  • Deposit

    CONTRACT # J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA IN "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" FIELD IS THE YEAR START-UP. ALL DATA IN THIS DATA BASE LISTING IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. CAPACITY INPUT DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE CAPACITY OUTPUT DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINUM METAL. TRANSPORT RECORDS 01, 02 ARE GENERAL DATA, USED IN THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORD 03 IS MORE SPECITIC IT WAS USED IN THE SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. 1987 AL STUDY, EST. ALUMINA INPUT CAP. IS 150540 MTPY AL203 CONC. 1987 AL STUDY, EST. AL-METAL PRODUCTION IS 77996 MTPY AL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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