| Deposit ID | 10303867 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4690291016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Coruna |
| Point of reference | Plant |
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| Geographic coordinates: | -8.39806, 43.39921 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Spain(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Spain |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -8.39806, 43.39921 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1961 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| 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 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Al Metal Production Estimates; 77000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Al Metal Production Estimates; 74000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Al Metal Production Estimates 73000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Estimated Al Metal Production 75000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Estimated Al Metal Production 76000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Estimated Al Metal Production 78000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Estimated Al Metal Production 77000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Al Metal Production After Cut Back 34000 Metric Tons Per Year. | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4690291016 |
MINING JOURNAL, P. 62 (JAN. 22, 1993).
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 202; 1988, PAGE 1.125.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY
ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 103;
PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 11, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
U.S. BREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM, "PRIMARY
POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK"
CONTRACT # J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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