St Jean De Maurienne

Plant in France 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 10304071
MAS/MILS ID 4270761018
Record type Site
Current site name St Jean De Maurienne
Alternate or previous names St.Jean De Maurienne,Savoie

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 6.35204, 45.28221 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 6.35204, 45.28221

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 1907
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pechiney (French Govn'T)
    Interest 100
    Home office France
    Year 1988

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Est. Al Metal Production 100000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 100000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Est. Al Metal Production 91000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 91000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Est. Al Metal Production 66000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 66000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Est. Al Metal Production 38000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 38000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Est. Al Metal Production 40000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 40000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Est. Al Metal Production 42000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 42000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Bom 1985, Est. Al Metal Cap. 40000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 40000mt
  • Year 1985
    Period 1980-85
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Rated Al Metal Cap, 1980-85, Up To 90000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 90000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Est. Al Metal Production 80000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 80000mt
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Expan. Of Rated Al Metal Cap. In 1985 120000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 120000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Est. Al Metal Production 110000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 110000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Bom 1987, Est. Al Metal Cap. 120000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 120000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Est. Al Metal Production 120000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 120000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Est. Al Metal Production 120000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 120000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALUMINIUM PECHINEY IS THE OPERATOR. CAPACITY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF AL METAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PAGE 172; 1988, PAGE 1.91.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,

  • Deposit

    "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A

  • Deposit

    DATA BANK", CONTRACR # J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 65;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 7, DECMEBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON; PECHINEY OUTPUT DISRUPTED, JULY 10,

  • Deposit

    1992, VOL. 319, NO. 8181, P. 26.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET; PECHINEY CUTS FERRO, ALUMINUM

  • Deposit

    CAPACITY, DEC. 5, 1986, VOL. 94, NO. 236.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA IN THE "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" FIELD IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND NET- WORK SUPPLY MODEL. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN ERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL INPUT CAPACITY IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY IS IN TERMS OF MT OF AL METAL. TRANSPORT RECORDS 01 AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA USED IN THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORD 03 IS MORE SPECIFIC, IT WAS USED IN THE NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. 1987 AL STUDY, EST. ALUMINA CONC INPUT IS 231600 MTPY AL203. 1987 AL STUDY, EST. AL METAL OUTPUT IS 120006 MTPY.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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