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Lynemouth

Plant in United Kingdom 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 10305681
MAS/MILS ID 4120101016
Record type Site
Current site name Lynemouth

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -1.53999, 55.21209 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

United Kingdom(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
United Kingdom

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -1.53999, 55.21209
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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
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner British Alcan Aluminium Ltd. (Baal) (Alcan)
    Interest 100
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Ore mined 110000mt
    Description Aluminum Metal Prodution 110000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 110000mt
  • Year 1981
    Ore mined 124000mt
    Description Aluminum Metal Production; 1980,81 124000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 124000mt
  • Year 1982
    Ore mined 112000mt
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 112000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 112000mt
  • Year 1983
    Ore mined 109000mt
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 109000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 109000mt
  • Year 1984
    Ore mined 125000mt
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 125000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 125000mt
  • Year 1985
    Period 1979-1985
    Description Rated Aluminum Metal Capacity, 1979-1985 125000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 125000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Aluminum Metal Production 123000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 123000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 126000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 126000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Study; Aluminum Metal Prod. Est. 126006 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 126006mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BRITISH ALCAN ALUMINIUM LTD IS THE OPERATOR. CAPACITY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF AL METAL CAPACITY OF PLANT IS 130,000 BUT OPERATING AT 50% LEVEL EROSION OF SITE THREATENS PRODUCTION IF POWER SUPPLY FLOODED. PLANS TO SPEND $US32M TO UPGRADE POTLINE 1, WHICH WAS CLOSED IN 1991 DUE TO LOW AL PRICE. TO TAKE 2 YRS TO COMPLETE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOM/MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM, "PRIMARY POST-MILL

  • Deposit

    SMELTER FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK", CONT. #J0245003,

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER 1, 1985.

  • Deposit

    BOM/BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS

  • Deposit

    WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, P.127; PART II - SUMMARY

  • Deposit

    P. 13.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES LTD., 1986, P215; 1988, P1.132.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA BASE DATA IS FORM THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY STUDY. YEAR OF DATA IS 1987, 1988 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. CAPACITY DATA ON THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SETS ARE IN TERMS OF MT ALUMINA PER DAY, IE, "MT CONC/DAY". COSTS ARE IN JAN 1989 U.S. DOLLARS. PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" DATA FIELD IS IN TERMS OF MT ALUMINUM METAL, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY". COSTS ARE IN JAN 1989 U.S. DOLLARS. TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01, AND 02 WERE USED IN THE ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THIS SMELTER. FOR THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. COST DATA IS IN JAN 1987 US DOLLARS. UNITS IS IN $/MT ALUMINA CONS, NOT IN $/KM/MT AS LISTED ON THE PRINT-OUT. RECORDS 03 TO 05 WERE USED IN THE ALUMINUM SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. COSTS ARE IN JAN 1989 US $, AND THE UNITS ARE IN $/KM/MT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-NOV-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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