| Deposit ID | 10157876 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 4750471018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Porto Marghera |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 12.25202, 45.4821 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Veneto(province)
Italy(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Italy | Veneto |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | 12.25202, 45.4821 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1928 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
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| Ownership category | Mixed |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alusuisse (Swiss Aluminum Ltd.) |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Italy |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Italian Govn'T |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Italy |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Societa Alluminio Veneto Per Azioni Spa |
| Home office | Italy |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub. Rated Al Metal Capacity 30000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub Al Metal Production; Estimated 25000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub Al Metal Production; Estimated 27000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub Al Metal Production; Estimated 25000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub Al Metal Production; Estimated 20000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 1987 Al Study, Est. Alumina Conc Input 48250 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 1987 Al Study, Est. Aluminum Metal Prod. 25005 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4750471018 |
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 187; 1988, PAGE 1.108.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY
ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 89;
PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 9, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,
"PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A
DATA BANK", CONTRACT # JO245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS ALUMINUM SMELTER IS CONSIDERED A PAST PRODUCER, SINCE IT WAS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE SOMETIME BETWEEN 1987 AND 1989. MILS DATA IN THE "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" FIELD IS THE YEAR OF SMELTER START-UP. ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND NET- WORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM ALL INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT OF AL METAL. TRANSPORTATION RECORDS O1 AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA USED IN THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORDS O3 AND 04 ARE MORE SPECIFIC, THEY WERE USED IN THE NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-MAY-91 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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