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Slatina

Plant in Olt, Romania with commodity Aluminum
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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. 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 10133840
MAS/MILS ID 4850701001
Record type Site
Current site name Slatina
Alternate or previous names Slatina Aluminum Smelter, Slatina Aluminum Complex.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 24.36857, 44.43192 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Olt(province)

Romania(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Romania Olt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 24.36857, 44.43192
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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
Discovery year 1965
Year of first production 1965
Plant type Smelter

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Romania
    Interest 100
    Home office Romania
    Year 1990
  • Type Operator
    Owner Department Of Non-Ferrous Metals
    Home office Romania
    Year 1990

Comments on the ownership information

  • AS OF 1990, THE SMELTER WAS OWNED ENTIRELY BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA. THE OPERATIONS WERE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NON-FERROUS METALS.

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Description Aluminum Production 244000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 244000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Aluminum Production 247000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 247000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Aluminum Production 253000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 253000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Aluminum Production 260000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 260000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Aluminum Production 250000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 250000mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Aluminum Production (Estimated) 255000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 255000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Aluminum Production (Estimated) 160000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 160000mt

Comments on the production information

  • AS OF 1990, THE PRODUCTS AT THE SLATINA SMELTER WERE ALUMINUM WIRE, SLABS, BILLETS, AND INGETS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CAPACITY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF AL METAL.

Comments on the workings information

  • AS OF 1990, THERE WERE NO SEVERE PROBLEMS, ALTHOUGH FLUORIDE EMISSIONS WERE HIGHER THAN IT SHOULD BE. FUMES ARE TREATED BY WET CAUSTIC SCRUBBING.

Comments on other economic factors

  • APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE OUTPUT IS CONSUMED BY DOMESTIC INDUSTRY IN 1990. THERE IS A SEMIS PLANT CLOSE BY AT SLATINA. THE BALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 40% IS EXPORTED. NORWAY, GERMANY, SPAIN, AND THE NETHERLANDS ARE MAJOR EXPORT DESTINATIONS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, ATLAS OF EASTERN EUROPE,

  • Deposit

    AUGUST 1990.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, THE BASE METAL

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, VOL. I, NOVEMBER 1990.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE SLATINA PLANT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1965. MAJOR UPGRADING TOOK PLACE IN 1975. EXPORT MARKETING WAS FORMELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF METALEXPORTIMPORT, BUT IS CURRENTLY HANDLED BY METANEF. DOMESTIC SALES ARE HANDLED DIRECTLY BY SLATINA. AS OF 1990, SLATINA WAS EUROPES LARGEST SMELTER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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