| Deposit ID | 10134226 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020501017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Portland |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 144.21857, -38.07612 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Victoria(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Victoria |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | 144.21857, -38.07612 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1986 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcoa Of Australia Ltd. (Subsidary Of Alcoa) |
| Interest | 45 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Victoria, Australia State Government |
| Interest | 5 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | First National Resource Trust |
| Interest | 10 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | China Int. Trust Investment Corp. |
| Interest | 10 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Portland Smelter Joint Venture: (Psjv) |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Marubeni Aluminium Australia |
| Interest | 10 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1992 |
| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Pub. Al Metal Production 9000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Published Initial Design Al-Metal Cap. 150000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Pub. Al Metal Production 123000 Mtpy Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Published Future Design Al-Metal Cap. 300000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020501017 |
MINING WEEKLY. JUNE 25, 1993, P. 1.
MBM, "ALUMINIUM", "THE LONG ROAD TO PORTLAND", FEB.1988,
PAGES 57-59.
REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1987 "BAUXITE-ALUMINA" "THE
AUSTRALIAN SCENE", "CAUTIOUS PRODUCERS GET A TOUCH OF THE
NEGATIVES", PAGE 308.
MINING MAGAZINE, "ALUMINIUM" "OPTIMISM IN ALCOA'S OUTLOOK",
APRIL 1987, PAGE 11, 12.
INTERNATIONAL MINING, "AUSTRALIA'S ALUMINIUM GROWTH", APRIL
1985, PAGES 52, 53.
E&MJ, NOVEMBER 1983, PAGE 72.
MINING MONTHLY, "ALCOA" "THE VICTORIAN OPERATION",
"PORTLAND", NOVEMBER 1981, PAGE 27.
WORLD MINING, "AUSTRALIA", "ALUMAX OUT, BUT AL INDUSTRY
CONTINUES EXPANSION", JULY 1981, PAGE 55.
THE MINIER NEWSPAPER, "A BOOM TIME", VOL 3, NO 2, JAN. 21 -
FEB. 3, 1980, PAGE 15.
THE MINER NEWSPAPER, "HUNTER VALLEY DEVELOPMENT", LATEST
SMELTER TECHNOLOGY IN ALUMAX PLANS", JUNE 23 - JULY 26,
1980, PAGE 16.
MINING MAGAZINE, "AUSTRALASIA" "AUSTRALIA", VOL 142, NO 1,
JANUARY 1980, PAGE 69.
WORLD MINING, "AUSTRALIA" "EXPANSIONS AND NEW SMELTERS TO
QUADRUPLE ALUMINUM OUTPUT", JANUARY 1980, PAGE 77.
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT MINING JOURNAL, "AUSTRALIA EMERGING AS
A MAJOR ALUMINIUM PRODUCER", MAY 1979, PAGE 205.
AUSTRALIAN MINING, "ALUMINIUM", SEPTEMBER 1979, PAGE 27.
E&MJ, "THIS MONTH IN MINING", "AUSTRALIA'A ALUMINUM BOOM
REFLECTED IN FLURRY OF NEW AND EXPANDED PROJECTS", OCT.
1979, PAGES 35, 39.
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 239; 1988, PAGES 1.147.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES/BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY
ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 189;
PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 19, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES/ MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,
CONTRACT NO. J0245003, "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM
SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK", OCTOBER 1, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MILS DATA IN THE "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" DATA FIELD IS THE SMELTER YEAR OF START-UP. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALUMINUM SMELTER DATA IN THIS DATA BASE LISTING IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. CAPACITY "INPUT" DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT PER DAY ALUMINA CONCENTRATE, IE, "MT/DAY CONS". CAPACITY "OUTPUT" DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT PER DAY ALUMINUM METAL, IE, "MT/DAY COMMOD". TRANSPORTATION DATA SETS 01 AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA USED IN THE AVAILABILITY STUDY PORTION. RECORDS 03 TO 05, ARE MORE SPECIFIC DATA USED IN THE SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALUVIC AND GOLDEN ALUMINUM HAVE AGREED TO BUILD A CONTINUOUS CASTER ROLLING MILL THAT WOULD USE FEED FROM THE PORTLAND PLANT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JAN-95 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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