Portland

Plant in Victoria, Australia 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 10134226
MAS/MILS ID 6020501017
Record type Site
Current site name Portland

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 144.21857, -38.07612 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Victoria(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Victoria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 144.21857, -38.07612

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 1986
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • 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

Production statistics

  • Year 1986
    Description Pub. Al Metal Production 9000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 9000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Published Initial Design Al-Metal Cap. 150000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 150000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Pub. Al Metal Production 123000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 123000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Published Future Design Al-Metal Cap. 300000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 300000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE OTHER OWNERS ARE STATE OF VICTORIA (35%), 1ST NAT. RESOURCE TRUST (10%), CHINA INT. TRUST INVESTMENT CORP (10%), AND A JAPANESE/AUSTRALIAN CONSORTIUM (20%). THE CONSORTIUM CONSISTS OF IST NAT. RESOURCE TRUST, CHINA INT. TRUST INVESTMENT CORP., AND C. ITOH & CO. ANNUAL PRODUCTION WILL BE REDUCED BY 25,000 MT IN 1994 ACCORDING TO SHARE HOLDERS REVIEW 3/31/94

Comments on other economic factors

  • EFFECTIVE JUNE 1993, THE PLANT OPERATES A 24-HR DAY, SEVEN DAY A WEEK OPERATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    MINING WEEKLY. JUNE 25, 1993, P. 1.

  • Deposit

    MBM, "ALUMINIUM", "THE LONG ROAD TO PORTLAND", FEB.1988,

  • Deposit

    PAGES 57-59.

  • Deposit

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1987 "BAUXITE-ALUMINA" "THE

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN SCENE", "CAUTIOUS PRODUCERS GET A TOUCH OF THE

  • Deposit

    NEGATIVES", PAGE 308.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, "ALUMINIUM" "OPTIMISM IN ALCOA'S OUTLOOK",

  • Deposit

    APRIL 1987, PAGE 11, 12.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, "AUSTRALIA'S ALUMINIUM GROWTH", APRIL

  • Deposit

    1985, PAGES 52, 53.

  • Deposit

    E&MJ, NOVEMBER 1983, PAGE 72.

  • Deposit

    MINING MONTHLY, "ALCOA" "THE VICTORIAN OPERATION",

  • Deposit

    "PORTLAND", NOVEMBER 1981, PAGE 27.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, "AUSTRALIA", "ALUMAX OUT, BUT AL INDUSTRY

  • Deposit

    CONTINUES EXPANSION", JULY 1981, PAGE 55.

  • Deposit

    THE MINIER NEWSPAPER, "A BOOM TIME", VOL 3, NO 2, JAN. 21 -

  • Deposit

    FEB. 3, 1980, PAGE 15.

  • Deposit

    THE MINER NEWSPAPER, "HUNTER VALLEY DEVELOPMENT", LATEST

  • Deposit

    SMELTER TECHNOLOGY IN ALUMAX PLANS", JUNE 23 - JULY 26,

  • Deposit

    1980, PAGE 16.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, "AUSTRALASIA" "AUSTRALIA", VOL 142, NO 1,

  • Deposit

    JANUARY 1980, PAGE 69.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, "AUSTRALIA" "EXPANSIONS AND NEW SMELTERS TO

  • Deposit

    QUADRUPLE ALUMINUM OUTPUT", JANUARY 1980, PAGE 77.

  • Deposit

    QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT MINING JOURNAL, "AUSTRALIA EMERGING AS

  • Deposit

    A MAJOR ALUMINIUM PRODUCER", MAY 1979, PAGE 205.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINING, "ALUMINIUM", SEPTEMBER 1979, PAGE 27.

  • Deposit

    E&MJ, "THIS MONTH IN MINING", "AUSTRALIA'A ALUMINUM BOOM

  • Deposit

    REFLECTED IN FLURRY OF NEW AND EXPANDED PROJECTS", OCT.

  • Deposit

    1979, PAGES 35, 39.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PAGE 239; 1988, PAGES 1.147.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 189;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 19, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CONTRACT NO. J0245003, "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM

  • Deposit

    SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK", OCTOBER 1, 1985.

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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