| Deposit ID | 10134311 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4270761019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Venthon |
| Alternate or previous names | Venthon,Savoie, Possibly Spelled Menthon |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 6.41875, 45.6822 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country |
|---|
| France |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 6.41875, 45.6822 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1975 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pechiney (French Government) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | France |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aluminum Pechiney (French Government) |
| Home office | France |
| Year | 1988 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Estimated Al Metal Production 27000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub. Rated Al Metal Capacity 30000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Estimated Al Metal Production 30000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Estimated Al Metal Production 28000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Estimated Al Metal Production 29000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Estimated Al Metal Production 30000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Estimated Al Metal Production 30000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4270761019 |
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 174; 1988, PAGE 1.93.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NON FERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY
ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 68;
PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 8, 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.
MINING JOURNAL, LONDON; PECHINEY OUTPUT DISRUPTED, JULY 10,
1992, VOL. 319, NO. 8181, P. 26.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS SMELTER IS SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED IN 1991. MILS DATA IN THE FIELD "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND NETWORK SUPPLY STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT ALUMINUM METAL. TRANSPORT RECORDS 01, 02 ARE GENERAL DATA, THEY WERE USED IN THE 1987 AL-AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORDS 03, 04 ARE MORE SPECIFIC, THEY WERE USED IN THE NETWORK SUPPLY STUDY. 1987 AL STUDY, ALUMINA CONCENTRATE INPUT IS 59830 MTPY ALUMINA CONC. 1987 AL STUDY, AL METAL PRODUCTION IS 31002 MTPY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-SEP-95 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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