Venthon

Plant in France 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 10134311
MAS/MILS ID 4270761019
Record type Site
Current site name Venthon
Alternate or previous names Venthon,Savoie, Possibly Spelled Menthon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 6.41875, 45.6822 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 6.41875, 45.6822

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 1975
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • 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

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al Metal Production 27000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 27000mt
  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Rated Al Metal Capacity 30000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 30000mt
  • Year 1981
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al Metal Production 30000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 30000mt
  • Year 1982
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al Metal Production 28000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 28000mt
  • Year 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al Metal Production 29000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 29000mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al Metal Production 30000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 30000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al Metal Production 30000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 30000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SCHEDULED FOR CLOSURE IN 1991.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PAGE 174; 1988, PAGE 1.93.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NON FERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 68;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 8, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A

  • Deposit

    DATA BANK", CONTRACT # JO245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON; PECHINEY OUTPUT DISRUPTED, JULY 10,

  • Deposit

    1992, VOL. 319, NO. 8181, P. 26.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-SEP-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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