Mobile Aluminum Refining Plant

Plant in Mobile county in Alabama, United States with commodity Aluminum
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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135923
MAS/MILS ID 0010979002
Record type Site
Current site name Mobile Aluminum Refining Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.04613, 30.72462 (WGS84)
Elevation 3

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mobile(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mobile(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mobile(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mobile(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mobile-Tensaw(hydrologic unit)

Mobile Bay-Tombigbee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Mobile-Tombigbee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Mobile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.04613, 30.72462

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Refiner

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Alcoa - Aluminum Co. Of America
    ID 100650
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENG & MINING J 1981 INTRNAT DIR MINING P163.

  • Deposit

    PLANT PRODUCES ALUMINA & HYDRATED ALUMINA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/05/1986
MSHA mine ID0100650
Mine name (MSHA)Mobile Aluminum Refining Plant
Current operatorAluminum Company Of America
Current controller (parent)Alcoa Inc
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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