Ravenswood Aluminum Reduction Plant

Plant in Jackson county in West Virginia, United States 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10156670
MAS/MILS ID 0540359001
Record type Site
Current site name Ravenswood Aluminum Reduction Plant
Alternate or previous names Ravenswood Reduction Works, Ravenswood Works

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -81.82593, 38.93394 (WGS84)
Elevation 192
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

West Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ravenswood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ripley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charleston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Ohio-Shade(hydrologic unit)

Upper Ohio-Little Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States West Virginia Jackson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -81.82593, 38.93394

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 162HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 162
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter

Mining district

District name None

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Glencore International Ag
    Interest 100
    Home office Switzerland
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • GLENCORE PLANS TO SELL THE SMELTER IN 1995. THE US SUBSIDIARY OF GLENCORE IS CENTURY ALUMINUM.

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description Molten Metal 95170 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 95170mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Molten Metal 81345 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 81345mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Molten Metal 117031 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 117031mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Molten Metal 139570 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 139570mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Molten Metal 140820 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 140820mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Molten Metal 148049 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 148049mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Molten Metal 105868 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 105868mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Molten Metal 1009 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 1009mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Molten Metal 15803 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 15803mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Molten Metal 99681 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 99681mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Molten Metal 95883 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 95883mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Molten Metal 75902 Mt/Yr Aluminum
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 75902mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1994 SMELTER CAPACITY FROM: CRU QUARTERLY MARKET SERVICE; ALUMINUM, APRIL 1994, TABLE D-1.,

Comments on other economic factors

  • PLANS CALL FOR ALUMINA FEED TO COME FROM ALCOA AND ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA STARTING IN 1996 UNDER A LONG TERM SUPPLY AGREEMENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALLEN, G. L., AND V. MILLER. THE JAPANESE ALUMINUM

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRY. BUMINES IC 7496, 1949, 56 PP.

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM ASSOC. ALUMINUM: A VITAL U.S. INDUSTRY IN A

  • Deposit

    HIGHLY COMPETITIVE WORLD MARKET. MAY 1984, 59 PP.

  • Deposit

    AOS, S. TROUBLED TIMES FOR THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. WA STATE

  • Deposit

    ENERGY OFFICE NEWSLETTER, V. 8, NO. 2, MAR. 1985,

  • Deposit

    PP. 1, 14-15.

  • Deposit

    BERK, R., H. LAX, W. PROST, AND J. SCOTT. ALUMINUM: PROFILE

  • Deposit

    OF THE INDUSTRY. METALS WEEK/MCGRAW-HILL, INC., 1982,

  • Deposit

    201 PP.

  • Deposit

    BLOCH, I., AND S. MOMENT. THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY OF THE

  • Deposit

    PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PACIFIC NORTHWEST ECONOMIC BASE

  • Deposit

    STUDY FOR POWER MARKETS. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMIN.,

  • Deposit

    V. II, PT. 78, 1967, 287 PP.

  • Deposit

    BLUE, D. D. RAW MATERIALS FOR ALUMINUM PRODUCTION. BUMINES

  • Deposit

    IC 7675, 1954, 11 PP.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD. (LONDON). ALUMINUM PRODUCTION

  • Deposit

    COST SURVEY 1980-1982; V. I, SUMMARY, 119 PP; V. II,

  • Deposit

    APPENDIX, 314, PP. JAN. 1984.

  • Deposit

    BURKHALTER, R. A., T. J. MIX, M. R. MCCALL, AND

  • Deposit

    D. O. PROVOST. ASSESSING CYANIDE CONTAMINATION FROM AN

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM SMELTER. WA STATE DEP. ECOLOGY, 1984, 26 PP.

  • Deposit

    CH2M HILL. AIR CONTAMINANT DISCHARGE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PRODUCTION PLANT. ALUMAX PACIFIC CORP.,

  • Deposit

    UMATILLA, OR, 1982, 87 PP.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LTD. (LONDON) AND CRU CONSULTANTS

  • Deposit

    INC. (NEW YORK). POWER COSTS AT ALUMINUM SMELTERS;

  • Deposit

    PRICING, TARIFF ESCALATION, AND THE FUTURE SUPPLY OF

  • Deposit

    LOW COST POWER. 1985, 394 PP.

  • Deposit

    CONKLIN, H. L. WATER REQUIREMENTS OF THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOL. SURV. WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1330-C, 1956,

  • Deposit

    137 PP.

  • Deposit

    CRU CONSULTANT INC. (NEW YORK). PRIMARY ALUMINUM SMELTING;

  • Deposit

    PRICING, INVESTMENT, AND THE CHANGING BUSINESS

  • Deposit

    ENVIRONMENT. COMMODITIES RES. UNIT LTD., LONDON, AND

  • Deposit

    CRU CONSULTANTS INC., 1984.

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT,

  • Deposit

    ALUMAX ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. DOE/EIS-0076.

  • Deposit

    MAY 1981.

  • Deposit

    GAGLIARDI, D. WORLD ALUMINUM OUTLOOK. CHASE ECONOMETRICS,

  • Deposit

    MAR. 1985, 79 PP.

  • Deposit

    GOVETT, M. H., AND J. LARSEN. THE WORLD ALUMINUM INDUSTRY.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINER. ECON. PTY. LTD., SYDNER, AUSTRALIA,

  • Deposit

    1981, 387 PP.

  • Deposit

    MCCAWLEY, F. X. PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE, PT. 1

  • Deposit

    AND II. BUMINES REP., 1984, 212 PP.

  • Deposit

    MCCAWLEY, F. X., AND L. H. BAUMGARDNER. ALUMINUM. CH. IN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS, 1985 EDITION. BUMINES

  • Deposit

    B 675, 1985, PP. 9-31.

  • Deposit

    MCCULLOUGH, R. F., R. G. HAGER III, AND E. R. JOHNSON.

  • Deposit

    POSITION PAPER - A PROPOSED ALUMINUM TARIFF -

  • Deposit

    MAINTAINING NORTHWEST LOADS AGAINST FOREIGN INROADS.

  • Deposit

    PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., 1984, 35 PP.

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, G. R., AND S. J. ARBELBIDE. ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY

  • Deposit

    - MARKET ECONOMY AVAILABILITY PROGRAM APPRAISAL.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES IC 8917, 1982, 31 PP.

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, G. R., R. L. DAVIDOFF, D. I. BLEIWAS, AND

  • Deposit

    SERVICE IND. INC., PORTLAND, OR, 1985, 13 PP.

  • Deposit

    MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM APPRAISAL. BUMINES

  • Deposit

    IC 8861, 23 PP.

  • Deposit

    PLUNKERT, P. A., AND D. A. KRAMER. ALUMINUM. CH IN V. 1

  • Deposit

    OF MINERALS YEARBOOK, PRELIMINARY 1986 EDITION.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLD WIDE;

  • Deposit

    PART 1 - DETAIL, 187 PP; PART II, SUMMARY, 19 PP.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES DIV. NONFERROUS METALS, DEC. 1984.

  • Deposit

    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. ENERGY AND THE ALUMINUM

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRY. INT. TRADE ADMIN./TRADE DEVELOPMENT BASIC

  • Deposit

    IND. SECTOR, OFFICE OFF MET., MINER. AND COMMODITIES,

  • Deposit

    NONFERROUS METALS DIV., NO. 1984, 71 PP.

  • Deposit

    U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. REVIEW OF NEW SOURCE,

  • Deposit

    PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR PRIMARY ALUMINUM REDUCTION

  • Deposit

    PLANTS. EPA-450/3-86-010. SEPT. 1986, 68 PP.

  • Deposit

    WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY OFFICE NEWLETTER. TROUBLED TIMES

  • Deposit

    FOR THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. V. 8, NO. 2, MAR. 1985,

  • Deposit

    PP. 1, 14.

  • Deposit

    WILCOX, B. DSI RATE PROBLEMS--A DISCUSSION PAPER. DIRECT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-96 Longwill U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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