| Deposit ID | 10157944 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3070131018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alusur |
| Alternate or previous names | Aluminio Del Sur Alusur |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -62.36939, 8.22116 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | -62.36939, 8.22116 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1987 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Suramericana De Aleaciones Laminados (Sural) |
| Interest | 40 |
| Home office | Venezuela |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcoa - Aluminum Co. Of America |
| Interest | 40 |
| Home office | Pennsylvania |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corp. Venezolana De Guayana (Cvg) |
| Interest | 20 |
| Home office | Venezuela |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3070131018 |
LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTERS. ALCOA CONFIRMS VENEZUELEAN
SMELTER INTENSION. JAN. 29, 1988, P. 5.
LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTERS. VENEZUELA'S PLANS FOR
DIVERSIFICATION INTO THE 1990'S. JUNE 30, 1988, P. 2.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PROCESSING PLANT IS AN ALUMINUM PLANT DATA BASED ON THE 1989 ALUMINUM SUPPLY STUDY. AT TIME OF STUDY PROPERTY WAS PROPOSED BUT FUNDING NOT COMMITTED. PROPOSED STARTUP DATE 1992. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-SEP-1996 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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