Alusur

Plant in Bolivar, Venezuela 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. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157944
MAS/MILS ID 3070131018
Record type Site
Current site name Alusur
Alternate or previous names Aluminio Del Sur Alusur

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -62.36939, 8.22116 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -62.36939, 8.22116

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1987
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • 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

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION YET TO BE DETERMINED.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 52.29 wt-pct Aluminum 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROPOSED NEW AL SMELTER IN VENEZUELA; OUTPUT CAPACITY OF AL TO BE ABOUT 180,000MT PER YEAR. NOT BUILT AS OF 1996.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTERS. ALCOA CONFIRMS VENEZUELEAN

  • Deposit

    SMELTER INTENSION. JAN. 29, 1988, P. 5.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTERS. VENEZUELA'S PLANS FOR

  • Deposit

    DIVERSIFICATION INTO THE 1990'S. JUNE 30, 1988, P. 2.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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