| Deposit ID | 10158526 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 2420132001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ewarton |
| Alternate or previous names | Ewarton Refinery |
| Point of reference | Plant |
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| Geographic coordinates: | -77.09974, 18.18398 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jamaica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Jamaica |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -77.09974, 18.18398 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| Plant type | Refiner |
| Plant subcategory | Bayer |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jamalcan |
| Interest | 93 |
| Home office | Jamaica |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of Jamaica |
| Interest | 7 |
| Home office | Jamaica |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1980-1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production (1980-1981) 478000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) 320000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Alumina(Al203) 323000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1980-1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Alumina(Al203) Rated Capacity/1980-1983 567000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Alumina(Al203) 340000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Alumina(Al203) 320000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1986-1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Alumina(Al203)/1986-1987 330000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1984-2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Alumina(Al203)/ 1984-2000 567000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2420132001 |
ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1980-1985 BROOK HUNT AND
ASSOCIATES LTD. PG. 279 (RECORDS 1-3,7)
ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1988 BROOK HUNT AND ASSOC-
IATES LTD. PG. 2.23 (RECORDS 4-6,8)
KAISER ENGINEERS TASK II ALUMINA REFINERIES MATERIAL FLOW
REPORT, APRIL 1988.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CAPACITY DATA IN THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SHEETS ARE IN TERMS OF MT OF BAUXITE ORE INPUT. IE, "MT ORE/DAY" PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL203) CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY" GRADE DATA IN TERMS OF WT % OF ALUMINA ALCAN IS STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING THE COMBINED CAPACITY OF ITS JAMAICAN REFINERIES (EWARTON AND KIRKVINE) BY 550,000 MT/YR, RAISING TOTAL CAPACITY TO 1.65 MMT/YR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-1996 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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