| Deposit ID | 10182482 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510231017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Ouro Preto Aluminum Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Aratu Minas Gerais, Saramenha Aluminum Smelter |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -43.49894, -20.41417 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | -43.49894, -20.41417 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcan Aluminum Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1993 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Pub. Rated Al Metal Capacity 60000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 1987 Al Study Est. Al Metal Production 59377 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 1987 Al Study Est. Alumina Input 115800 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Al Metal Production 64000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510231017 |
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 152; 1988, PAGE 1.172.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY
ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 43,
PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 5., DECEMBER 31, 1987.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,
"PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A
DATA BANK", CONTRACT # J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND NET- WORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALL GRADE IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. SMELTER INPUT CAPACITY IS IN MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. SMELTER OUTPUT CAPACITY IS IN MT OF AL METAL PRODUCTION. TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01 AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA USED IN THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORD 03 IS MORE SPECIFIC, IT WAS USED IN THE NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-96 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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