Voerde Duisburg

Plant in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182600
MAS/MILS ID 4280251016
Record type Site
Current site name Voerde Duisburg
Alternate or previous names Voerde,Duisberg

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 7.40229, 51.31551 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nordrhein-Westfalen(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 7.40229, 51.31551

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1971
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-Operator
    Owner Hoogovens Groep Nv
    Interest 100
    Home office Germany Fr
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Pub. Al Metal Production 73000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 73000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Pub. Al Metal Production 74000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 74000mt
  • Year 1985
    Period 1982 To 1985
    Description Pub. Al Metal Production; 1982 To 1985 73000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 73000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study, Al Metal Production Est. 72000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 72000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study, Alumina Conc Input Est. 150000 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 150000mt
  • Year 1987
    Period 1986 To 1987
    Description Pub. Al Metal Production; 1986 To 1987 75000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 75000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN 1987 KAISERTECH SOLD KAISER-ALUMINIUM EUROPE WHICH INCLUDED THE VOERDE SMELTER TO HOOGOVENS GROEP NV. HOOGOVENS GROEP NV IS ALSO THE OPERATOR OF THIS SMELTER. CAPACITY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF AL METAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,

  • Deposit

    PAGE 178; 1988, PAGE 1.97.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,

  • Deposit

    "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A

  • Deposit

    DATA BANK", CONTRACT # J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 73;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 8, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA FIELD "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT OF ALUMINUM METAL. TRANSPORT RECORDS 01 AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA. THEY WERE USED IN THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORDS 03 TO 05 ARE MORE SPECIFIC, THEY WERE USED IN THE ALUMINUM NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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