Stade Elbewerk

Plant in Niedersachsen, 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 10182687
MAS/MILS ID 4280201016
Record type Site
Current site name Stade Elbewerk
Alternate or previous names Eibewerk,Stade

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 9.4691, 53.59876 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Niedersachsen(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Niedersachsen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 9.4691, 53.59876

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 1973
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vereingte Aluminium Werke Ag (Vaw)
    Interest 100
    Home office Germany
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Pub. Al Metal Production 65000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 65000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Pub. Al Metal Production 68000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 68000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Pub. Al Metal Production 65000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 65000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Pub. Al Metal Production 66000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 66000mt
  • Year 1985
    Period 1984-1985
    Description Pub. Al Metal Production; 1984, 1985 65000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 65000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study, Est. Al Metal Production 68002 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 68002mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study, Est. Alumina Conc Input 131240 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 131240mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • VAW ASLO OPERATES THE SMELTER. CAPACITY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF AL METAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PAGE 182; 1988, PAGE 1.101.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 79;

  • Deposit

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

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA IN THE "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" FIELD 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 IS IN TERMS OF MT ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY IS IN TERMS OF MT AL METAL. TRANSPORT RECORDS 01, AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA, USE IN THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORD 03 IS MORE SPECIFIC, AND WAS USED IN THE NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY.

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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