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(Facility) Kimbo Refinery

Plant in Fria, Guinea with commodity Aluminum
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  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 10183336
MAS/MILS ID 7460212001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Kimbo Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 13.63474, 10.45075 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fria(province)

Guinea(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guinea Fria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 13.63474, 10.45075
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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 Refiner
Plant subcategory Bayer

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government
    Interest 49
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Noranda
    Interest 19.6
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pechiney
    Interest 18.6
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alusuisse (Swiss Aluminum Ltd.)
    Interest 5.1
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner British Alcan
    Interest 5.1
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Vaw
    Interest 2.6
    Year 1987
  • Type Operator
    Owner Friguia Societe D'Economie Mixte
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Published Alumina(Al203) Production 700000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 70000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 679000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 679000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 578000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 578000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 564000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 564000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 550000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 550000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 577000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 577000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 571000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 571000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 542000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 542000mt

Comments on other economic factors

  • 1990 PRODUCTION COST WAS REPORTED TO BE $20/MT CALCINED ALUMINA. EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK GRANTED ECU15 MILLION LOAN TO FRIGUIA. THE LOAN IS GRANTED FOR 15 YR AT 5%. IT WILL BE USED TO UPGRAE PRODUCTION LINES AND EXPORT FACILITIES. (($19.2M) WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2 YRS FROM STARTUP (1995).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    1980-1985 BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES LTD. ALUMINUM COST

  • Production

    SURVEY, PG. 262 (RECORDS 1-4,9)

  • Production

    1988 BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES LTD. ALUMINUM PRODUCTION

  • Production

    COST SURVEY, PT. 2.12 (RECORDS 5-8,10)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPACITY DATA IN THE CONCENTRATOR & PRODUCT DATA SHEETS ARE IN TERMS OF MT OF MBAUXITE 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" ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT. PERCENT ALUMINA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-APR-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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