Baie Comeau

Plant in Quebec, Canada 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 10206076
MAS/MILS ID 1220501016
Record type Site
Current site name Baie Comeau
Alternate or previous names Biae Comeau

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -68.16599, 49.19995 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -68.16599, 49.19995

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SMELTER EMPLOYS 1,900. CURRENT PAYROLL C$120 MILLION OR C$ 63,000 PER PERSON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1957
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
    Owner Reynolds Metals Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1987
  • Type Operator
    Owner Canadian Reynolds Metals Co. Ltd.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Description Al Metal Production 152000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 152000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Al Metal Production 150000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 150000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Al Metal Production (New Potlines) 150000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 150000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Al Metal Production 244000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 244000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Al Metal Production 264000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 264000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Al Metal Production 283000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 283000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BOTH BAIE COMEAU AL SMELTERS WERE INCLUDED IN ONE ETD/MCF. CANADIAN REYNOLDS METALS CO LTD ARE THE OPERATORS. SMELTER EXPANDED TO 400,000 IN 1991. ENERGY CONTRACT BASED ON METAL PRICE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, "REYNOLDS PLANS $C500 MILLION ALUMINUM

  • Deposit

    SMELTER EXPANSION", APRIL, 1989, PAGE 217.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, VOL. 312, #8012, "PRODUCTION",

  • Deposit

    "SMELTER EXPANSION FOR REYNOLDS", PAGE 229.

  • Deposit

    E&MJ, "QUEBEC", "REYNOLDS METALS CO.", MAY 1989, PAGE 71.

  • Deposit

    RECYCLING TODAY, "NON-FERROUS METALS", "SMELTER EXPANSION

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    WILL ADD TO REYNOLDS' ALUMINUM CAPACITY", MAY, 1989,

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    PAGE 17.

  • Deposit

    LIGHT METALS AGE, "REYNOLDS TO EXPAND QUEBEC ALUMINUM

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    SMELTER", JUNE 1989, PAGE 32.

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

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    PAGE 116; 1988, PAGES 1.33, 1.34.

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

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    "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 32;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 4, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

    AMM 12-29-92.

  • Deposit

    IBA REVIEW OCT.-DEC. 1992.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALL GRADE DATA ARE IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL SMELTER INPUT CAPACITY IS IN MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL 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. RECORDS 03 TO 07 ARE MORE SPECIFIC, THEY WERE USED IN THE 1987 NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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