Essen-Borbeck

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 10206641
MAS/MILS ID 4280251017
Record type Site
Current site name Essen-Borbeck
Alternate or previous names Essen-Borkeck, Essen

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 6.9523, 51.44882 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(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) w

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 1970
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 Aluminium Essen
    Interest 100
    Home office Switzerland
    Year 1994
    First year 1994
  • Type Operator
    Owner Leightmetall Gesellschaft Mbh (Gmbh)
    Home office Germany Fr
    Year 1988

Comments on the ownership information

  • MANAGEMENT BOUGHT SMELTER FROM ALUSUISSE IN 1994.

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Period 1980-1981
    Description Pub Al Metal Production; 1980, 1981 129000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 129000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Pub Al Metal Production 127000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 127000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Pub Al Metal Production 130000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 130000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Pub Al Metal Production 138000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 138000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Pub Al Metal Production 121000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 121000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Pub Al Metal Production 129000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 129000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Pub Al Metal Production 133000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 133000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LEIGHTMETALL-GESELLSCHAFT MBH; ALSO KNOWN AS LEIGHTMETALL GMBH, IS THE OPERATOR. CAPACITY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF AL METAL. TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ONE POTLINE OCCURRED IN MARCH, 1992. CLOSURE OF A SECOND POTLINE OCCURRED IN APRIL, 1993. 1994 PRODUCTION CAPACITY AT 45,000 TPY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PAGE 179; 1988, PAGE 1.98.

  • 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 74;

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA IN THE "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND NETWORK SUPPLY STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT OF AL METAL PRODUCTION. TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01, AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA, THEY WERE USED IN THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORDS 03 TO 05 ARE MORE SPECIFIC DATA, THEY WERE USED IN THE NETWORK SUPPLY STUDY. 1987 AL STUDY, ALUMINA INPUT EST. IS 256,690 MTPY ALUMINA. 1987 AL STUDY, AL METAL PRODUCTION EST. IS 132,995 MTPY.

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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