| Deposit ID | 10206818 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4750311016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Porto Vesme |
| Point of reference | Plant |
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| Geographic coordinates: | 8.40185, 39.19904 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sardegna(province)
Italy(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Italy | Sardegna |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 8.40185, 39.19904 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1973 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aluminia (Aluminio) Italia Spa, Or Alumino Sardo S. P. A. |
| Home office | Italy |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Italian Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Italy |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 110000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Published Rated Aluminum Metal Capacity 125000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 116000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Aluminum Metal Production Estimate 98000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Aluminum Metal Production Estimate 80000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 120000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 112000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Bom Rated Aluminum Metal Capacity 125000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 121000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 87 Al-Study Al Metal Production Estimate 124999 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 87 Al-Study, Alumina Cons Input Estimate 241250 Mt/Yr, Alumina Cons | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Aluminum Metal Production 121000 Mt/Yr Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 87 Al-Study Al Metal Production Increase 134999 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 87 Al-Study, Estimated Al2o3 Input Inc. 260550 Mt/Yr, Alumina Cons | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4750311016 |
BOM/MINERALS AVIALBILITY PROGRAM, "PRIMARY POST-MILL
ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK",
CONTRACT #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.
BOM/BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS
WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 90; PART II - SUMMARY,
PAGE 10.
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 188; 1988, PAGE 1.106.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MILS DATA IN THE "YEAR OF INITIAL PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. DATA FOR THE DATA BASE IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY MODLE STUDY. DATA OF DATE IS AS ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT ALUMINUM. CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT CAPACITY DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL2O3) CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, "MT CONC/DAY". PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINUM METAL PER DAY, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY". COST IS AVG 1989 US$. TRANSPROTATION RECORDS 01 AND 02 WERE USED IN THE ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY ECONOMIC EVALUATION. NO COST WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TRANSPORT RECORDS. RECORDS 03 AND 04 WERE USED IN THE SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. COST ARE IN AVG 1989 US$. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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