Stade

Plant in Niedersachsen, Germany with commodities Aluminum, Gallium
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 10206832
MAS/MILS ID 4280202001
Record type Site
Current site name Stade

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 9.2691, 53.58207 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Niedersachsen(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Niedersachsen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Gallium Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 9.2691, 53.58207

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Aluminium Oxid Gmbh
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Vaw
    Interest 50
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Renolds Metal Co.
    Interest 50
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Alumina(Al203) Rated Capacity 600000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 600000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 592000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 592000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Alumina(Al203) 576000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 576000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Alumina(Al203) 645000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 645000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Alumina(Al203) 672000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 672000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Alumina(Al203) 666000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 666000mt
  • Year 1986
    Period 1985-1986
    Description Alumina(Al203)/1985-1986 670000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 670000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Alumina(Al203) 660000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 660000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALUMINUM OXID STADE GMBH IS OPERATOR; OWNER IS VAW (50%) AND REYNOLDS (50%). A BYPRODUCT GALLIUM PLANT BUILT TO RECOVER 20,000 MTPY GALLIUM WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1989.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1980-1985 BROOK HUNT AND

  • Production

    ASSOCIATES LTD. PG. 302 (RECORDS 1-5, 8 & 9)

  • Production

    ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1988 BROOK HUNT AND ASSOC-

  • Production

    IATES LTD. PG. 2.33 (RECORDS 6,7,10,& 11)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPACITY DATA IN THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SHEETS ARE IN TERMS OF MT OF BAUXITE 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" GRADE DATA IN TERMS OF WT% ALUMINA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.