(Facility) Mettur Refinery

Plant in India with commodity Aluminum
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 10206850
MAS/MILS ID 5330432001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Mettur Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 77.85038, 11.8837 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
India

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 77.85038, 11.8837

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 Owner
    Owner Madras Aluminum Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Kcp Ltd
    Interest 73
    Home office India
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alluminio Italia
    Interest 27
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 44000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 44000mt
  • Year 1985
    Period 1981-1985
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production/ 1981-1985 45000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Aluminum Aluminum 45000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 21200 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 21200mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Alumina(Al203) Production 30200 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 30200mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    INHOUSE MAFO INFORMATION.(RECORDS 3,4,6,7)

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1980-1985 BROOK HUNT AND

  • Deposit

    ASSOCIATES LTD. PG. 296 (RECORDS 1-2,5)

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. % OF ALUMINA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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