Steg

Plant in Switzerland 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207026
MAS/MILS ID 4410001017
Record type Site
Current site name Steg
Alternate or previous names Steg Valais

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 8.93211, 47.34883 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Switzerland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Switzerland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 8.93211, 47.34883

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 1962
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Swiss Aluminium Ltd., (Alusuisse)
    Interest 100
    Home office Switzerland
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Description Aluminum Metal Production 46000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 46000mt
  • Year 1981
    Period 1980-1981
    Description Aluminum Metal Production; 1980-81 48000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 48000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Est. Aluminum Metal Production 43000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 43000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Est. Aluminum Metal Production 44000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 44000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Est. Aluminum Metal Production 48000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 48000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Rated Aluminum Metal Capactiy 48000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 48000mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOM/MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM, "PRIMARY POST-MILL

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK; CONTRACT

  • Deposit

    #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

  • Deposit

    BOM/BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS

  • Deposit

    006WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 110; PART II - SUMMARY,

  • Deposit

    PAGE 11, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES LTD.,ALUMINIUM DATA, 1986, P 209;

  • Deposit

    1988, PAGE 1.128.

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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