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(Facility) Aviles Smelter

Plant in Spain with commodity Aluminum, Contained or Metal
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  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 10207290
MAS/MILS ID 4690001016
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Aviles Smelter
Alternate or previous names Aviles

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -5.54805, 43.32916 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -5.54805, 43.32916
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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 1959
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ini (Spanish Government)
    Interest 72.7
    Home office Spain
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alcan Aluminum Ltd.
    Interest 23.9
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Banks And Others
    Interest 3.5
    Year 1987
  • Type Operator
    Owner Industria Espanola Delaluminio Sa (Inespal)
    Home office Spain
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Al Metal Prod. Estimate 100000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 100000mt
  • Year 1981
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Al Metal Prod. Estimate 98000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 98000mt
  • Year 1982
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Al Metal Prod. Estimate 85000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 85000mt
  • Year 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Al Metal Prod. Estimate 70000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 70000mt
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Al Metal Prod. Estimate 101000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 101000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Bom (1987) Estimated Al-Metal Capacity 91000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 91000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Al Metal Prod. Estimate 95000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 95000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al-Study Est. Al-Metal Prod. 85004 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 85004mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al-Study Est. Alumina Conc Input 164050 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 164050mt
  • Year 1987
    Period 1986-1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Al Metal Prod. Est. 1986, 87 85000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 85000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Al Metal Production After Cut-Backs 39000 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 39000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PLANS CALL FOR MODERNIZATION OF NO. 2 POTLINE CAPACITY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF AL METAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    MINING JOURNAL, P. 63 (JAN. 22, 1993).

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PAGE 205, 1988, PAGE 1.124.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 105,

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE, 11.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,

  • Deposit

    "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A DATA

  • Deposit

    BANK", CONTRACT #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA FIELD, "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. ALL DATA IN THIS DATA BASE ENTRY IS BASED ON THE 1987 AL STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT ALUMINA CONCENTRATE PER DAY, I.E., "MT/DAY CONC". ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT ALUMINUM METAL PER DAY, I.E., "MT/DAY COMMOD". TRANSPORTAION RECORDS 01 AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA USED IN THE 1987 AL AVAILABILIBY STUDY. RECORDS 03 IS MORE SPECIFIC, IT WAS USED IN THE 1987 AL SUPPLY MODEL STUDY.

Reporter information

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

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