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Lannemezan

Plant in France 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 10207311
MAS/MILS ID 4270421016
Record type Site
Current site name Lannemezan
Alternate or previous names Lannemzan,Haute-Pyrenees

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 0.36197, 43.12906 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 0.36197, 43.12906
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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 1939
Plant type Smelter

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pechiney (French Government)
    Interest 100
    Home office France
    Year 1988
  • Type Operator
    Owner Aluminum Pechiney (French Government)
    Home office France
    Year 1988

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al-Metal Production 60000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 60000mt
  • Year 1981
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al-Metal Production 61000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 61000mt
  • Year 1982
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al-Metal Production 49000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 49000mt
  • Year 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al-Metal Production 43000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 43000mt
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al-Metal Production 38000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 38000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al-Metal Production 40000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 40000mt
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al-Metal Production 45000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 45000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al-Metal Production 40000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 40000mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al-Metal Production 43000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 43000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Al-Metal Production 43000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 43000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SCHEDULED FOR CLOSURE 1991. CAPACITY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF AL METAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PAGE 173, 1988, PAGE 1.87.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 67;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 7, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, JULY 10, 1992, VOL. 319, NO. 8181.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MILS DATA FIELD "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR START-UP. ALL DATA IN THIS DATA BASE LISTING IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT OF ALUMINUM METAL. TRANSPORT RECORDS 01, 02 ARE GENERAL DATA USED IN THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORDS 03, 04 ARE MORE SPECIFIC, THEY WERE USED IN THE 1987 SUPPLY STUDY. 1987 AL STUDY, ESTIMATED ALUMINA INPUT IS 77200 MTPY AL203 CONC. 1987 AL STUDY, ESTIMATED AL-METAL OUTPUT IS 40002 MTPY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-96 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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