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Becancour

Plant in Quebec, Canada 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 10230524
MAS/MILS ID 1220501022
Record type Site
Current site name Becancour

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -72.71618, 46.34996 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -72.71618, 46.34996
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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 1986
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 Alumax, Inc.
    Interest 25
    Home office Connecticut
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Reynolds
    Interest 50
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pechiney
    Interest 24.1
    Home office France
    Year 1987
  • Type Operator
    Owner Aluminerie De Becancour Inc.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Bom, Est Smelter Design Al Metal Cap. 230000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 230000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Smelter Design Al Metal Capacity 230000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 230000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Est Al Metal Production 209005 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 209005mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Est Alumina Conc. Input 403370 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 403370mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Est Al Metal Production 230006 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 230006mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al Study Est Alumina Conc. Input 443900 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 443900mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THERE WAS A 10KT OUTPUT REDUCTION IN 1994/95.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E&MJ, MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, NEW DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS,

  • Deposit

    "THE WORLD'S NEWEST PRIMARY ALUMINUM SMELTER", PAGE 4, 5.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, VOL.311, # 7998, "EXPANSION AT

  • Deposit

    BECANCOUR", DECEMBER 9, 1988, PAGE 459.

  • Deposit

    AMC JOURNAL, "OWNERS TO EXPAND BECANCOUR ALUMINUM SMELTER",

  • Deposit

    JANUARY 1989, PAGE 16.

  • Deposit

    MINERALS AND MATERIALS, "CANADA", JANUARY, 1989, PAGE 44.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, "BECANCOUR SMELTER DEDICATION",

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER 12, 1986, PAGES 185, 186.

  • Deposit

    AMM, NONFERROUS, "BECANCOUR ALUMINUM PROJECT MAKES GRADE:

  • Deposit

    ALBECOUR EXEC", JUNE 17, 1987, PAGE ???.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN'S FOURTH INTERNATIONAL ALUMINUM CONFERENCE,

  • Deposit

    "THE BECANCOUR ALUMINIUM SMELTER - A MODEL FOR GOVERNMENT

  • Deposit

    /CORPORATE VENTURES ?", SEPTEMBER 14-16, 1986.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PAGE 117; 1988, PAGE 1.32.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A

  • Deposit

    DATA 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 40,

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 5, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXPANSION OF THE THIRD POTLINE WAS COMPLETED IN MARCH 1991. AT A COST OF $500 MILLION.

Reporter information

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

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