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Hoyanger

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230980
MAS/MILS ID 4030331017
Record type Site
Current site name Hoyanger

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 6.08628, 61.21558 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 6.08628, 61.21558
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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 1915
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hydro Aluminium As: (See Ownership Comments)
    Home office Norway
    Year 1988
  • Type Owner
    Owner Norsk Hydro: (Owns 70% Of Hydro Aluminium As)
    Interest 70
    Home office Norway
    Year 1988
  • Type Owner
    Owner Norwegian Government: (Owns 51% Of Norsk Hydro)
    Interest 30
    Home office Norway
    Year 1988

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Aluminum Metal Procuction 18000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 18000mt
  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Rated Aluminum Metal Capacity 20000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 20000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Al Metal Production 18000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 18000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Rated Capacity 23000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 23000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Al Metal Production 38000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 38000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Rated Capacity 21000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 21000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Al Metal Production 58000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 58000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Rated Capacity 69000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 69000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Al Metal Production 68000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 68000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Al Metal Production 60000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 60000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al-Study, Estimated Al-Metal Prod. 65002 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 65002mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1987 Al-Study, Estimated Alumina Input 130000 Mtpy Alumina Cons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 130000mt
  • Year 1987
    Period 1986-1987
    Description Aluminum Metal Production; 1986, 1987 65000 Mtpy Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 65000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" DATA IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINUM METAL PER DAY, IE, MT COMMOD/DAY". COST IS AVG 1989 US$.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OPERATORS ARE ARDAL OF SUNNDAL VERK AS CAPACITY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF AL METAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOM/MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM, "PRIMARY POST-MILL

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK",

  • Deposit

    CONTRACT #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

  • Deposit

    BOM/BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS

  • Deposit

    WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 98; PART II - SUMMARY,

  • Deposit

    PAGE 10, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM DATA, 1986, PAGE 196

  • Deposit

    1988, PAGES 1.113, 1.114.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS DATA IN "YEAR OF INITIAL PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. DATA BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY STUDY. DATE IS AS OF 1987, 1988 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM.

Reporter information

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

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