| Deposit ID | 10231245 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700331007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Guizhou Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Guiyang |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 106.71631, 26.58238 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guizhou [Kweichow](province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Guizhou [Kweichow] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 106.71631, 26.58238 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1966 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of The People'S Republic Of China |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | China Pr |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Guizhou Aluminum Complex |
| Home office | China Pr |
| Year | 1991 |
| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Production Of Aluminium (Estimated) 79000 Metric Tons Al Metal. | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Production Of Alumina (Estimated) 270000 Metric Tons. | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Production Of Aluminium (Estimated) 100000 Metric Tons Al Metal. | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700331007 |
THE NON-FERROUS METALS INDUSTRY IN CHINA, A SURVEY. METALS
AND MINERALS RESEARCH SERVICES, LTD.; LONDON, 1986,
P.12.
WANG, K.P.; MAJOR MINERAL DEPOSITS AND FACILITIES IN CHINA,
1991.
WERNER, A.; THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CHINA. DEPT. OF ENERGY,
MINES AND RESOURCES, CANADA, 1988.
WANG, K.P.; DEVELOPEMENT OF GENERAL TECHNICAL DATA FOR
SELECTED DEPOSITS, MINES, BENIFICATION PLANTS, AND
EXTRACTION PLANTS IN CHINA. USBM REPORT J0219006, 9/91.
PUI-KWAN TSE; TRIP REPORT ON TRAVEL TO HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER
15 TO OCTOBER 15, 1992.
CHINA TRIP REPORT, (1992).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE GUIZHOU ALUMINUM OPERATIONS CONSIST OF AN OPEN PIT BAUXITE MINE, AND AN ALUMINA/ALUMINUM PLANT. THIS MASDB FILE DEALS WITH THE SMELTER OPERATIONS. FOR MORE INFO ON THE MINING OPERATIONS, SEE SEQ. NO. 5700330001. EXISTING FACILITIES TO DATE (1991) CONSIST OF A 400,000 TPA ALUMINA PLANT, WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 700,000 LINE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THERE PRESENTLY EXIST TWO ALUMINUM METAL POTLINES TOTALLING 110,000 TPY, AND A THIRD LINE OF 80,000 TPY CAPACITY WILL SOON BE COMPLETED. A FOURTH LINE OF 80,000 TPY CAPACITY IS SCHEDULED FOR THE 1991-95 PERIOD, ALONG WITH A REDUCTION CAPACITY EXPANSION OF 20,000 TPY. THIS GIVE THE GUIZHOU COMPLEX AN EVENTUAL ALUMINUM METAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF 290,000 TPY. TO DATE, THE GUIZHOU OPEN PIT IS STILL IN THE DEVELOPEMENT STAGE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-SEP-1995 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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