| Deposit ID | 10255200 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4030311016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Karmoy Island |
| Alternate or previous names | Karmoy I, Karmoy Ii |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 5.2028, 59.14888 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rogaland(province)
Norway(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Norway | Rogaland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 5.2028, 59.14888 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1967 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Norsk Hydro: (Owns 70% Of Hydro Aluminium As) |
| Interest | 70 |
| Home office | Norway |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Norwegian Government |
| Interest | 30 |
| Home office | Norway |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hydro Aluminium As |
| Home office | Norway |
| Year | 1988 |
| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 1987 A Study Estimated Al Metal Output 199998 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 1987 Al Study Estimated Alumina Input 389030 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Bom Estimated Al Metal Capacity 216000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4030311016 |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES/BRANCH OF NON FERROUSMETAL, "PRIMARY
ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 96;
PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 10, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES/MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM, CONTRACT
# J0245003, "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING
FACILITIES 1983: A DATA BANK", OCTOBER 1, 1985.
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,
PAGE 200; 1988, PAGES 1.115, 1.116.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATA IN MILS FIELD "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" IS THE YEAR SMELTER START-UP. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. DATA BASE INFORMATION IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN TERMS OF ESTIMATED MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, "MT/DAY CONC". OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN TERMS OF ESTIMATED MT OF ALUMINUM METAL PER DAY, IE, "MT/DAY COMMOD"; 216000MT AL METAL PY. TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01 AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA, USED IN THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORDS 03 TO 07, ARE MORE SPECIFIC DATA USED IN THE ALUMINUM SUPPLY STUDY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-OCT-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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