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Gladstone

Plant in Queensland, Australia with commodity Aluminum
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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 10280170
MAS/MILS ID 6020352002
Record type Site
Current site name Gladstone

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 151.26536, -23.86335 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 151.26536, -23.86335
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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 1967
Plant type Refiner
Plant subcategory Bayer

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Queensland Alumina Ltd.(Qal)-Comalco
    Interest 30.3
    Home office Australia
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Kaiser
    Interest 28.3
    Home office Australia
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alcan Aluminum Austraila Ltd.
    Interest 21.4
    Home office Australia
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pechiney
    Interest 20
    Home office Australia
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Rated Alumina Capacity 2438000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 2438000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Published Alumina (Al2o3) Production 2441000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2441000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Rated Alumina Capacity 2438000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2438000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Alumina (Al203) 2371000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2371000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Rated Alumina Capacity 2438000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2438000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Alumina (Al203) 1879000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 1879000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Rated Alumina Capacity 2438000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2438000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Alumina (Al203) 2125000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2125000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Rated Alumina Capacity 2740000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2740000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Alumina (Al203) 2501000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2501000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Rated Alumina Capacity 2740000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2740000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Alumina (Al203) 2132000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2132000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Rated Alumina Capacity 2740000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2740000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Alumina (Al203) 2455000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2455000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Alumina (Al203) 2770000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Al2O3 Aluminum Aluminum 2770000mt
  • Year 1988
    Period 1987-1988
    Description Published Alumina Production/1987-1988 2900000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 2900000mt
  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Rated Alumina Capacity 3300000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 3300000mt
  • Year 1992
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Published Rated Alumina Capacity 340000 Mtpy Alumina
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 340000mt

Comments on the production information

  • THE PLANT SUPPLIES KURRI KURRI, TOMAGO, PORTLAND, BELL BAY, BLUFF, AND SMELTERS ON THE WEST COAST OF THE US AND CANADA.

Comments on other economic factors

  • CURRENT PRODUCTION LEVEL OBTAINED THROUGH ADDING TRIHYDRATE ORE TO THE CIRCUIT WHICH IMPROVES ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CAPACITY.
  • THE PLANT PRESENTLY CONSUMES APPROX. 7.5 MILLION TONS OF MONOHYDRATE ORE AND 800,000 TONS OF SPECIAL GRADE TRIHYDRATE ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    1988 BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINUM PRODUCTION

  • Production

    COST SURVEY, PG. 2.43 (RECORDS 5-11,13-16)

  • Production

    1980-1985 BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINUM PRODUC-

  • Production

    TION COST SURVEY, PG.322 (RECORDS 1-4,9-12)

  • Production

    QUEENSLAND DEPT. OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT 1989, "COMMODITY

  • Production

    REVIEW AND INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE", PG. 14. (RECORDS 17-18)

  • Production

    ALUMINIUM COST SERVICE 1989-90, VOL.2: ALUMINA COSTS AND

  • Production

    MARKET OUTLOOK:1988-1992, PG.57, TABLE 3.1.(RECORDS 19-21)

  • Deposit

    PROFILE REPORT QUEENSLAND ALUMINA REFINERY-GLADSTONE,

  • Deposit

    QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA/ KAISER ENGINEERS INC. -OAKLAND, CA.

  • Deposit

    OCTOBER, 1987.

Comments on the references

  • FROM ALUMINUM COST SERVICE 1989-90, VOL.2:ALUMINA COSTS AND MARKET OUTLOOK:1988-1992, PG.57, TABLE 3.1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPACITY DATA IN THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SETS ARE IN TERMS OF MT OF BAUXITE ORE INPUT, IE, "MT ORE/DAY" PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL2O3) CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY" ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT. PERCENT ALUMINA(AL203) PROPERTY REVIEWED 6/92. NO INFORMATION ADDED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JAN-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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