| Deposit ID | 10288651 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4280451016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rheinfelden |
| Alternate or previous names | Rheinfelden,Baden |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 7.80212, 47.56554 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baden-Wurttemberg(province)
Germany(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | 7.80212, 47.56554 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1897 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Swiss Aluminium Ltd. (Alusuisse) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Switzerland |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Pub. Est. Al Metal Production: 50000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Pub. Est. Al Metal Production: 53000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Pub. Est. Al Metal Production: 55000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal |
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Pub. Rated Al Metal Capacity; 50000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal |
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | 1987 Al Study, Est. Al Metal Production 49999 Mt/Yr, Al Metal |
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | 1987 Al Study, Est. Alumina Conc Input 100000 Mt/Yr, Alumina Conc |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4280451016 |
MBM ALUMINIUM SUPPLEMENT, JANUARY 1988, PAGE 5.
BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1986
PAGE 176; 1988, PAGE 1.95.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY
ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 72;
PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 8, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,
"PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A
DATA BANK", CONTRACT # J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MILS DATA IN THE "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" FIELD IS THE YEAR OF START-UP. ALL DATA IS BASE ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND NET- WORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALL GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF WT PCT CONTAINED ALUMINUM. ALL INPUT CAPACITY IS IN MT OF ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY IS IN MT OF ALUMINUM METAL PRODUCTION. TRANSPORTATION RECORDS 01 AND 02 ARE GENERAL DATA, THEY WERE USED IN THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORDS 03 05 ARE MORE SPECIFIC DATA, AND WERE USED IN THE NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-DEC-94 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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