Rheinfelden

Plant in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany with commodity Aluminum, Contained or Metal
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10288651
MAS/MILS ID 4280451016
Record type Site
Current site name Rheinfelden
Alternate or previous names Rheinfelden,Baden

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 7.80212, 47.56554 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baden-Wurttemberg(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Baden-Wurttemberg

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 7.80212, 47.56554

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1897
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Swiss Aluminium Ltd. (Alusuisse)
    Interest 100
    Home office Switzerland
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • 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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al 52.33 wt-pct Aluminum 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALUMINIUM-HUTTE RHEINFELDEN GMBH IS THE OPERATOR. PLANT CLOSED IN SEPT. 1991.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBM ALUMINIUM SUPPLEMENT, JANUARY 1988, PAGE 5.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1986

  • Deposit

    PAGE 176; 1988, PAGE 1.95.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARY

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 72;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 8, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,

  • Deposit

    "PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A

  • Deposit

    DATA BANK", CONTRACT # J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-DEC-94 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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