| Deposit ID | 10304207 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4190252001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aughinish |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -8.1144, 52.28241 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Limerick(province)
Ireland(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Ireland | Limerick |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -8.1144, 52.28241 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1983 |
| Plant type | Refiner |
| Plant subcategory | Bayer |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Auginish Alumina Ltd. |
| Home office | Ireland |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alcan Aluminum Ltd. |
| Interest | 65 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gencor |
| Interest | 35 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1993 |
| First year | 1993 |
| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Alumina(Al203) Rated Capacity 500000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 105000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 650000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 557000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 685000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Alumina(Al203) Production 787000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1984-2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Alumina(Al203) Rated Capacity/1984-2000 800000 Mtpy Alumina | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4190252001 |
ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1980-1985 BROOK HUNT AND
ASSOCIATES LTD. PG.308 (RECORDS 1,6)
ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COST SURVEY, 1988 BROOK HUNT AND ASSOC-
IATES LTD. PG.2.37 (RECORDS 4-5,7)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CAPACITY DATA IN THE CONCENTRATOR AND PRODUCT DATA SHEETS ARE IN TERMS OF MT OF BAUXITE ORE INPUT. IE, "MT ORE/DAY" PRODUCT DATA SET "OUTPUT" IS IN TERMS OF MT OF ALUMINA (AL203) CONCENTRATE PER DAY, IE, "MT COMMOD/DAY" GRADE DATA IN TERMS OF WT% OF ALUMINA AUGHINISH REDUCED WORKFORCE IN 1993 TO CUT PRODUCTION COSTS BY $25 PER METRIC TON BY REDUCING $6 PER METRIC TON IN LABOR COSTS AND CUTTING $19 PER METRIC TON THROUGH IMPROVED PROCESS EFFICIENCY. AUGHINISH IS CURRENTLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE PRODUCER IN THE ALCAN/BILLITON GROUP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-SEP-95 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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