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Riouperoux

Plant in France with commodity Aluminum, Contained or Metal
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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. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304288
MAS/MILS ID 4270481016
Record type Site
Current site name Riouperoux
Alternate or previous names Riouperous,Isere

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 5.50204, 45.29893 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 5.50204, 45.29893
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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 1926
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pechiney (French Government)
    Interest 100
    Home office France
    Year 1988
  • Type Owner
    Owner Aluminum Pechiney (French Government)
    Home office France
    Year 1988

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Period 1980-1981
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Estimated Prod. Al Metal, 1980-1981 24000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 24000mt
  • Year 1982
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Estimated Prod. Al Metal 23000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 23000mt
  • Year 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Estimated Prod. Al Metal 24000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 24000mt
  • Year 1983
    Period 1980-1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Rated Al-Metal Capacity; 1980-1983 25000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 25000mt
  • Year 1986
    Period 1984-1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Estimated Prod. Al Metal;1984-1986 23000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 23000mt
  • Year 1986
    Period 1984-1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Rated Al-Metal Capacity;1984-1986 24000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 24000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Estimated Prod. Al Metal 16000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 16000mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Pub. Estimated Prod. Al Metal 12000 Mt/Yr, Al Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum, Contained or Metal Aluminum 12000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al 52.67 wt-pct Aluminum 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PAGE 169, 1988, PAGE 1.89.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    "PRIMARY PLST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: A

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 64;

  • Deposit

    PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 7.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, JULY 11, 1986, P. 32.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, FRI. DEC. 5, 1986.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS SMELTER IS SCHEDULE TO CLOSE IN 1992. MILS DATA ENTRY IN THE "INITIAL YEAR OF PRODUCTION" FIELD IS YEAR OF START-UP. ALL DATA IS BASED ON THE 1987 ALUMINUM AVAILABILITY AND NETWORK SUPPLY MODEL STUDY. ALL INPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT ALUMINA CONCENTRATE. ALL OUTPUT CAPACITY DATA IS IN MT AL METAL. TRANSPORT RECORDS 01, 02 ARE GENERAL DATA USED IN THE 1987 AL-AVAILABILITY STUDY. RECORD 03 IS MORE SPECIFIC, IT WAS USED IN THE NETWORK SUPPLY STUDY. RATED AL-METAL CAPACITY ESTIMATED FOR 1987 IS 20000 MTPY. BOM ESTIMATED AL METAL CAPACITY FOR 1985-1986 IS 24000 MTPY. BOM ESTIMATED AL METAL CAPACITY FOR 1987-1992 IS 14000 MTPY. 1987 AL STUDY, ESTIMATED ALUMINA INPUT IS 30880 MTPY CONC. 1987 AL STUDY, ESTIMATED AL METAL OUTPUT IS 16001 MTPY.

Reporter information

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

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