Bell Bay

Producer in Tasmania, Australia with commodity Manganese
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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305190
MAS/MILS ID 6020451066
Record type Site
Current site name Bell Bay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 146.79846, -41.06283 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tasmania(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Tasmania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 146.79846, -41.06283

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Co. Pty,Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Comalco Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Ore mined 380000mt
    Description Current Plant Capacity 380000 Metric Tons Of Al Metal.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Aluminum Aluminum 380000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT IS ELECTRIC FURNACE TYPE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    MINING WEEKLY, P. 1 (MAR. 5, 1993).

  • Ownership

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, WW-37 (OCT. 1993).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-AUG-1994 Hunter U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.