The (Facility) Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Smelter is a aluminum, contained or metal mine located in Flathead county, Montana at an elevation of 3,110 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,110 Feet (948 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum, Contained or Metal
Lat, Long: 48.3919, -114.13890
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(Facility) Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Smelter MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: (Facility) Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Smelter
Secondary: Columbia Falls Aluminum Smelter
Secondary: Reduction Plant Aluminum
Secondary: Anaconda Aluminum Plant
Secondary: Arco Aluminum Plant
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum, Contained or Metal
Location
State: Montana
County: Flathead
District: None
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Fee Ownership
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Columbia Falls Aluminum Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1996
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Smelter
Plant Subtype: Reduction
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): WATER IS OBTAINED FROM WELLS AND POWER IS TRANSMITTED TO THE SITE. THE PRESENT ACCESS ROAD IS ADEQUATE.THE PLANT EMPLOYS 978 PEOPLE, 754 HOURLY AND 224 SALARIED EMPLOYEES.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): OWNERSHIP CONTROLLED BY MONTANA ALUMINUM INVESTORS CORP. THE ONLY ALUMINUM SMELTER STILL OPERATING IN MONTANA.
Comment (Economic Factors): NEW LABOR CONTRACT SIGNED 12/95 FOR 4 YEARS.
Comment (Production): NEW TOLLING CONTRACT SIGNED FOR PERIOD 1/1/96-1/1/01 WITH PECHINEY WORLD TRADE AND GLENCORE LTD FOR ENTIRE 168,000 TPY.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES LTD. (LONDON). ALUMINUM
Reference (Deposit): V. 1, AUG. 1984, 496 PP.
Reference (Deposit): PROPOSAL. DOCUMENTATION FOR LOADS AND RESOURCES STUPY.
Reference (Deposit): PP. 9-34.
Reference (Deposit): FACTS AND PROBLEMS, 1980 EDITION. BUMINES B671, 1980,
Reference (Deposit): KURTZ, H. F. AND L. H. BAUMGARDNER. ALUMINUM CH. IN MINERAL
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 36, 1963, 68 PP.
Reference (Deposit): FLATHEAD COUNTY AND PART OF LINCOLN COUNTY. MONTANA
Reference (Deposit): THE KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA, WESTERN
Reference (Deposit): W. D. PAGE. PROGRESS REPORT 5, GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN
Reference (Deposit): JOHNS, W. M., A. G. SMITH, W. C. BARNES, E. H. GILMOUR, AND
Reference (Deposit): GEOL., BULL 29, 1962, 38 PP.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHWESTERN FLATHEAD COUNTY. MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND
Reference (Deposit): THE KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA,
Reference (Deposit): JOHNS, W. M. PROGRESS REPORT 4, GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN
Reference (Deposit): 58 PP.
Reference (Deposit): IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PREPARED FOR BPA, JULY.1984,
Reference (Deposit): JOHN MOBERLY ASSOCIATES. PRIMARY ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COSTS
Reference (Deposit): V. II, APPENDIX, 314 PP. JAN. 1984.
Reference (Deposit): PRODUCTION COST SURVEY 1980-1982; V. 1., SUMMARY, 119 PP;
Reference (Deposit): BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION. 1985 INITIAL RATE
Reference (Deposit): 201 PP.
Reference (Deposit): OF THE INDUSTRY. METALS WEEK,MCGRAW HILL INC., 1982,
Reference (Deposit): BERK, R. ,H. LAX, W. PROST, AND J. SCOTT. ALUMINUM: PROFILE
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
