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(Facility) Goldendale Aluminum Smelter

The (Facility) Goldendale Aluminum Smelter is a aluminum, contained or metal mine located in Klickitat county, Washington at an elevation of 492 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: (Facility) Goldendale Aluminum Smelter

State:  Washington

County:  Klickitat

Elevation: 492 Feet (150 Meters)

Commodity: Aluminum, Contained or Metal

Lat, Long: 45.7272, -120.68080

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(Facility) Goldendale Aluminum Smelter MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: (Facility) Goldendale Aluminum Smelter

Commodity

Primary: Aluminum, Contained or Metal

Location

State: Washington
County: Klickitat

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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: Northwest Aluminum Inc
Percent: 60.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1996 -

Owner Name: Columbia Aluminum Employee Stock Owners
Percent: 40.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1996 -

Production

Year: 1982
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 122000 Tonnes Aluminum
 Year: 1983
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 146000 Tonnes Aluminum
 Year: 1985
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 108000 Tonnes Aluminum
 Year: 1980
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 105000 Tonnes Aluminum
 Year: 1981
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 102000 Tonnes Aluminum
 Year: 1984
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 146000 Tonnes Aluminum

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Smelter
Plant Subtype: Reduction
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau

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): CONFIRMED SOIL CONTAMINATION: POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROARBONS (PAH); CONFIRMED GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; SUSPECTED SURFACE WATER CONTAMINATION; ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS. STATUS: RANKED, AWAITING REMEDIAL ACTION (RA).

References

Reference (Deposit): BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION. DSI OPTIONS STUDY,

Reference (Deposit): DRAFT REPORT, PT. 1. BPA/DEP ENERGY BP-423, APR. 1985, 39PP.

Reference (Deposit): COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LTD. (LONDON) AND CRU

Reference (Deposit): CONSULTANTS INC. (NEW YORK). POWER COSTS AT ALUMINUM

Reference (Deposit): PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PACIFIC NORTHWEST ECONOMIC BASE STUDY

Reference (Deposit): FOR POWER MARKETS. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMIN., V. II. PT. 7B,

Reference (Deposit): 1967, 287 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BLUE, D. D. RAW MATERIALS FOR ALUMINUM PRODUCTION.

Reference (Deposit): BUMINES IC 7675, 1954, 11 PP.

Reference (Deposit): SMELTERS; PRICING, TARIFF ESCALATION, AND THE FUTURE SUPPLY

Reference (Deposit): OF LOW COST POWER. 1985, 394 PP.

Reference (Deposit): CRU CONSULTANTS INC. (NEW YORK). PRIMARY ALUMINUM

Reference (Deposit): SMELTING; PRICING, INVESTMENT, AND THE CHANGING BUSINESS

Reference (Deposit): KRISTIANSEN, C., AND J. CORREIA. THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Reference (Deposit): ENVIRONMENT. COMMODITIES RES. UNIT LTD., LONDON, AND CRU

Reference (Deposit): CONSULTANTS INC., 1984.

Reference (Deposit): CRU CONSULTANTS INC. (NEW YORK). THE COMPETITIVE

Reference (Deposit): POSITION OF THE NORTHWEST ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. OCT 1984, 19PP.

Reference (Deposit): FULKERSON, F. B. TRENDS AND OUTLOOK IN THE PACIFIC

Reference (Deposit): NORTHWEST ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. BUMINES IC 8046, 1962, 42 PP.

Reference (Deposit): PP. 9-34.

Reference (Deposit): RESOURCE STRATEGIES INC. ALUMINA COSTS AND SUPPLY

Reference (Deposit): ARRANGEMENTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PREPARED FOR BPA,

Reference (Deposit): EXTON, PA., MAY 1985, 46 PP.

Reference (Deposit): RESOURCE STRATEGIES INC. ENERGY CONSERVATION POTENTIAL AND

Reference (Deposit): SMELTER MODERNIZATION IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PREPARED

Reference (Deposit): FOR BPA, EXTON, PA., MAY 1985, 34 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BATTELLE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABORATORIES. THE DIRECT

Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRIES: THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE NORTHWEST POWER

Reference (Deposit): SYSTEM AND ECONOMY. 1983, 180 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BLOCH, I., AND S. MOMENT. THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY OF THE

Reference (Deposit): ALUMINUM INDUSTRY: THE IMPACT OF ANTICIPATED POWER RATE

Reference (Deposit): INCREASES TO 1991. DEP COMMERCE, 1979, 85 PP.

Reference (Deposit): MCCAWLEY, F.W. PRIMARY ALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE, PT. I

Reference (Deposit): AND II. BUMINES, 1984, 212 PP.

Reference (Deposit): MCCULLOUGH, R. F. PRICE RESPONSIVENESS AND DSI

Reference (Deposit): ECONOMICS, TESTIMONY, AND EXHIBITS OF NORTHWEST UTILITIES AT

Reference (Deposit): MAY 23, 1983, BPA RATE HEARING, 1983.

Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, G. R., R. L. DAVIDOFF, D. I. BLEIWAS, AND

Reference (Deposit): R. J. FANTEL. ALUMINA AVAILABILITY - DOMESTIC, A MINERALS

Reference (Deposit): AVAILABILITY SYSTEM APPRAISAL. BUMINES IC 8861, 1981, 23PP.

Reference (Deposit): RESOURCE STRATEGIES INC. ELECTRIC POWER RATES FOR THE

Reference (Deposit): ALUMINUM INDUSTRY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PREPARED FOR

Reference (Deposit): BPA, EXTON, PA, NOV. 1984, 125 PP.

Reference (Deposit): WILCOX, B. DSI RATE PROBLEMS--A DISCUSSION PAPER.

Reference (Deposit): DIRECT SERVICE IND. INC., PORTLAND, OR, 1985, 13 PP.

Reference (Deposit): IMPACT STATEMENT, ARCO/TRANS MOUNTAIN OIL PIPELINE

Reference (Deposit): PROJECT. DEPT. OF THE ARMY, 1977.

Reference (Deposit): GOVETT, M.H. AND J. LARSON. THE WORLD ALUMINUM INDUSTRY.

Reference (Deposit): AUSTRALIAN MINER. ECON. PTY. LTD., SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA,

Reference (Deposit): 1981, 387 PP.

Reference (Deposit): JOHN MOBERLY ASSOCIATES. PRIMARY ALUMINUM PRODUCTION COSTS

Reference (Deposit): IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PREPARED FOR BPA, JULY 1984,

Reference (Deposit): 58 PP.

Reference (Deposit): KURTZ, H. F. AND L. H. BAUMGARDNER. ALUMINUM CH. IN MINERAL

Reference (Deposit): FACTS AND PROBLEMS, 1980 EDITION. BUMINES B671, 1980,

Reference (Production): WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF ECOLOGY. CONFIRMED AND SUSPECTED

Reference (Production): CONTAMINATED SITES REPORT, OCT. 13, 1992.

Reference (Deposit): BERK, R., H. LAX, W. PROST, AND J. SCOTT. ALUMINUM: PROFILE

Reference (Deposit): OF THE INDUSTRY. METALS WEEK, MCGRAW HILL INC., 1982,

Reference (Deposit): 201 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION. 1985 INITIAL RATE

Reference (Deposit): PROPOSAL. DOCUMENTATION FOR LOADS AND RESOURCES STUDY.

Reference (Deposit): V.1, AUG. 1984. 496 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES LTD. (LONDON). ALUMINUM

Reference (Deposit): PRODUCTION COST SURVEY 1980-1982; V.1, SUMMARY, 119 PP.

Reference (Deposit): V. II, APPENDIX, 314 PP., JAN., 1984.

Reference (Deposit): CORPS OF ENGINEERS. EXCERPTS FROM DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL

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