Alcoa, Vancouver

The Alcoa, Vancouver is a aluminum, contained or metal mine located in Clark county, Washington at an elevation of 20 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Alcoa, Vancouver
Secondary: (Facility) Vancouver Aluminum Smelter
Secondary: Vanalco

Commodity

Primary: Aluminum, Contained or Metal

Location

State: Washington
County: Clark

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

Not available

Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Vanalco
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1987 -

Production

Year: 1985
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet Tonnes Aluminum
Year: 1984
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 104000 Tonnes Aluminum
Year: 1983
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 61000 Tonnes Aluminum
Year: 1982
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 46000 Tonnes Aluminum
Year: 1981
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 98000 Tonnes Aluminum
Year: 1980
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 93000 Tonnes Aluminum

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ALCOA SOLD THE PLANT IN 1987.

Comment (Environmental Factors): CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE LISTED ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL), OCT. 14, 1992. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE: (1) GASEOUS EMISSIONS OF SULFUR AND (2) CYANIDE-CONTAMINATED SPENT POTLINER MATERIAL.

References

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

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

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

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

Reference (Deposit): OF MINES & GEOL., BULL. NO. 57, 1969, 134 PP.

Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIV.

Reference (Deposit): PP. 9-34.

Reference (Deposit): MODEN, W. S. MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY,

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): V. II, APPENDIX, 314 PP., JAN., 1984.

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

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

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 STUDY.

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

Reference (Deposit): 1975-1976 WORLD MINES REGISTER

Reference (Deposit): DIRECTORY OF WASH. MANUFACT.1974 (FAIR)

Reference (Deposit): EXTRUSIONS, WIRE ANNUAL CAP-104,305 TONNES,REDUCTION PLANT

Reference (Deposit): PO BOX 120 VANCOUVER MKT' NW ALUMINUM PIG, INGOT,

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

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

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

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

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

Reference (Deposit): 58 PP.

Reference (Deposit): APRIL 1984, 18 PP.

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

Reference (Deposit): INTACO. THIS IS INTALCO. INTALCO ALUMINUM CORPORATION,

Reference (Deposit): 1981, 387 PP.

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

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

Reference (Deposit): RIVER, WASHINGTON. DEPT. OF THE ARMY, 1973.

Reference (Deposit): CORPS OF ENGINEERS. REPORT ON FLOOD CONTROL, NOOKSACK

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