Intalco Aluminum Plant

The Intalco Aluminum Plant is a aluminum, contained or metal mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 220 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: Intalco Aluminum Plant
Secondary: Ferndale

Commodity

Primary: Aluminum, Contained or Metal

Location

State: Washington
County: Whatcom
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: YKK Corp.
Percent: 7.00
Home Office: Japan
Info Year: 1995
Years: 1995 -

Owner Name: Tostem Corp.
Percent: 9.00
Home Office: Japan
Info Year: 1995
Years: 1995 -

Owner Name: Mitsui And Co. Ltd
Percent: 23.00
Home Office: Japan
Info Year: 1995
Years: 1995 -

Owner Name: Alumax, Inc.
Percent: 61.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1995
Years: 1995 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): WATER IS OBTAINED FROM THE LOCAL UTILITY AND POWER IS TRANSMITTED TO THE SITE. THE PRESENT ACCESS ROAD IS TWO LANE AND BLACKTOPPED. THE PLANT EMPLOYS 1,242 PEOPLE, 992 HOURLY AND 250 SALARIED EMPLOYEES. PLANT EXTENDS INTO THE NW/4 NW/4 SEC. 28.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ALUMAX ANNOUNCED PLANS TO RESTART 54,000 TPY AT FERNDALE 11/95.

Comment (Economic Factors): 5-YR POWER AGREEMENT WITH POWEREX (VANCOUVER) TO SUPPLY UP TO 145MW PER YEAR UNTIL 9/2000. A CONTRACT WITH BPA FOR 360MW ALSO WAS SIGNED.

Comment (Ownership): OWNED BY INTALCO ALUMINUM CORP., A SUBSIDIARY OF ALUMAX INC.

References

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

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

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

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

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 (Ownership): CRU METAL MONITOR. FEB. 1995.

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): CORPS OF ENGINEERS. EXCERPTS FROM DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 NAURAL RESOURCES, DIV.

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

Reference (Deposit): PP. 9-34.

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

Reference (Deposit): 58 PP.

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

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

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

Reference (Deposit): APRIL 1984, 18 PP.

Reference (Deposit): 1981, 387 PP.

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

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

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

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