(Facility) the Dalles Aluminum Smelter

The (Facility) the Dalles Aluminum Smelter is a aluminum, contained or metal mine located in Wasco county, Oregon at an elevation of 131 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: (Facility) the Dalles Aluminum Smelter
Secondary: Harvey Aluminum

Commodity

Primary: Aluminum, Contained or Metal

Location

State: Oregon
County: Wasco

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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Northwest Aluminum Corp.
Info Year: 1991
Years: 1991 -

Owner Name: Martin Marietta Aluminum
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Maryland
Info Year: 1985

Production

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): PLANT CLOSED TEMPORARILY 1985-1987. CLOSED IN 1993, OPEN IN 1995 AT A LEVEL 5,400 T BELOW CAPACITY.

Comment (Environmental Factors): CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE LISTED ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL), OCT. 14, 1992. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE CYANIDE FROM SPENT POTLINERS.

References

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

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

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

Reference (Deposit): PRICING, TARIFF ESCALATION, AND THE FUTURE SUPPLY OF LOW

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

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

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

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

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

Reference (Deposit): 23 PP.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reference (Deposit): REPORT, PART 1. BPA/DEP ENERBY BP-423, APR. 1985, 39 PP.

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

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

Reference (Deposit): PART 7B, 1967, 287 PP.

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

Reference (Deposit): STUDY FOR POWER MARKETS. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMIN., V. II,

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

Reference (Deposit): 42 PP.

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

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

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

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

Reference (Deposit): CRU CONSULTANTS, INC., 1984.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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