Alcoa, Wenatchee

The Alcoa, Wenatchee is a aluminum, contained or metal mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 781 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Alcoa, Wenatchee
Secondary: Aluminum Company of America
Secondary: Alumium Company of America
Secondary: (Facility) Wenatchee Aluminum Smelter

Commodity

Primary: Aluminum, Contained or Metal

Location

State: Washington
County: Chelan

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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Alcoa - Aluminum Co. Of America
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Pennsylvania
Info Year: 1996

Production

Year: 1985
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet Tonnes Aluminum
Year: 1984
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 227000 Tonnes Aluminum
Year: 1983
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 198000 Tonnes Aluminum
Year: 1982
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 143000 Tonnes Aluminum
Year: 1981
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 212000 Tonnes Aluminum
Year: 1980
Description: Aluminum Ingot And Billet 198000 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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

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

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References

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

Reference (Deposit): REDUCTION PLANT

Reference (Deposit): SEE ALSO MILS SEQ.NO.188

Reference (Deposit): FOUNDRY GRADE AND EXTRUSION BILLET ANNUAL CAP-181.400 TONNE

Reference (Deposit): PO BOX 221 WENATCHEE 98801 MKT' NATIONAL ALUMINUM

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

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

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

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

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

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): 201 PP.

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

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

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): 58 PP.

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

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