Quebec
Plant

Becancour

Quebec, Canada
AluminumContained or Metal
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum, Contained or Metal
Commodity typeM
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1986
Identification
Deposit ID10230524
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.34996, -72.71618
References
E&MJ, MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, NEW DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS,"THE WORLD'S NEWEST PRIMARY ALUMINUM SMELTER", PAGE 4, 5.MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, VOL.311, # 7998, "EXPANSION ATBECANCOUR", DECEMBER 9, 1988, PAGE 459.AMC JOURNAL, "OWNERS TO EXPAND BECANCOUR ALUMINUM SMELTER",JANUARY 1989, PAGE 16.MINERALS AND MATERIALS, "CANADA", JANUARY, 1989, PAGE 44.MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, "BECANCOUR SMELTER DEDICATION",SEPTEMBER 12, 1986, PAGES 185, 186.AMM, NONFERROUS, "BECANCOUR ALUMINUM PROJECT MAKES GRADE:ALBECOUR EXEC", JUNE 17, 1987, PAGE ???.METAL BULLETIN'S FOURTH INTERNATIONAL ALUMINUM CONFERENCE,"THE BECANCOUR ALUMINIUM SMELTER - A MODEL FOR GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE VENTURES ?", SEPTEMBER 14-16, 1986.BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES LTD., ALUMINIUM SMELTER DATA, 1986,PAGE 117; 1988, PAGE 1.32.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM,"PRIMARY POST-MILL ALUMINUM SMELTING FACILITIES 1983: ADATA BANK", CONTRACT #J0245003, OCTOBER 1, 1985.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BRANCH OF NONFERROUS METALS, "PRIMARYALUMINUM PLANTS WORLDWIDE", PART I - DETAIL, PAGE 40,PART II - SUMMARY, PAGE 5, DECEMBER 31, 1987.