| Employees |
Around 550 employees, with typically 100 contractors working on the site at any time. |
| Production (2006) |
177,500 tonnes |
| Products |
Rolling slab, t-bar, foundry ingot, electrical conductivity (EC) ingot and commodity ingot |
| Year of first operation |
1955 |
| Rio Tinto Aluminium percentage ownership |
100 per cent
|
| Power source |
Renewable hydroelectricity |
| Municipality |
George Town |
| State electorate |
Bass |
| Federal electorate |
Bass |
| Population of George Town |
6,270 |
| Climate |
In summer (December to February) average maximum temperature of 24°C and in Winter (June to August) maximum average of 13°C. |
