| Deposit ID | 10142495 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4230058001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Antwerpen Plant Ti |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 4.40229, 51.22387 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Antwerpen(province)
Belgium(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Belgium | Antwerpen |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Pigment Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 4.40229, 51.22387 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1971 |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| Plant type | Pigment Plant |
| Plant subcategory | Tio2 Pigment-Sulfide |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bayer A. G. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Germany Fr |
| Year | 1992 |
| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description | 20000 |
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Description | 40000 |
| Year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Pigment Capacity 40000 Mtpy | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4230058001 |
*SRI INTERNATIONAL AND CONSULTANT FILES.
*INTERVIEWS WITH BAYER, EIRDINGEN, GERMANY, MAY 12, 1992.
*INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. JUNE 1993. NO. 309. P. 12. "BAYER
CONSOLIDATES IN TIO2 AND CERAMICS."
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BAYER AG TRANSFERRED 40% OF ITS TIO2 PRODUCTION FROM THE ANTWERP SULPHATE PLANT TO ITS UERDINGEN PLANT IN GERMANY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-SEP-94 | Kraemer, Sandra R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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