De Lisle Plant Ti

Plant in Hancock county in Mississippi, United States with commodity Titanium, Pigment
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10146701
MAS/MILS ID 0280458001
Record type Site
Current site name De Lisle Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -89.30566, 30.37943 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harrison(county)

Mississippi(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dedeaux(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gulfport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mobile(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mississippi Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Pascagoula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pascagoula(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Hancock

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -89.30566, 30.37943

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1979
Year of first production 1979
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Chloride

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner E. I. Dupont De Nemours And Co., Inc
    Interest 100
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Description 136000
  • Year 1987
    Description 145000
  • Year 1988
    Description 145000
  • Year 1989
    Description 149700
  • Year 1990
    Description 138000
  • Year 1990
    Description 150000
  • Year 1991
    Description Pigment Production 140000 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 140000mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Pigment Capacity 250000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 250000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PIGMENT GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 93%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CHLORIDE C PROCESS PLANT. COSTS ARE IN 1991 DOLLARS.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEEDSTOCK CONSUMPTION: 1991- ILMENITE 204064 MTPY, SLAG 14168 MTPY, OTHER 6062 MTPY; 1990- I 201149, S 13966, O 5975; 1989- I 218203, S 15150, O 6482; 1988- I 211352, S 14674, O 6279; 1987- I 211352, S 14674, O 6279. *FEEDSTOCK: SECONDARY ILMENITE- AMC, TIWEST, AUSTRALIA, 26.6% OF FEED, 0.4758 MT/MT TIO2, 0.290 MT TIO2 IN FEED, 61% GRADE, $92/MT DEL., $68/MT FOB + $19/MT FRT. + $5/MT CARTAGE, $43.77/MT TIO2; SECONDARY ILMENITE- FLORIDA, 64.4% OF FEED, 0.9818 MT/MT TIO2, 0.668 MT TIO2 IN FEED, 68% GRADE, $89/MT DEL., $75/MT + $14/MT FRT., $87.38/MT TIO2; SLAG- SOREL, QIT, CANADA, 0.8% OF FEED, 0.0130 MT/MT TIO2, 0.010 MT TIO2 IN FEED, 60% GRADE, $283/MT DEL., $267/MT FOB + $11/MT FRT. + $5/MT CART., $3.67/MT TIO2; SLAG- RICHARDS BAY, RBM, SO. AFRICA, 5.5% OF FEED, 0.0882 MT/MT TIO2, 0.075 MT TIO2 IN FEED, 85% GRADE, $319/MT DEL., $284/MT FOB + $30/MT FRT. + $5/MT CATR., $28.15/MT TIO2; SYNTHETIC RUTILE- AMC, AUSTRALIA, 2.7% OF FEED, 0.0433 MT/MT TIO2, 0.04 MT TIO2 IN FEED, 92% GRADE, $429/MT DEL., $400/MT FOB + $24/MT FRT. + $5/MT CART., $18.55/MT TIO2.
  • PLANT OVERHEAD- $18.40/MT TIO2, 80% OP. LABOR. *TAXES & INSURANCE- $33.04/MT TIO2, 2%/YR REPLACE. COST. *G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- $99.38/MT TIO2, 10% PROD. COST. *DEPRECIATION- $132.16/MT TIO2, 8% REPLACE. COST. *TARIFFS ON TI ARE 0-5% OF IMPORT VALUE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEWS ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE SUN HERALD.

  • Deposit

    VARIOUS POLLUTION CONTROL PERMITS ISSUED BY THE STATE OF

  • Deposit

    MISSISSIPPI.

  • Deposit

    TRADE DATA SUPPLIED BY THE U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT IS IN A RURAL/RESORT AREA. *PLANT COVERS 200 ACRES OF THE 2300 ACRE AREA. *PLANT IS SERVED BY A SPUR OF THE CSXT RR. *IMPORTED AND FLORIDA ORES ARE TRANSPORTED BY RAIL TO THE PLANT. *THERE ARE NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONNEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-OCT-1996 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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