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Tulcea Ferroalloy Plant

Producer in Tulcea, Romania with commodities Chromium, Ferrochrome, Manganese, Ferromanganese, Silica
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158036
MAS/MILS ID 4850935001
Record type Site
Current site name Tulcea Ferroalloy Plant
Alternate or previous names Tulcea Ferroalloy Complex

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 28.80183, 45.16523 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tulcea(province)

Romania(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Romania Tulcea

Comments on the location information

  • THE TULCEA PLANT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100 KILOMETERS FROM THE BLACK SEA ON A TRIBUTARY OF THE DANUBE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium, Ferrochrome Critical Primary
Manganese, Ferromanganese Critical Primary
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 28.80183, 45.16523
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1975

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Romania
    Interest 100
    Home office Romania
    Year 1990
  • Type Operator
    Owner Department Of Ferrous Metals
    Home office Romania
    Year 1990

Comments on the ownership information

  • IN 1990, THE TULCEA FERROALLOY PLANT WAS ENTIRELY OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA. THE DEPARTMENT OF FERROUS METALS WAS IN CHARGE OF OPERATION AT THE MINE.

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Description Silicon Metal Production 4500 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silica Silica 4500mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Ferrochrome Production 45000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1984
    Description Silicomanganese Production 41000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1984
    Description Ferrosilicon Production 52000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1984
    Description Ferromanganese Production 87000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Manganese Manganese 87000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Silicon Metal Production 4100 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silica Silica 4100mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Ferrochrome Production 44000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1985
    Description Silicomanganese Production 39000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1985
    Description Ferrosilicon Production 50000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1985
    Description Ferromanganese Production 80000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1986
    Description Silicon Metal Production 3800 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silica Silica 3800mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Ferrochrome Production 44000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1986
    Description Silicomanganese Production 40000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1986
    Description Ferrosilicon Production 51000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1986
    Description Ferromanganese Production 82000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1987
    Description Silicon Metal Production 4200 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silica Silica 4200mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Silicochrome Production 500 Metric Tons
  • Year 1987
    Description Ferrochrome Production 30000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1987
    Description Silicomanganese Production 40000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1987
    Description Ferrosilicon Production 55000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1987
    Description Ferromanganese Production 95000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1988
    Description Silicon Metal Production 4200 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silica Silica 4200mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Silicochrome Production 500 Metric Tons
  • Year 1988
    Description Ferrochrome Production 32000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1988
    Description Silicomanganese Production 40000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1988
    Description Ferrosilicon Production 55000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1988
    Description Ferromanganese Production 90000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1989
    Description Silicon Metal Production 4500 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silica Silica 4500mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Silicochrome Production 500 Metric Tons
  • Year 1989
    Description Ferrochrome Production 30000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1989
    Description Silicomanganese Production 40000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1989
    Description Ferrosilicon Production 56000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1989
    Description Ferromanganese Production 90000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1990
    Description Silicon Metal Production 4200 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silica Silica 4200mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Silicochrome Production 500 Metric Tons
  • Year 1990
    Description Ferrochrome Production 30000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1990
    Description Silicomanganese Production 40000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1990
    Description Ferrosilicon Production 55000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1990
    Description Ferromanganese Production 90000 Metric Tons

Comments on the production information

  • THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AT THE PLANT IS 283,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR. HOWEVER, 224,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR IS A MORE REALISTIC FIGURE FOR PRESENT TIME. ALL 1990 PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE ESTIMATES AND NOT ACTUAL VALUES. THE PLANT IS ALMOST ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON IMPORTED RAW MATERIALS AND THE MAJORITY OF ITS OUTPUT IS CONSUMED BY THE DOMESTIC STEEL INDUSTRY. IN 1990, MANGANESE IMPORTS CAME FROM GABON, GHANA, BRAZIL, AND INDIA. CHROMIUM IMPORTS ARE RECEIVED FROM UNIMINE IN TURKEY. AS OF 1990, THE TULCEA FERROALLOY PLANT CONTRIBUTED 18.65% TO THE REGIONAL PRODUCTION. A SUB-SECTION OF THE ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURES REFRACTORY BRICKS. SCRAP IRON AND STEEL AND QUARTZ ARE OBTAINED FROM DOMESTIC SOURCES AND ELECTRODES ARE MANUFACTURED AT THE SLATINA ALUMINUM SMELTER.
  • IN 1990, THE MAJOR PRODUCTS AT THE TULCEA FERROALLOY PLANT WERE FERROMANGANESE, SILICOMANGANESE, FERROCHROME, SILICOCHROME, FERROSILICON, AND SILICON METAL. UNTIL 1989, ALL FERROALLOY PRODUCTION WAS FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION. SINCE 1989, THE PLANT HAS BEEN PERMITTED TO EXPORT FERROSILICON, SILICOMANGANESE, AND FERROMANGANESE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CONFLICTING DATA ON HIGH-C FECR CAPACITIES: SKF STEEL SAYS 45,000 MTPY; ROSKILL SAYS 104,000 MTPY; JOHN PAPP USING 46-50,000 MTPY. USED 45,000 MTPY FOR 1989 NETWORK FLOW MODEL STUDY (E.BOYLE, SEPT.17,1992)

Comments on the workings information

  • THE FURNACE EMISSIONS FROM THIS PLANT ARE A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS PART OF AN IMPORTANT TOURIST AREA.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE TULCEA FERROALLOY PLANT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1975.
  • THE PLANT HAS A TOTAL OF 15 ELECTRIC FURNACES RANGING IN SIZE FROM 3.5 MVA TO 55 MVA. THE COMBINED POWER RATING OF THE FURNACES IS 331 MVA. THE FURNACES ARE MOSTLY OF RUSSIAN, ROMANIAN AND CHINESE MANUFACTURE, ALTHOUGH THE THREE LARGEST UNITS (55 MVA, 42 MVA, AND 33 MVA) WERE SUPPLIED BY MANNESMAN DEMAG. THE PLANT HAS PRIMITIVE AND INEFFICIENT SYSTEMS FOR CHARGING THE FURNACES AND LACKS AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMS. FOR EXAMPLE THERE ARE NO COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING THE DENSITY OR THE DEPTH OF INSERTION OF ELECTRODES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    HURLBUT, CORNELIUS S., DANA'S MANUAL OF MINERALOGY,

  • Geology

    EIGHTEENTH EDITION, 1971.

  • Deposit

    METALLGESELLSCHAFT AG, DEVELOPMENT TRENDS OF THE

  • Deposit

    NON-FERROUS METALS INDUSTRY IN EASTERN EUROPE,

  • Deposit

    DECEMBER 1991.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, THE BASE METAL

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, LONDON, 1991.

  • Deposit

    BOMSEL AND VON HIRSCHHAUSEN, THE MINING AND

  • Deposit

    METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES IN EASTERN EUROPE, CERNA,

  • Deposit

    JULY 1991.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FERROALLOY IMPORTS AND EXPORTS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF METAL EXPORT/IMPORT. EXPORTS ARE MADE VIA PHILIPP BROS WHICH IS THE AGENT IN LONDON, STOCKHOLM, AND TOKYO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-92 Fogg, Catherine U.S. Bureau of Mines

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