Akita Plant Ti

Plant in Akita, Japan 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158848
MAS/MILS ID 5880028001
Record type Site
Current site name Akita Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 140.13193, 39.66519 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Akita(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Akita

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 140.13193, 39.66519

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mitsubishi Material Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tochem Products Corp.
    Home office Japan

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Description 13000
  • Year 1987
    Description 15000
  • Year 1992
    Description Pigment Capacity 30000 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 30000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT PROBABLY SERVES THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY. *PLANT PRODUCES ANATASE PIGMENT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SULFATE PLANT.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEEDSTOCK: ILMENITE, MALAYSIA, 54% GRADE; ILMENITE, AUSTRALIA, 54% GRADE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SRI INTERNATIONAL INTERVIEWS WITH TOCHEM PRODUCTS STAFF.

  • Deposit

    JAPAN CHEMICAL WEEK, JAN. 20, 1989.

  • Deposit

    JAPANESE JOURNALS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-SEP-94 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.