Kurami Plant Ti

Plant in Kanagawa, Japan with commodity Titanium, Metal
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 10159167
MAS/MILS ID 5880198002
Record type Site
Current site name Kurami Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 139.46542, 35.41539 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kanagawa(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Kanagawa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 139.46542, 35.41539

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Metal Plant
Plant subcategory Ti Metal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nikko Kyodo Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Strip Mtpy
  • Year 1992
    Description Wire, Welded Pipe 300 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 300mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Sheet, Coil 2000 Mtpy Sheet & Wire
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 2000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEED TO MILL IS INGOT. GRADE OF INGOT NOT KNOWN.
  • COLD MILL PLANT. PLANT CAPACITY ESTIMATED AT 2500 MTPY COIL & SHEET. PLANT HAS PRODCUED ONLY 1500-2000 MTPY SHEET AND COIL IN THE RECENT PAST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *FAX FROM SRI TOKYO OFFICE OF DEC. 22, 1992.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A COLD MILL PLANT. PLANT OBTAINS TI SLABS FROM TOLL PROCESSORS. SLABS ARE MILLED TO PRODUCE COIL OR SHEET AT KURAMI, AND WIRE AND WELDED PIPE AT OTHER SUBSIDIARIES. PLANT ALSO HAS A 24" WIDE COLD MILL THAT IS USED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCE STRIP. *TI SLABS PURCHASED LOCALLY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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