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Varennes Plant Ti

Plant in Quebec, Canada with commodity Titanium, Pigment
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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. 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 10181455
MAS/MILS ID 1220508001
Record type Site
Current site name Varennes Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -73.1162, 45.74717 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montreal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -73.1162, 45.74717
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1957
Year of first production 1957
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Sulfide

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner N. L Industries, Inc
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Kronos Canada
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1957
    Description Sulfate Capacity 16000
  • Year 1986
    Description Chloride Capacity 40000
  • Year 1986
    Description 35000
  • Year 1987
    Description 37000
  • Year 1987
    Description 10000
  • Year 1988
    Description 37000
  • Year 1988
    Description 35000
  • Year 1989
    Description 38000
  • Year 1989
    Description 37500
  • Year 1990
    Description 40000
  • Year 1990
    Description 37500
  • Year 1991
    Description Chloride Pigment 34667 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chloride Pigment Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 34667mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Sulfate Pigment 32933 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 32933mt

Comments on the production information

  • RECORD A IS ESTIMATE OF SULFATE PRODUCT GRADE; RECORD B IS ESTIMATE OF CHLORIDE PRODUCT GRADE.
  • RECOVERY FOR SULFATE PLANT IS 88%; FOR CHLORIDE PLANT IS 89%. *ASSUMED THAT MOST OF THE PRODUCT IS RUTILE TYPE PIGMENTS FOR PAINT AND PLASTICS AND ANATASE-TYPE PIGMENT FOR THE PAPER INDUSTRY. *KRONOS IS TO DOUBLE PIGMENT SLURRY CAPACITY IN LATE 1993.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SULFATE AND CHLORIDE PLANTS. COSTS ARE IN 1991 DOLLARS. EXCHANGE RATE IS C$1.1457=$1.

Comments on the workings information

  • KRONSO HAS BEEN UNDER SEVERE PRESSURE TO CLEAN UP ITS DISCHARGES INTO THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER. AS SUCH, IT IS CONSTRUCTING AN ACID NEUTRALISATION PLANT. QUEBEC AUTHORITIES WANTED THE PLANT TO BE RUNNING BY JUNE 1994, BUT KRONOS HAS APPEALED.

Comments on other economic factors

  • COST TO SHIP PIGMENT TO MOST OF CANADA AVERAGES $35/MT. TO THE U.S. IS FROM $45 TO $80/MT.
  • RECORDS 001 & 002 ARE FOR THE SULFATE PLANT. RECORDS 003 & 004 ARE FOR THE CHLORIDE PLANT. *C. PLANT OVERHEAD- C$102.67/MT TIO2, 80% OP. LABOR. *C. TAXES & INSURANCE- C$65.30/MT TIO2, 2%/YR REPLACE. COST. *C. G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- C$96.37/MT TIO2, 5% PROD. COST. *C. DEPRECIATION- C$261.22/MT TIO2, 8% REPLACE. COST. *S. PLANT OVERHEAD- C$111.42/MT TIO2, 80% OP. LABOR. *S. TAXES & INSURANCE- C$71.03/MT TIO2, 2% REPLACE. COST. *S. G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- C$89.96/MT TIO2, 5% PRODUCTION COST. *S. DEPRECIATION- C$284.13/MT TIO2, 8% REPLACE. COST. *TARIFF ON PIGMENT- U.S. PAYS 4-7%, NO TARIFF ON PIGMENT FROM ENGLAND AND OTHER COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES, 10% FOR MOST OTHER COUNTRIES.
  • CHLORIDE PLANT FEEDSTOCK: NATURAL RUTILE- REP. OF S. AFRICA, 25% OF FEED, 0.281 MT/MT TIO2, 92% GRADE, C$505/MT DEL., C$465/MTFOB + C$35/MT FRT + C$5/MT CARTAGE, C$141.84/MT TIO2; SYNTHETIC RUTILE- W. AUSTRALIA, 75% OF FEED, 0.843 MT/MT TIO2, 93% GRADE, C$490/MT DEL., C$445/MT FOB + C$40/MT FRT + C$5/MT CARTAGE, C$412.88/MT TIO2. *SULFATE PLANT FEEDSTOCK: SLAG, SOREL, CANADA, 100% OF FEED, 85% GRADE, 1.391 MT/MT TIO2, C$314.90/MT DEL, ($267/MT FOB) + C$9/MT FRT., C$437.91/MT TIO2.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. JULY 1993. NO. 310. P.9. "TIOXIDE IN

  • Deposit

    C$4M POLLUTION CHARGE PAY OUT."

  • Deposit

    NL INDUSTRIES ANNUAL REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    KRONOS PRESS RELEASE, 1990.

  • Deposit

    STATISTIQUES CANADA (1991).

  • Deposit

    NOTES FROM OBSERVATION OF THE PLANT ON FEB. 1-3, 1992.

  • Deposit

    ARTICLES ON POLLUTION CONTROL PRACTICES AND EXPENDITURES:

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL SPECIALTIES NEWS, SEPT. 14, 1992, AND MAY 28,

  • Deposit

    1990; CHEMICAL MARKETING REPORTER, JUNE 22, 1992; EUROPEAN

  • Deposit

    CHEMICAL NEWS, JUNE 8, 1992.

  • Production

    *INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. MAY 1993. NO. 308. P.13. "KRONOS

  • Production

    BOOSTS TIO2 SLURRY OUTPUT."

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT COVERS ABOUT 45 ACRES. *PLANT IS SERVED BY A SPUR OF THE CANADIAN NATIONAL RR. *PLANT HAS NO DOCKS. *THERE ARE NO ACCOMMODATION FOR PLANT PERSONNEL. *CHLORIDE SECTION OF THE PLANT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1985/1987 AT A COST OF $70,000,000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-SEP-93 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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