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Huelva Plant Ti

Plant in Spain 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 10207221
MAS/MILS ID 4690418001
Record type Site
Current site name Huelva Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -6.93152, 37.24935 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -6.93152, 37.24935
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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 1976
Year of first production 1976
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Sulfide

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Imperial Chemical Industries
    Interest 100
    Home office Spain
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tioxide Europe
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Description Pigment Capacity 45000
  • Year 1991
    Description Pigment Production 60800 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 60800mt

Comments on the production information

  • ANATASE AND RUTILE GRADE PIGMENTS ARE PROBABLY PRODUCED. ANATASE GRADES FOR RUBBER AND CERAMIC INDUSTRIES, RUTILE GRADES FOR PAINTS.
  • PIGMENT GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 93%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SULFATE PLANT. *ALL COSTS ARE IN 1991 DOLLARS. *EXCHANGE RATE IS 103.9 PTAS = $1.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEEDSTOCK CONSUMPTION: ILMENITE 1991-107,677; 1990-113,344; 1989-111,077; 1988-111,077; 1987-109,802.
  • FLOW CHART: FEED-ORE DIGESTOR-CLARIFIER-HYDROLIZERS-MOORE FILTERS-CALCINERS-GRINDERS-FINISHING-DRYING. *REPLACEMENT COST- 20,000,000,000 PTAS. *LABOR COST- 15,221 PTAS/MT TIO2 ($146.49/MT TIO2). *FEEDSTOCK- ILMENITE, CAPEL, W. AUSTRALIA, 100% OF FEED, 61% GRADE, 1.771 MT/MT TIO2, 10,210 PTAS/MT DEL, 7640 PTAS/MT FOB + 2750PTAS/MT FRT AND CARTAGE, 18,084 PTAS/MT TIO2. *TOTAL FEEDSTOCK COST- 18084 PTAS/MT TIO2 ($174.06/MT TIO2). *SULFURIC ACID- PURCHASED, 5715 PTAS/MT, 98% H2SO4, 18859.5 PTAS/MT TIO2, 3.3 MT OF 98% ACID/MT TIO2. *IRON- 730 PTAS/MT, 73 PTAS/MT TIO2, 0.1 MT FE/MT TIO2. *TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE- 66800PTAS/MT, 1336 PTAS/MT TIO2, 0.02 MT/MT TIO2. *LIMESTONE- 1660 PTAS/MT, $12.50-$14.50/ST DEL. *STEAM- ONSITE GENERATION, 820 PTAS/MT, 9020 PTAS/MT TIO2, 11 MT/MT TIO2. *ELECTRICITY- SPANISH POWER AUTHORITY ENDESA, 9.35 PTAS/KWH, 4956.03 PTAS/MT TIO2, 530 KWH/MT TIO2. *FUEL OIL- 285.25 PTAS/MMBTU, 2909.57 PTAS/MT TIO2, 102. MMBTU/MT TIO2. *PROCESS WATER- 15.03 PTAS/CU M, 1623.32 PTAS/MT TIO2, 108 CU M/MT TIO2. *COOLING WATER- 5.2 PTAS/CU M, 1865.01 PTAS/MT TIO2, 359 CU M/MT TIO2. *POLLUTION CONTROL- 8014 PTAS/MT TIO2. *MAINTENANCE MATERIALS-7812.5 PTAS/MT TIO2, 2.5% REPLACE. COST. *OPERATION COST- 89,77.01 PTAS/MT TIO2 ($864.04/MT TIO2). *BYPRODUCT CREDIT: COPPERAS- 1268.75 PTAS/MT TIO2, 28,000 MTPY AT 2900 PTAS/MT; RECYCLED SULFURIC ACID- 4572 PTAS/MT TIO2, 0.8 MT AT 5715 PTAS/MT. *TOTAL BYPRODUCT CREDIT- 5840.75 PTAS/MT TIO2. *PRODUCTION COST- 126,215.54 PTAS/MT TIO2 ($1214.78/MT TIO2).
  • 3/4 OF THE PIGMENT PRODUCED IS MARKETED IN SPAIN. NEARLY 50% OF THE EXPORTS GO TO THE U.S. AND CANADA. ANTHER 25% IS SHIPPED TO OTHER EC COUNTRIES, AND THE REMAINDER TO N. AFRICA, S. AMERICA, AND ASIA.
  • SECOND STAGE OF THE ACID RECOVERY SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED TO RECONCENTRATE THE REMAINDER OF THE STRONG ACIDS. *EXPANSION PLANS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED TO INCREASE CAPACITY TO 80,000 MTPY PIGMENT. *PLANT OVERHEAD- 4721.50 PTAS/MT TIO2, 80% OP. LABOR. *TAXES & INSURANCE- 6250 PTAS/MT TIO2, 2% REPLACE. COST. *G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- 6310.78 PTAS/MT TIO2, 5% PROD. COST. *DEPRECIATION- 25,000 PTAS/MT TIO2, 8% REPLACE. COST. *TARIFFS ON TIO2 PIGMENT RANGE FROM 6-7% OF IMPORT VALUE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    * INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. AUG. 1993. NO. 311 P.68. "TIOXIDE

  • Deposit

    COMMISIONS TIO2 PLANT."

  • Deposit

    *INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. "TIOXIDE EXPANDS MATERIALS BUSINESS."

  • Deposit

    DEC. 1994. NO. 327. P. 11-12.

  • Deposit

    ICI AND TIOXIDE ANNUAL REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    TIOXIDE PRESS RELAESES OF MAY 15, 1991.

  • Deposit

    NOTES FROM A MEETING WITH TIOXIDE STAFF IN LONDON ON MAY 11,

  • Deposit

    1992.

  • Deposit

    NOTES ON OBSERVATION OF PLANT ON JULY 9, 1992.

  • Deposit

    ARTICLES ON POLLUTION CONTROL EXPENDITURES THAT APPEARED

  • Deposit

    IN: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JULY 1990; EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS,

  • Deposit

    MAY 20, 1991; AND EUROPA CHEMIE, APR. 24, 1985 AND APR. 30,

  • Deposit

    1990.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT COVERS 100 ACRES. *PLANT IS 12 KM FROM THE PORT OF HUELVA. *THERE IS NO RAIL SPUR TO THE PLANT. *ALL RAW MATERIALS AND PRODUCT ARE TRANSPORTED BY TRUCK. *PLANT HAS NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONNEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-95 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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