Chigasaki Plant Ti

Plant in Kanagawa, Japan with commodity Titanium
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 10208076
MAS/MILS ID 5880198003
Record type Site
Current site name Chigasaki Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 139.46542, 35.3654 (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 Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 139.46542, 35.3654

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1953
Year of first production 1954
Plant type Metal Plant
Plant subcategory Ti Metal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Toho Titanium Co., Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Description Sponge Capacity 240
  • Year 1960
    Description Ingot Capacity 120
  • Year 1980
    Description Sponge Capacity 9000
  • Year 1986
    Description 5570
  • Year 1987
    Description 4508
  • Year 1988
    Description 6855
  • Year 1989
    Description 8187
  • Year 1990
    Description Sponge Production 10085
  • Year 1991
    Description Sponge Capacity 12000
  • Year 1991
    Description Ferrotitanium Mtpy
  • Year 1991
    Description Titanium Ingot-80%, Alloy Ingot-20% 5218 Mtpy Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 5218mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Titanium Briquteete Mtpy
  • Year 1991
    Description Sponge Packed In Argon-90% Of Tot. Prod. 8697 Mtpy Sponge
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 8697mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Ingot Capacity 7200

Comments on the production information

  • GRADE OF SPONGE ASSUMED TO BE 99.3%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADE GIVEN AS 95%
  • INTEGRATED KROLL PLANT. *ALL COSTS IN 1992 DOLLARS.

Comments on the workings information

  • ENVIROMENTAL DISPOSAL EST. AT $81.66/ MT WASTE

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED-NATURAL & SYN. RUTILE PURCHASED PRIMARILY FROM AUSTRALIA *FEED CONSISTS OF 55% NATURAL RUTILE, 45% SYNTHETIC RUTILE.
  • PORTS OF KAWASAKI AND YOKOHAMA USED FOR SHIPPING *TRANSPORTATION COSTS REPORTED AT $89-$111 FOR SPONGE AND $134-148 FOR INGOT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TOHO TITANIUM BROCHURE

  • Deposit

    NOTES FROM MEETING W/ TOHO TITANIUM ON MARCH 9, 1992

  • Deposit

    TELEFAX FROM SRI-TOKOYO OF OCT. 14, 1992

  • Deposit

    CONTACT REPORT FROM SRI-TOKOYO, MAY 9, 1992, MODIFIED 5/12

  • Deposit

    * METALS WEEK. MAY 17, 1993 P. 10. "TOHOD COMMISSIONS NEW

  • Deposit

    TI SPONGE UNIT, UPS OUTPUT."

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INTEGRATED KROLL PLANT. * *TITANIUM RAW MATERIAL 0.45 KG/KG TICKEL AT $705/MT *CHLORINE 0.032 KG/KG TICKEL AT $260/MT *PETROLEUM COKE 0.1 KG/KG TICKEL AT $297/MT *HYDROGEN SULFIDE 0.0025 KG/KG TICKEL AT $2,600/MT *TICKEL 4.05 KG/KG SPONGE *PURCHASED MG 0.015 KG/KG SPONGE AT $2,600/MT *ELECTRICITY 16 KW H/KG SPONGE AT $0.0742/KW H *ARGON 0.02 CU M/KG SPONGE AT $1.34/CU M *INDUSTRIAL WATER COMES FROM WELLS. OTHER WATER SUPPLIED BY LOCAL MUNICPALITY. *ELECTRICTIY SUPPLIED BY TOKOYO ELECTRIC POWER CO. LTD. *PLANT IS LOCATED IN AN URBAN AREA. *LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS 250 KG/MT SPONGE AT $192.94/MT *PRODUCES TI TRICHLORIDE CATALYST, HIGH-PURITY TIO2, TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE, BRIQUETTES, INGOTS, FEROTITANIUM, SPONGE. *FLOW CHART: RUTILE-CHLORINATION-PURIFICATION-REDUCTION- VACUUM SEPARATION-CRUSHING-BLENDING, GRADING, PACKAGING- OFF GRADE, SPONGE, HIGH GRADE-BRIQUETTING, VACUUM ARC MELTING, INDUCTION FURNACE ALLOYING-PRODUCTS

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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