| Deposit ID | 10208076 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5880198003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chigasaki Plant Ti |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 139.46542, 35.3654 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kanagawa(province)
Japan(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Japan | Kanagawa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium Critical | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 139.46542, 35.3654 |
|---|
| 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 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Toho Titanium Co., Ltd |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Japan |
| Year | 1992 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Description | Titanium Briquteete Mtpy |
| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Sponge Packed In Argon-90% Of Tot. Prod. 8697 Mtpy Sponge | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ingot Capacity 7200 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5880198003 |
TOHO TITANIUM BROCHURE
NOTES FROM MEETING W/ TOHO TITANIUM ON MARCH 9, 1992
TELEFAX FROM SRI-TOKOYO OF OCT. 14, 1992
CONTACT REPORT FROM SRI-TOKOYO, MAY 9, 1992, MODIFIED 5/12
* METALS WEEK. MAY 17, 1993 P. 10. "TOHOD COMMISSIONS NEW
TI SPONGE UNIT, UPS OUTPUT."
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-SEP-93 | Kraemer, Sandra R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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