1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Greatham Plant Ti

Plant in United Kingdom with commodity Titanium, Pigment
Map
XML
JSON
KML
B
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 10215475
MAS/MILS ID 4120108001
Record type Site
Current site name Greatham Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -1.23082, 54.64898 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

United Kingdom(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
United Kingdom

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -1.23082, 54.64898
ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1972
Year of first production 1972
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Chloride

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Imperial Chemical Industries Plc
    Interest 100
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tioxide Plc
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Description 30000
  • Year 1986
    Description 38000
  • Year 1987
    Description 40000
  • Year 1988
    Description 60000
  • Year 1988
    Description 40000
  • Year 1989
    Description 42000
  • Year 1990
    Description 43000
  • Year 1991
    Description Pigment Production 46000 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 46000mt

Comments on the production information

  • ONLY RUTILE GRADE PIGMENTS ARE PRODUCED. PIGMENTS ARE USED IN PAINT AND PLASTIC.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CHLORIDE B PROCESS PLANT. COSTS ARE IN 1991 DOLLARS. EXCHANGE RATE IS 0.5652 L = $1.

Comments on the workings information

  • POLLUTION CONTROL COSTS ARE MINOR.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FLOW CHART: FEED-CHLORINATORS-CYCLONE SEPARATORS-PURIFIERS- PLASMA JET OXIDIZERS-GAS SEPARATOR-FINISHING TANKS-DRYER. *REPLACEMENT COST- 148,000,000 L, 1980 L/MT CAPACITY. *LATEST EXPANSION- 35,000,000 L, ADDED 30,000 MTPY CAPACITY. *LABOR COST- 168.20 L/MT TIO2 ($297.59/MT TIO2). *SYNTHETIC RUTILE, WESTRALIAN MINERAL SANDS, AUSTRALIA, 100% FEED, 93% GRADE, 1.111 MT/MT TIO2, 219 L/MT DEL, 202.1 L/MT FOB + 16.9 L/MT FRT., 243.33 L/MT TIO2. *CHLORINE- LOCAL, 115.67 L/MT, 20.82 L/MT TIO2, 0.18 MT CL/MT TIO2. *COKE- 126.18 L/MT, 40.38 L/MT TIO2, 0.32 MT COKE/MT TIO2. *ALUMINUM- 751.72 L/MT, 4.21 L/MT TIO2, 0.0056 MT AL/MT TIO2. *SEPARATED AIR: O2- BOC, 0.78 L/MSCF, 10.97 L/MT TIO2, 14 MSCF/MT TIO2; N2- BOC, 0.43 L/MSCF, 12.01 L/MT TIO2, 28 MSCF/MT TIO2. *FINISHING CHEMICALS- 28.26 L/MT TIO2. *MAINTENANCE MATERIALS- 49.46 L/MT TIO2, 2.5% REPLACE. COST. *STEAM- ONSITE BOILERS, 4.58 L/MT, 46.72 L/MT TIO2, 10.2 MLB/MT TIO2. *ELECTRICITY- NEEB, 0.03 L/KWH, 33.5 L/MT TIO2, 1015 KWH/MT TIO2. *FUEL OIL- 1.08 L/MM BTU, 0.148 MM BTU/GAL, 4.64 L/MT TIO2, 29 GAL/MT TIO2. *PROCESS WATER- NORTHUMBIA WATER, 0.3 L/MGAL, 2.73 L/MT TIO2, 9.1 GAL/MT TIO2. *COOLING WATER-NORTHUMBIA WATER, 0.07 L/MGAL, 1.61 L/MT TIO2, 23 GAL/MT TIO2. *OPERATING COST- 675.56 L/MT TIO2 ($1195.26/MT TIO2). *PRODUCTION COST- 1006.87L/MT TIO2 ($1781.44/MT TIO2).
  • PLANT OVERHEAD- 32.8 L/MT TIO2, 80% OPERATING LABOR. *TAXES & INSURANCE- 39.56 L/MT TIO2, 2%/YR REPLACE. COST. *G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- 100.69 L/MT TIO2, 10% PROD COST. *DEPRECIATION- 158.26 L/MT TIO2, 8% REPLACE. COST. *TARIFFS ON TIO2 PIGMENT ARE 6-7% OF IMPORT VALUE.
  • FEEDSTOCK CONSUMPTION: 1991- SYNTHETIC RUTILE 51106 MT, NATURAL RUTILE 0 MT; 1990- S.R. 4640, N.R. 41766; 1989- S.R. 0, N.R. 45179; 1988- S.R. 0, N.R. 43028; 1987- S.R. 0, N.R. 43028; 1986- S.R. 0, N.R. 40877.
  • EXACT MARKETS SERVED ARE NOT KNOWN. ESTIMATED 18,000 OUT OF 40,000 MTPY OF PIGMENT IS EXPORTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ICI AND TIOXIDE ANNUAL REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    TIOXIDE PRESS RELEASES OF MAY 15, 1991.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1992.

  • Deposit

    NOTES ON OBSERVATION OF PLANT ON APRIL 14, 1992.

  • Deposit

    INFORMATION GLEANED FROM THE FILES OF THE HARTLEPOOL MAIL

  • Deposit

    (DAILY NEWSPAPER) ON APRIL 14, 1992.

  • Deposit

    INFORMATION PROVIDED BY HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT COVER ABOUT 25 ACRES. *PLANT DOES NOT APPEAR TO OWN OR OPERATE DOCKS. *PLANT IS SERVED BY A SPUR OF THE BRITISH RAILWAY. *PLANT HAS NO ACCOMMODATION FOR PLANT PERSONNEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-OCT-93 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site