Ashtabula Plant Ti

Plant in Ashtabula county in Ohio, United States with commodity Titanium, Metal
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10224830
MAS/MILS ID 0390078002
Record type Site
Current site name Ashtabula Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -80.77759, 41.88691 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ashtabula(county)

Ohio(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ashtabula North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ashtabula(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cleveland(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ashtabula-Chagrin(hydrologic unit)

Southern Lake Erie(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Lake Erie(hydrologic subregion)

Great Lakes(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Ohio Ashtabula

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -80.77759, 41.88691

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1968
Year of first production 1968
Plant type Metal Plant
Plant subcategory Ti Metal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rmi Titanium Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office 1000 Warren Ave, Niles, Oh 44446
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • RMI TITANIUM CO. 1000 WARREN AVE, NILES, OH 44446 (P)216-544-7633

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Description 6800
  • Year 1979
    Description 8160
  • Year 1987
    Description 6803
  • Year 1988
    Description 8617
  • Year 1989
    Description 9524
  • Year 1990
    Description 9524
  • Year 1990
    Description 10884
  • Year 1991
    Description 4535
  • Year 1992
    Description Sponge Production 454 Mtpy Sponge
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 454mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Sponge Capacity 10884 Mtpy Sponge
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 10884mt

Comments on the production information

  • ASSUMED PLANT OPENED IN 1968. PLANT PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN 1992. WILL BE DISSMANTLED IN 1995.
  • SPONGE GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 99.3%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INTEGRATED HUNTER PLANT. *COSTS IN 1991 DOLLARS. *SPONGE PLANT WAS INTEGRATED WITH THE SODIUM PLANT.
  • TICL4 GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 99.9%.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FLOW CHART: TICKEL STORAGE-FIRST REDUCTION-SECOND REDUCTION- SINTER POT COOLING-SPALT REMOVAL-LEACH-WASH-DRY-SCREEN- STORAGE. *SPONGE PLANT AND SODIUM PLANT SUPPLIED TI SPONGE, NA METAL, AND NACL. *RMI FACILITY RECIEVED AND SHIPPED BY TRUCK ONLY. *NO PERSONNEL ACCOMMODATIONS REQUIRED. *CAPITAL EXPENDITURES: 1991- $9,000,000; 1990- $20,000,000; 1989- $18,000,000. *TICKEL- 4.31 KG/KG SPONGE, 46,910 MT, $579/MT, $27,160,890/YR, $2.495/KG, $1.133/LB. *PURCHASED NA- 0.38MT/MT SPONGE, DU PONT, 4136 MT, $2293/MT, $9,483,848/YR, $0.871/KG, $0.396/LB. *ARGON- 0.99 CU FT/KG SPONGE, LINDE DIVISION OF UNION CARBIDE INDUSTRIAL GASES INC., 107,752 HCF, $2.80/HCF, $301,705/YR, $0.028/KG, $0.013/LB. *ACIDS- DETREX CORP., 490 MT, $110/MT, $53,900/YR, $0.005/KG, $0.002/LB. *REACTOR CELL LINING- $2,083,835/YR, $0.191/KG, $0.087/LB. *INNER VESSELS AND LIDS- $4,567,631/YR, $0.42/KG, $0.191/LB. *NA CELL RELINING- $483,442/YR, $0.044/KG, $0.020/LB. *MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES- $708,040/YR, $0.177/KG, $0.080/LB. *OTHER RAW MATERIALS- $785,593/YR, $0.072/KG, $0.033/LB. *ELECTRICITY- CLEVELAND ECECTRIC CO., 214,305,960 KWH, 19.69 KWH/KG SPONGE, $0.053/KWH, $11,358,216/YR, $1.044/KG, $0.474/LB. *FUEL- NATURAL GAS FROM WELLS AT NILES, OH, 63,000 MILLION BTU, $232,000/YR, $0.021/KG, $0.010/LB. *WATER- CITY OF ASHTABULA, $39,000/YR, $0.004/KG, $0.002/LB. *WAGES AND SALARIES- $14,565,500/YR, $1.338/KG, $0.608/LB. *RAW MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES- $45,628,884/YR, $4.192/KG, $1.903/LB *UTILITIES- $11,629,216/YR, $1.068/KG, $0.485/LB. *ENVIRONMENTAL DISPOSAL- $400,000, $0.037/KG, $0.017/LB. *CL CREDIT- $2,392,989/YR, $0.220/KG, $0.100/LB. *TOTAL OP. COST- $69,830,611/YR, $6.416/KB, $2.913/LB. *TOTAL PRODUCTION COST- $86,490,271/YR, $7.947/KG, $3.608/LB.
  • FROM JULY 1991 TO NOV. 1992, RMI EXPORTED 19.2 MT SPONGE TO THE U.K.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RMI BROCHURES.

  • Deposit

    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS AND PROXY

  • Deposit

    STATEMENT. RMI TITANIUM, APRIL 13, 1992.

  • Deposit

    NOTES OF DR. K. TREESE, CONSULTANT, APRIL 21, 1992.

  • Deposit

    RMI ANNUAL REPORTS; 1990, 1991.

  • Deposit

    PIERS.

  • Deposit

    JOURNAL OF COMMERCE.

  • Deposit

    TREESE AND ASSOCIATES REPORT, MAY 1, 1992.

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE COMMUNICATION WITH CRYSTAL REVAK, DIRECTOR-INVESTOR

  • Deposit

    RELATIONS AND MARKETING SERVICES, RMI, APRIL 21, 1992.

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE COMMUNICATION WITH MR. JIM PAGE, SENIOR VICE

  • Deposit

    PRESIDENT-OPERATIONS, RMI, APRIL 21, 1992.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, JAN. 31, 1992.

  • Deposit

    SRI VISIT TO ASHTABULA, OHIO, JAN. 22, 1992.

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE COMMUNTCATION WITH T. RUPERT AND D. KAY, RMI,

  • Deposit

    APRIL 21, 1992.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-FEB-95 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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