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Witton Plant Ti

Plant in United Kingdom with commodity Titanium, Metal
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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 10230744
MAS/MILS ID 4120108004
Record type Site
Current site name Witton Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -1.88095, 52.46569 (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, Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -1.88095, 52.46569
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ASSUMED 3 SH/DAY 5 DAYS/WK AT 3400 MTPD. AT FULL CAPACITY PLANT WOULD OPERATE 3 SH/DAY, 7 DAYS/WK. *HOURLY WAGE WITH BENEFITS = $13.60. AT 35% BENEFITS WAGE W/O BENEFITS = 13.60/1.35=$10.08. *SALARIED WAGE W/ BENE. = $18.06. AT 35% BENE. WAGE W/O = 18.06/1.35 = $13.38. *LABOR WORKS A 39 HOUR WEEK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Metal Plant
Plant subcategory Ti Metal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Imi Titanium
    Interest 100
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Description 3720
  • Year 1986
    Description 3330
  • Year 1987
    Description 3113
  • Year 1988
    Description 4233
  • Year 1989
    Description 4450
  • Year 1991
    Description Ingot Capacity 4500 Mtpy Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 4500mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Ingot Production 2400 Mtpy Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 2400mt

Comments on the production information

  • GRADE FOR INGOT ASSUMED TO BE 99.9%.
  • 70% OF PRODUCT GOES TO THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY. IN 1990 7% WENT TO BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND THE REMAINDER TO POWER GENERATION AND PROCESS INDUSTRY SECTORS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ASSUMED FEED GRADE OF 99.3%
  • INGOT PLANT. *COSTS IN 1991 DOLLARS *EXCHANGE RATE = $0.5652/L1 (BRITISH POUND)

Comments on the workings information

  • NO LIQUID WASTES GENERATED. CHIPS & TURNINGS COMPLETELY RECYCLED INTO COMPACTS.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ASSUMED 15% OF MATERIAL IS SHIPPED TO EUROPE AND 15% IS SHIPPED TO THE US.
  • FLOW CHART: SCRAP & SPONGE-BLENDING & ALLOY ADDITION- HYDRAULIC PRESS-BRIQUETTES-HORIZONTAL ARGON FURNACE-VAR FURNACE MELTING-INGOTS-CUTTING & MACHINING- FINISHED INGOT *DESIGN CAPACITY IS 4500 MTPY INGOT. EST. WORKING CAPACITY AT 3400 MTPY. *PURCHASED SPONGE- 2949 MT (1106 MT FROM DEESIDE + 1843 MT FROM JAPAN) AT COMPOSITE PRICE OF $8742/MT ($9395 DEESIDE & $8350 JAPAN). *ASSUMED 85% OF FEED IS SPONGE. *INTERNAL SCRAP- 520 MT/YR AT $5-6/KG *ARGON- 6 CU M/MT INGOT AT $1.15/CU M. *MAINTENANCE- $150/MT INGOT *ELECTRICITY- 2.75 KW H/KG INGOT AT $0.0531/KW H *COOLING- DONE WITH SODIUM AND POTASSIUM - $13,500/YR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *TELEFAX REPORT ON DEESIDE TITANIUM BY CROYDON OFFICE OF

  • Deposit

    SEPT. 1, 1992.

  • Deposit

    *TELEFAX REPORT BY SRI CROYDON OFFICE OF DEC. 4, 1992.

  • Deposit

    * METALS BULLETIN MONTHLY (MBM). JULY 1993. P. 23.

  • Deposit

    "MARKETING GETS BOOST AT IMI."

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POST MILL PROCESSING IS VAR FURNACE MELTING. *SPONGE RECIEVED FROM DEESIDE FOR AREOSPACE ALLOYS. ADDITIONAL SPONGE FROM JAPAN (TOHO & OSAKA) AND SCRAP FROM EUROPEAN SOURCES. 1991 APPROX. 900 MT FROM DEESIDE, WALES. EST. 373 MT SCRAP AND 1214 MT FROM JAPAN. INVESTED L200,000 (BRITISH POUND) FOR FORGE FURNACE CHARGING MACHINE AND VACUUM WELDING PLANT. PREHEATING FACILITIES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED AT ITS SWANSEABASED ROLLING MILL, WHICH PRODUCES BAR, TUBE, PLATE, AND SHEET FROM MATERIAL PRODUCED AT WITTON.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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