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Amagasaki Plant Ti

Plant in Hyogo, Japan 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232099
MAS/MILS ID 5880138002
Record type Site
Current site name Amagasaki Plant Ti
Alternate or previous names Osaka Titanium Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 135.41552, 34.71539 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hyogo(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Hyogo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 135.41552, 34.71539
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1952
Year of first production 1954
Plant type Metal Plant
Plant subcategory Ti Metal

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sumitomo Sitix Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1992

Comments on the ownership information

  • SUMITOMO SITIX CORP. WAS FORMERLY OSAKA TITANIUM CO.

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Description Sponge Capacity 600
  • Year 1982
    Description Sponge Capacity 18000
  • Year 1987
    Description Sponge Capacity 13200
  • Year 1987
    Description Sponge Production 4573
  • Year 1988
    Description Sponge Production 8649
  • Year 1989
    Description Sponge Production 11311
  • Year 1990
    Description Sponge Production 12481
  • Year 1991
    Description Sponge Production 7090
  • Year 1991
    Description Ingot Capacity 7500 Mtpy Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 7500mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Sponge Capacity 15000 Mtpy Sponge
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 15000mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Sponge Production 6228 Mt Sponge
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 6228mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Sponge Capacity 15000 Mt Sponge
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 15000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Sponge Capacity 15000 Mt Sponge
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 15000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Sponge Production 7344 Mt Sponge
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 7344mt

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 2/3 OF PLANT OUTPUT IS TI SPONGE & ABOUT 1/3 IS INGOT. OTHER PRODUCTS INCLUDE TI COMPACTS, FERRO-TITANIUM, TICKEL, TI POWDER, TITANIUM HYDRIDE, TITANIUM MONOXIDE, & FERRO- TITANIUM-BORON. *GRADE FOR SPONGE ASSUMED TO BE 99.9%. *GRADE FOR INGOT ASSUMED TO BE 99.9%. *RECOVERY FOR INGOT ASSUMED TO BE 95%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADE OF SPONGE ASSUMED TO BE 99.9%. *OUTPUT CAPACITY IS 15,000 MT/YR SPONGE.
  • INTEGRATED KROLL PLANT. *ALL COSTS IN 1992 DOLLARS.

Comments on the workings information

  • ENVIRONMENTAL DISPOSAL COSTS ESTIMATED AT $81.66/MT WASTE

Comments on other economic factors

  • CAPACITY INCREASE IN 1991 COST Y1.8BILLION($13,336,000). *DEPRECIATION CHARGES ARE $7,423,905/YR ($0.495/KG). *TAXES - $1,176,000/YR (1.4% BOOK VALUE). *INSURANCE - $756,000/YR ($0.043/KG) (0.9% BOOK VALUE). *OVERHEAD - $6,019,520/YR ($0.401/KG) (10% OF CASH OP. COSTS). *BOOK VALUE EST. AT $84,000,000.
  • SHIPPING COSTS ARE $33.41-$40.83/MT FOR SPONGE AND $22.27- $29.70/MT FOR INGOT.
  • FEED-RUTILE AND SYNTHETIC RUTILE PURCHASED MAINLY FROM AUSTRALIA. SOME SYNTHETIC RUTILE FROM JAPAN. PRICE FOR ALL COMES TO $520-$594/MT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *OTC BROCHURE

  • Deposit

    *NOTES FROM MEETING W/ OTC ON MARCH 13, 1992

  • Deposit

    *TELEFAX MESSAGE FROM SRI-TOKYO, OCT. 14, 1992

  • Deposit

    *CONTACT REPORT FROM SRI-TOKYO MAY 9, 1992, MODIFIED 5/12/92

  • Deposit

    *METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY, SEPT. 1991, "TI PRODUCER WAITS TO

  • Deposit

    PROFIT FROM GROWTH", PP. 28, 9.

  • Ownership

    *AMERICAN METAL MARKET, JUNE 1, 1994, V.102, NO. 104, P.5,

  • Ownership

    "SUMITOMO TITANIUM SALES INCREASE."

  • Production

    *AMERICAN METAL MARKET, JUNE 1, 1994, V.102, NO. 104, P.5.,

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXCHANGE RATE = Y134.7/$1.00. *PLANT CAPACITY IS 15,000 MT/YR SPONGE. *TI RAW MATERIAL REQUIRED-0.45 KG TI/KG TICKEL AT $520-$594/MT. *CHLORINE - 0.80 KG/KG TICKEL AT $238-$245/MT *PETROLEUM COKE - 0.1 KG/KG TICKEL AT $304-$319/MT *MINERAL OIL - 0.002 KG/KG TICKEL AT $1336-$1411/MT *PURCHASED MG - 0.011 KG/KG SPONGE AT $2600-$2970 *TICKEL - 4.0 KG/KG SPONGE *ARGON - 0.2 KG/KG SPONGE AT $1.34/CU M *ELECTRICITY - 16 KW H/KG SPONGE AT $0.0668-$0.0742/KW H. SUPPLIED BY KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO, LTD. *WATER IS SUPPLIED BY THE CITY OF OSAKA. *PLANT IS WITHIN OSAKA URBAN AREA. *TICKEL COST = $478.20/MT TICKEL. *LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS - 250 KG/MT SPONGE AT $192.94/MT *FLOW CHART: RUTILE-CHLORINATION REACTORS-CRUDE TICKEL- DISTILLATION-PURE TICKEL-KROLL REDUCTION-MG-VACUUM DISTILL.- SPONGE PROCESSING (CUTTING, CRUSHING, SCREENING)-BLENDING & TESTING-PACKAGING WITH ARGON-SHIPPING

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-JUN-94 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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