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Onahama Plant Ti

Plant in Fukushima, Japan with commodity Titanium, Pigment
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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 10263608
MAS/MILS ID 5880088001
Record type Site
Current site name Onahama Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 140.91536, 36.91533 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fukushima(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Fukushima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 140.91536, 36.91533
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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 1963
Year of first production 1963
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Sulfide

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sakai Chemical Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1986
    Description Pigment Capacity 36600
  • Year 1987
    Description 30655
  • Year 1988
    Description 35161
  • Year 1989
    Description 39882
  • Year 1990
    Description 39925
  • Year 1991
    Description Pigment Production 38099 Mt Pigment/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 38099mt

Comments on the production information

  • PIGMENT GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 93%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SULFATE PIGMENT PLANT. *EXCHANGE RATE IS 134.7Y=$1. *ALL COSTS ARE IN 1991 DOLLARS.

Comments on the workings information

  • ASSUMED ALL WASTE IS DISPOSED OF OFF SITE. *GYPSUM IS SOLD TO WALLBOARD MANUFACTURERS. COPPERAS (FE SULFATE) IS SOLD PRIMARILY FOR WATER TREATMENT WITH SOME SOLD AS MOMOHYDRATE FOR ANIMAL FEED SUPPLEMENT. *THERE HAS BEEN CONCERN OVER RADIATION LEVELS IN DUMPS THAT RECEIVE WASTE FROM MALAYSIAN FEED. NEW REGULATIONS LIMIT AMOUNT OF RADIATION ALLOWED.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ASSUME ALL PIGMENT IS SOLD WITHIN JAPAN. *ASSUME ALL PIGMENT IS TRANSPORTED BY TRUCK. *PLANT HAS RAIL LOADING FACILITIES AS WELL AS DOCKS IN THE NEARBY PORT AREA. PLANT USES TRUCK TRANSPORT EXTENSIVELY FOR LOCAL USERS. *TRANSPORTATION COSTS EST. AT 14500 Y/MT TIO2 ($107.65/MT TIO2).
  • PLANT OVERHEAD- 13826 Y/MT TIO2, 7% OF OPERATING COST. *TAXES AND INSURANCE- 988 Y/MT TIO2, 0.5% OF OPERATING COST. *G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- INCLUDED IN PLANT OVERHEAD. *DEPRECIATION- 17776 Y/MT TIO2, 9% OF OPERATION COST. *TOTAL PRODUCTION COST- 213302 Y/MT TIO2 ($1,583.53/MT TIO2).
  • FLOW CHART: FEED-DIGESTION-REDUCTION-CLARIFICATION- CRYSTALIZATION-HYDROLYSIS-FILTRATION-CALCINATION-WET GRINDING- COATING-FILTERING,DRYING,DRY GRINDING. *REPLACEMENT COST 23,300,000,000 Y ($173,000,000). *LABOR COST- 39,997.22 Y/MT TIO2 AT 43200 MTPY ($296.94/MT). *SULFURIC ACID- 18600 Y/MT TIO2, 3.1MT/MT TIO2. *IRON SCRAP- 6735 Y/MT ($50/MT), 1347 Y/MT TIO2, 0.2 MT/MT TIO2. *TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE- 290,000 Y/MT, 5800 Y/MT TIO2, 0.02 MT/MT TIO2. *FINISHING CHEMICALS- 5000 Y/MT TIO2. *MAINTANENCE MATERIALS- 8090 Y/MT ($60.06/MT) 1.5% REPLACEMENT. *STEAM- 3000 Y/MT, 23400 Y/MT TIO2, 7.8 MT/MT TIO2. *ELECTRICITY- 12.80 Y/KWH, 14848 Y/MT TIO2, 1160 KWH/MT TIO2. *FUEL OIL- 467.41 Y/MMBTU, 7479 Y/MT TIO2, 16 MM BTU/MT TIO2. *PROCESS WATER- 10.4 Y/MT, 884 Y/MT TIO2, 85 CU M/MT TIO2. *COOLING WATER- 3.5 Y/MT, 1050 Y/MT TIO2, 300 CU M/MT TIO2. *POLLUTION CONTROL- 87808 Y/MT TIO2 ($651.87/MT TIO2). *BYPRODUCT CREDITS: GYPSUM- 800 Y/MT TIO2, 1.6 MT/MT TIO2 AT 500 Y/MT. COPPERAS- 16000 Y/MT TIO2, 4 MT/MT TIO2 AT 4000 Y/MT. *NET PLANT OPERATING COST- 180712 Y/MT TIO2 ($1,341.59/MT TIO2).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *PLANT SITE VISIT JUNE 26, 1992.

  • Deposit

    *COMPANY BROCHURE.

  • Deposit

    *SRI-TOKYO PERSONNEL.

  • Deposit

    *JAPANESE FOREIGN TRADE, COMMODITIES BY COUNTRIES, JAPAN

  • Deposit

    TARIFF ASSOCIATION.

  • Deposit

    *INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY

  • Deposit

    FUND.

  • Deposit

    *IM 145 & EM 545, US DEPT. OF COMMERCE, BUR. OF CENSUS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT IS LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF ONAHAMA. *ONAHAMA PLANT STARTED IN 1963 AT 6000 MTPY. PLANT EXPANDED TO 36,600 MTPY IN 1986, AND EXPANDED TO 43,200 MTPY IN 1987. *PLANT PRODUCED 40% OF ITS OWN ELECTRICITY AND ALL ITS STEAM. *SULFURIC ACID, LIME, LIMESTONE ARE ALL PURCHASED LOCALLY. FINISHING CHEMICALS ARE PURCHASED FROM WITHIN JAPAN. *DRINKING AND PROCESS WATER COMES FROM THE LOCAL PREFECTURE. COOLING WATER IS OBTAINED FROM THE OCEAN VIA PIPELINE. *TRANSFORMER SUBSTATION IS CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY. *THERE ARE NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONNEL AT THE PLANT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-SEP-1993 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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