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Calais Plant Ti

Plant in France 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 10279762
MAS/MILS ID 4270708001
Record type Site
Current site name Calais Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 1.86898, 50.95722 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 1.86898, 50.95722
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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 1967
Year of first production 1967
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Sulfide

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Imperial Chemical Industries Plc (Ici)
    Interest 100
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tioxide S. A.
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Description Pigment Capacity 30000
  • Year 1986
    Description 75000
  • Year 1987
    Description 75000
  • Year 1988
    Description 80000
  • Year 1989
    Description 89000
  • Year 1990
    Description 92000
  • Year 1991
    Description Pigment Production 90000 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 90000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SULFATE PLANT. *COSTS ARE IN 1992 DOLLARS. *EXCHANGE RATE IS 5.642 FF=$1.

Comments on the workings information

  • AT THE END OF 1993, TIOXIDE INSTALLED A NEW SULPHURIC ACID RECYCLING PLANT, SO THAT WASTE PRODUCTS FROM THE PLANT MAINLY COMPRISE NEUTRAL IRON OXIDES, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY LANDFILLED. HOWEVER, THE COMPANY IS DISCUSSING THE POSSILBILITY OF USING THIS WASTE IN TEH STEEL AND CEMENT INDUSTRIES. 30 GRADES OF PIGMENT ARE PRODUCTED.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED COMES FROM SOREL, CANADA. *FEEDSTOCK CONSUMPTION IN 1991 WAS 117,540 MT SLAG. *FEEDSTOCK- SLAG FROM SOREL, CANADA, 1.3062 MT/MT TIO2, 1569 FF/MT DELIVERED, 1468 FF/MT FOB+101 FF/MT FRT., 2049.4 FF/MT TIO2 ($363.24/MT TIO2), 1.306 MT AT 1569 FF/MT.
  • PLANT OVERHEAD- 183.01 FF/MT TIO2. *TAXES & INSURANCE- 349.68 FF/MT TIO2, 2% REPLACE. COST. *G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- 362.4 FF/MT TIO2, 5% PROD. COST. *DEPRECIATION- 1398.72 FF/MT TIO2, 8% REPLACE. COST. *TARIFFS ON TIO2 PIGMENT ARE 6-7% OF IMPORT VALUE.
  • PLANT FLOW CHART: FEED-ORE DIGESTORS-CLARIFIERS-HYDROLIZERS- MOORE FILTERS-CALCINERS-GRINDERS-DRYERS-PRODUCT. *PLANT CAPACITIES: 1967- 30,000 MT, 1987- 75,000, 1992- 100000. *REPLACEMENT COST- 1,748,000,000 FF, 17,500FF/MT CAPACITY. *LABOR COSTS- 953.5 FF/MT TIO2 ($169/MT TIO2). *SULFURIC ACID- LOCAL SMELTER, 160.39 FF/MT, 465.12 FF/MT TIO2, 2.9 MT ACID/MT TIO2. *TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE- 3590.4 FF/MT, 71.81 FF/MT TIO2, 0.02 MT/MT TIO2. *LIMESTONE OR CHALK- LOCAL SOURCE, 80.68 FF.MT, (12.50-14.50/ MT DEL.), 16.14 FF/MT TIO2, 0.2 MT CHALK/MT TIO2. *FINISHING CHEMICALS- 272 FF/MT TIO2. *STEAM- ONSITE GENERATION, 30.30 FF/MT, 333.30 FF/MT TIO2, 11 MT/MT TIO2. *ELECTRICITY- FRENCH NATIONAL NETWORK, 0.22 FF/KWH, 116.60 FF/MT TIO2, 530 KWH/MT TIO2. *FUEL OIL- 12.13 FF/MMBTU, 123.73 FF/MT TIO2, 10.2MMBTU/MT TIO2. *PROCESS WATER- LOCAL AUTHORITIES, 0.72 FF/CU M, 77.65 FF/MT TIO2 108 CU M/MT TIO2. *COOLING WATER- LOCAL AUTHORITY, 0.07 FF/CU M, 25.85 FF/MT TIO2, 359 CU M/MT TIO2. *POLLUTION CONTROL PIPELINING OF WASTE- 12 FF/MT TIO2. *MAINTENANCE MATERIALS- 437.1 FF/MT TIO2, 2% REPLACE. COST. *PLANT OPERATING COST- 4954.19 FF/MT TIO2 ($878.09/MT TIO2). *TOTAL PRODUCTION COST- 7248 FF/MT TIO2 ($1284.65/MT TIO2). *PLANT CAPACITY INCREASED TO 60,000 MTPY DURING 1988-89 AT COST OF 79,000,000 POUNDS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MEETINGS WITH TIOXIDE STAFF.

  • Deposit

    TIOXIDE PRESS RELEASES OF MAY 15, 1991.

  • Deposit

    NOTES FROM OBSERVATIONS OF THE PLANT ON MAY 11-12, 1991.

  • Deposit

    NOTES FROM MEETING WITH MR. STEPHANE DUTHEIL DE LA ROCHERE

  • Deposit

    OF THE FRENCH MINISTERE DE L'INDUSTRIE ET DU COMERCE IN

  • Deposit

    PARIS ON MAY 7, 1992.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SULFATE PLANT. *PLANT COVERS ABOUT 25 ACRES. *TIOXIDE FACILITY DOES NOT OWN OR OPERATE DOCKS. IMPORTED ORE IS UNLOADED AT THE CALAIS DOCK. THE PLANT IS SERVED BY A SPUR OF THE FRENCH RAILROAD. *THERE ARE NO ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONNEL.

Reporter information

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

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