Trivandrum Plant Ti

Plant in Kerala, India with commodity Titanium, Pigment
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279988
MAS/MILS ID 5330178002
Record type Site
Current site name Trivandrum Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 76.9337, 8.45075 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kerala(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Kerala

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 76.9337, 8.45075

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1950
Year of first production 1950
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Sulfide

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State Of Kerala, India
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Travencore Titanium
    Home office India
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1950
    Description 1800
  • Year 1987
    Description 24000
  • Year 1992
    Description Pigment Capacity 24000 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 24000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT PRODUCES ANATASE PIGMENT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SULFATE PLANT.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEEDSTOCK: ILMENITE, QUILON, INDIA, 100% OF FEED, 55% GRADE.
  • SULFURIC ACID- ONSITE PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SRI INTERNATIONAL INTERVIEWS WITH STAFF MEMBERS (1990).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT OPERATION IS POSSIBLE ONLY BECAUSE INDIAN TARIFFS ON IMPORTED PIGMENT ARE 25%.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.