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Toyama Plant Ti

Plant in Toyama, Japan with commodity Titanium
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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 10280874
MAS/MILS ID 5880428001
Record type Site
Current site name Toyama Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 137.24875, 36.7486 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Toyama(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Toyama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 137.24875, 36.7486
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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 1933
Year of first production 1983
Plant type Metal Plant
Plant subcategory Ti Metal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Showa Titanium Kk
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1992

Comments on the ownership information

  • TOYOMA PLANT MARKETS SPONGE UNDER SHOWA TITANIUM NAME

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Description Sponge Capacity 2000
  • Year 1987
    Description Sponge Prod. 1500
  • Year 1988
    Description Sponge Prod. 2100
  • Year 1989
    Description Sponge Capacity 2400
  • Year 1989
    Description Sponge Capacity 2500
  • Year 1990
    Description Sponge Prod. 2800
  • Year 1991
    Description Sponge Production 1900 Mtpy Sponge
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 1900mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Ingot Mtpy Ingot
  • Year 1992
    Description Sponge Capacity 3400 Mtpy Sponge
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 3400mt

Comments on the production information

  • SPONGE GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 99.3%.
  • YIELD FOR BEST QUALITY SPONGE IS 85%. ABOUT 15% OF SPONGE IS OF LOWER GRADE & IS MARKETED AS A STEEL MAKING ADDITIVE. *TICKEL PRODUCTION COST ESTIMATED AT $404.38/MT TICKEL - THIS EXCLUDES LABOR, UTILITIES, INDIRECT, & OVERHEAD COSTS *TICKEL REQUIRES 0.45 MT RUTILE/MT TICKEL *AVERAGE 22.5 KG MG/MT SPONGE. $2.78/KG MG. *AVERAGE 57.5 KG ARGON/MT SPONGE. *MAINTANENCE COSTS ESTIMATED AT $853.75/MT SPONGE *0.45 MT RUTILE/MT TICKEL. $742.39/MT. *0.159 MT COKE/MT TICKEL. $300.00/MT. *0.067 MT CHLORINE/MT TICKEL. $260.00/MT. *0.002 MT H2S/MT TICKEL. $2598.00/MT. *FLOW CHART: RUTILE-CHLORINATION-CRUDE TICKEL-DISTILLATION- STORAGE-REDUCTION FURNACE-VACUUM DISTILLATION-SPONGE-CUTTING, CRUSHING, SCREENING-PACKAGED IN ARGON.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INTEGRATED KROLL PLANT. *ALL COSTS IN 1992 DOLLARS. SHOWA TITANIUM CO. STATED THAT THEY WILL CEASE SMELTING TITANIUM SPONGE AT THE END OF 1994. AMERICAN METAL MKT V.102, NO.101,MAY 26, 1994, PAGE 1
  • GRADE ESTIMATED AT 95.5% *OFFICIAL CAPACITY OF PLANT=2500 MTPY. HISTORICAL PORDUCTION SHOWS THIS EXCEEDED IN 1990. PLANT PERSONNEL EST. CURRENT CAPACITY AT 3400 MTPY. PLANT IS OPERATING AT 60% CAPACITY.

Comments on the workings information

  • ENVIRONMENTAL DISPOSAL EST. AT $81.66/MT WASTE OR $163,000/YR

Comments on other economic factors

  • NO CURRENT PLANS TO EXPAND FACILITY. ESTIMATED INCREASE OF 1000 MT/Y WOULD COST Y1,000,000 IN 1992. *LAST EXPANSIONS WERE IN 1990 & 1991. *PRESENT BOOK VALUE OF PLANT IS $33,407,572. DEPRECIATION CHARGES ARE $2,969,562/YR. LOCAL TAXES = 1.4% OF BOOK VALUE OR $467,706/YR. INSURANCE IS LESS THAN 1% OF BOOK VALUE OR $300,670/YR. *EXCHANGE RATE = Y134.7/$1.
  • BASE WAGES INCLUDE BENEFITS *PLANT OPERATES ON 3 SH/D BASIS EX. WEEKENDS. MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS PERFORMED ON WEEKENDS - ? SH/D. *LABOR COSTS EXTRAPOLATED TO 3400 MY/YR
  • FEED-RUTILE PURCHASED PRIMARILY FROM AUSTRAILIA, WITH MINOR QUANTITIES FROM INDIA. *RUTILE DELIVERED PRICE IS $742.39/MT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHOWA TITANIUM BROCHURE

  • Deposit

    NOTES FROM VISIT TO TOYAMA PLANT, MARCH 16, 1992

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CONTACT REPORT FROM SRI-TOKYO, MAY 9, 1992, MOD. 5/12/92

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COOLING WATER OBTAINED FROM RIVER ADJACENT TO PLANT - ? CU L/D INDUSTRIAL WATER FROM CITY OF TOYAMA - ? CU L/D INDUSTRIAL WATER COSTS $200,445.00/YR (EX. RATE 134.7 Y/$) *TRANSFORMER STATION SERVES SILICON & FERROALLOY PLANT AND TI PLANT. KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., LTD. SUPPLIES ALL POWER. *PLANT IS LOCATED W/I TOYAMA CITY LIMITS. *ELECTRICITY ESTIMATED AT 22.5 KWH/KG SPONGE. *LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS ESTIMATED AT 250 KG/MT SPONGE. PRICE FOR BOTH BUTANE AND PROPANE IS $192.94/MT.

Reporter information

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

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