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Deeside Titanium Plant Ti

Plant in United Kingdom 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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303933
MAS/MILS ID 4120558001
Record type Site
Current site name Deeside Titanium Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -3.03091, 53.21571 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

United Kingdom(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
United Kingdom

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -3.03091, 53.21571
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1978
Year of first production 1982
Plant type Metal Plant
Plant subcategory Ti Metal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Deeside Titanium Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Description Sponge Capacity 5000
  • Year 1988
    Description 1192
  • Year 1989
    Description 1375
  • Year 1990
    Description 1641
  • Year 1991
    Description Sponge Sustainable Capacity 2540
  • Year 1991
    Description Sponge Design Capacity 5000
  • Year 1991
    Description Sponge Production 1091 Mtpy Sponge
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 1091mt

Comments on the production information

  • DESIGN CAPACITY IS 5000 MTPY. SRI ESTIMATES SUSTAINABLE CAPACITY AT 2540 MTPY. ALL VALUES BASED ON 2540 MTPY. PRODUCTION BASED ON 52 WEEKS/YR, 5 DAYS/WEEK.
  • ESTIMATED RECOVERY IS 98%. *GRADE FOR SPONGE ASSUMED TO BE 99.3%.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium Ti 99.9 wt-pct Titanium 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • HUNTER PROCESS PLANT. *ALL COSTS ARE IN 1991 DOLLARS *TICKEL GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 99.9% (PURE TICKEL)

Comments on other economic factors

  • FLOW CHART: TITANIUM TETRA CHLORIDE & SODIUM METAL-HUNTER REDUCTION REACTOR-COOLING-SPONGE REMOVAL-CRUSHING & SIZING- HCL LEACHING-NITROGEN DRYING-BLENDING & PACKAGING-TI GRANULES *SRI ESTIMATES THE PLANT OPERATES ON 2 SH/D, 5 D/WK BASIS. *TICKEL- 4.31 KG/KG SPONGE. *SODIUM- 2.09 KG/KG SPONGE AT $1,681/MT. *ACIDS- 0.045 MT/MT SPONGE AT $152/MT. *ARGON- 1.14 CU FT/MT SPONGE AT $115/100 CU M. *NITROGEN- 6 CU M/MT SPONGE AT $14.15/100 CU M. *ELECTRICITY- 4 KW H/KG SPONGE PRODUCED. COST IN 1991 EST. TO BE $0.0513/KWH. *POWER IS SUPPLIED BY ONE OF 2 LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES - MANWEB OR NORWEB. *NATURAL GAS IS DELIVERED BY THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY. *NATURAL GAS REQUIREMENTS EST. AT 0.006 MILLION CU FT/KG AT $4.94/MILLION CU FT + $7,961/MONTH. *COOLING WATER IS PROBABLY OBTAINED FROM THE DEE RIVER & DRINKING WATER FROM THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY. *WATER- 0.085 CU M/KG SPONGE AT $0.079/CU M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TELEFAX MESSAGE FROM SRI-CROYDON, SEPT. 1, 1992

  • Deposit

    TELEFAX MESSAGE FROM SRI-CROYDON, DEC. 4, 1992

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK. AUG. 9, 1993. VOL. 64. NO. 32. P. 8."DEESIDE

  • Deposit

    TO CEASE TI OUTPUT."

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET. AUG. 9, 1993. VOL. 101. NO. 152. P.7

  • Deposit

    "DEESIDE TITANIUM TO CLOSE PLANT."

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TITANIUM SPONGE PLANT PRODUCING SELECTED GRADES OF AEROSPACE MATERIAL SOLELY FOR ROLLS ROYCE. *POST MILL PROCESSING METHOD IS HUNTER REDUCTION PROCESS *DEESIDE TITANIUM DECLINED TO PROVIDE INFO ON PAST PRODUCTION LEVELS. VALUES WERE ESTIMATED. *DEESIDE CEASED PRODUCTION AT THE END OF 1993.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-95 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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