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Honsha Plant Ti

Plant in Kanagawa, Japan 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304930
MAS/MILS ID 5880198001
Record type Site
Current site name Honsha Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 139.48202, 35.3154 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kanagawa(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Kanagawa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 139.48202, 35.3154
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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
Plant type Metal Plant
Plant subcategory Ti Metal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kanto Specialty Steel Works
    Interest 100
    Year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd.
    Interest 34.7
    Year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nippon Steel
    Interest 3.5
    Year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Banks And Minor Shareholders
    Interest 61.8
    Year 1993

Comments on the ownership information

  • KANTO SPECIALTY STEEL WORKS IS OWNED BY SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES (34.7%), NIPPON STEEL (3.5%), AND THE BALANCE BY BANKS AND OTHER MINOR SHAREHOLDERS.

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Ingot 600 Mtpy Ingot
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Metal Titanium 600mt

Comments on the production information

  • ASSUMED 98% RECOVERY. GRADE FOR INGOT ASSUMED TO BE 99.9%.
  • ASSUMED 350 DAYS/YR. AT 1000 MTPY INGOT, GIVES 3.86 MT/DAY

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEED GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 99.3% FOR SPONGE.
  • "B" INGOT PLANT. VERY LITTLE INFO.

Comments on other economic factors

  • PLANT PRODUCING AT 50-60% CAPACITY. PRODUCTION IN 1992 BETWEEN 500-600 MTPY. *DESIGN CAPACITY ASSUMED TO BE 1000 MTPY. *PLANT OPERATES 2 SH/DAY, 350 DAYS/YR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FAX FROM SRI TOKYO OFFICE OF DEC. 22, 1992.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TITANIUM INGOT PLANT. VAR FURNACE PRODUCTS. *SPONGE IS PURCHASED LOCALLY.

Reporter information

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

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

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