(Facility) Police Plant Ti

Plant in Poland 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 10158149
MAS/MILS ID 4550798001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Police Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 14.58567, 53.54866 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Poland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Poland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 14.58567, 53.54866

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1977
Year of first production 1977
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Sulfide

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Zaklady Chemiczne
    Interest 100
    Home office Poland
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Description Pigment Capacity 36000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 36000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 34000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 34000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 37000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 37000MT
  • Year 1989
    Description 40000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 40000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 30000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 30000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description 28000
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 28000mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Pigment Production 28000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium Titanium 28000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PIGMENT GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 93%. RECOVERY OF ILMENITE ASSUMED TO BE 86%, FOR SLAG 88%. WEIGHTED AVERAGED BASED ON % FEED IS 86.1%.
  • PLANT PRODUCES 6 TYPES OF PIGMENT. ONE IS ANATASE TYPE, ALL OTHERS ARE RUTILE TYPE. PIGMENT IS USED IN PAINTS, PRINTING INKS, AND GENERAL PURPOSE APPLICATIONS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SULFATE PLANT. *COSTS ASSUMED TO BE IN 1991 DOLLARS.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FLOW CHART: FEED-GRINDING-DIGESTION,REDUCTION-CLARIFICATION- CRYSTALLIZATION-FILTRATION-CONCENTRATION,HYDROLYSIS-FILTRATION- BLEACHING-FILTRATION-CALCINATION-GRINDING-SURFACE TREATMENT- FILTRATION,DRYING-MICRONIZATION-BAGGING. *REPLACEMENT COST- $140,000,000. *LABOR COST- $30.70/MT TIO2. *FEEDSTOCK: ILMENITE, NORWAY, 95% OF FEED, 2.2894 MT/MT TIO2, 45% GRADE, $82.73 DEL., $70.26/MT FOB + $12.47/MT FRT, $189.40/MT TIO2, 2.2894 MT AT $82.73/MT. SLAG, TINFOS, NORWAY, 5% OF FEED, 0.1204 MT/MT TIO2, 74% GRADE, $264.47 DEL, $252/MT FOB + $12.47/MT FRT, $31.85/MT TIO2, 0.1204 MT AT $264.47/MT. *SULFURIC ACID- SELF GENERATION FROM SULFUR, $30/MT, $81/MT TIO2, 2.7 MT/MT TIO2. *LIME- LOCAL, $15/MT, 0.5 MT LIME/MT TIO2. *FINISHING CHEMICALS- $70/MT TIO2. *MAINTENANCE MATERIALS- %50.26/MT TIO2, 6% OP. COST. *STEAM- ONSITE GENERATION, $4.50/MLB, $109.35/MT TIO2, 24.3 MLB/MT TIO2. *ELECTRICITY- POLISH STATE COMPANY, $0.0431/KWH, $24.81/MT TIO2, 576 KWH/MT TIO2. *NATURAL GAS- POLISH STATE CO., $2.94/MCF, $38.23/MT TIO2, 3 MCF/MT TIO2. *FUEL OIL- POLISH STATE CO., $7.78/MM BTU, $77.78/MT TIO2, 10 MM BTU/MT TIO2. *PROCESS WATER- CITY OF POLICE, $0.37/MGAL, $18.50/MT TIO2, 50 MGAL/MT TIO2. *COOLING WATER- ODRA RIVER, $0.04/MGAL, $3.80/MT TIO2, 95 MGAL/MT TIO2. *POLLUTION CONTROL- $111.98/MT TIO2. *OPERATION COST- $837.66/MT TIO2. *PRODUCTION COST- $903.88/MT TIO2. *BYPRODUCT CREDIT- COPPERAS, $11.16/MT TIO2, 80,350 MT SOLD AT $5/MT.
  • PLANT USES TRUCK TRANSPORT FOR LOCAL USERS. *COSTS TO SHIP TO CENTRAL EUROPEAN LOCATIONS RANGE FROM $12-20. *COST TRANSPORT BY RAIL UP TO 1900 KM IS $7/MT FOR CARLOADS. *TRUCK TRANSPORT FOR UP TO A FEW HUNDRED KM IS $4-7/MT.
  • PLANT OVERHEAD- $18.74/MT TIO2, 80% OP. COSTS. *TAXES AND INSURANCE- $4.19/MT TIO2, 0.5% OP. COST. *G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- $29.32/MT TIO2, 3.5% OP. COST. *DEPRECIATION- $25.13/MT TIO2, 3% OP. COST.
  • FEEDSTOCK CONSUMPTION: 1991 ILMENITE-64103 MT, SLAG-3371 MT; 1990 I-68682, S-3612; 1989 I-91576, S-4816; 1988 I-84708, S-4455; 1987 I-77840, S-4094.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PLANT VISIT JUNE 26, 1992.

  • Deposit

    ZAKLADY BROCHURE.

  • Deposit

    COMPANY FAX DATED JULY 8, 1992.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POLICE IS PART OF A VERY LARGE CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZER COMPLEX. *COMPLEX CONTAINS RAIL LOADING AND UNLOADINF FACILITIES. *COMPLEX CONTAINS DOCKS IN THE ODRA RIVER. *PLANT HAS NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONNEL.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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