Inchon Factory Plant Ti

Plant in Korea, South 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 10191553
MAS/MILS ID 5800358001
Record type Site
Current site name Inchon Factory Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 126.5157, 37.49846 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Korea, South(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Korea, South

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 126.5157, 37.49846

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1955
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Sulfide

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hankook Titanium Industries Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Korea R
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Description Pigment Capacity 7000
  • Year 1987
    Description 20430
  • Year 1988
    Description 20084
  • Year 1989
    Description 22368
  • Year 1990
    Description 25908
  • Year 1991
    Description Pigment Production 27872 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 27872mt

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT RECOVERY IS 87%. *PIGMENT GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 93%.
  • PRODUCTION OF ANATASE PIGMENT IN 1991 WAS 27872 MT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEED GRADE IS 54.23. PIGMENT GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 93%.
  • SULFATE PLANT. *COSTS ARE IN 1991 DOLLARS. *EXCHANGE RATE IS 733 WON (W)/$1.

Comments on the workings information

  • SULZER WYSS PROCESS IS USED FOR REGENERATION OF STRONG ACID WASTE TO SULFURIC ACID. *WASTE ACID TREATMENT PLANT FLOW CHART: 1.ORE DIGESTION TANKS, 2.MISC. ACID STREAMS,3.HYDROLYSIS ACID,4.CALCINER OFF GASES- 1.SCRUBBER,2.DISCHARGE,3.INTERNAL CONCENTRATION,4.STACK- 1.DISCHARGE,3.METAL SALTS FILTRATION-3.FINAL CONCENTRATION- 3.RECYCLE.

Comments on other economic factors

  • PLANT FLOW CHART: FEED-ORE DIGESTORS-CLARIFIERS-HYDROLIZERS- FILTERS-CALCINERS-GRINDING-DRYERS-FINISHING. *TOTAL LABOR COST- 173,590 W/MT TIO2 ($236.82/MT TIO2). *MALAYSIAN ILMENITE- 43.6% OF FEEDSTOCK, 55% TIO2, 0.9054 MT/MT TIO2, 83,498W/MT DELIVERED (52,000W/MT FOB + 25,698W/MT FRT.) + 5800W/MT CARTAGE, 75,600W/MT TIO2. *AUSTRALIAN ILMENTIE- 46.3% OF FEED, 54% TIO2, 0.9615 MT/MT TIO2, 79,833W/MT DELIVERED (50533W/MT FOB + 23500W/MT FRT) + 5800W/MT CARTAGE, 76,763W/MT TIO2. *TAILAND ILMENTIE- 10.1% OF FEED, 52% TIO2, 0.2101 MT/MT TIO2, 60,200W/MT DELIVERED (36,400W/MT FOB + 18,000W/MT FRT.) + 5800W/MT CARTAGE, 12,645W/MT TIO2. *SULFURIC ACID- LOCAL PRODUCER, 50,000W/MT, 175,000W/MT TIO2, 3.5 MT ACID/MT TIO2. *IRON- LOCAL SUPPLIER, 44,000W/MT, 11,000W/MT TIO2, 0.25 MT/MT TIO2. *LIMESTONE- LOCAL SUPPLIER, 23,500W/MT DELIVERED, 11,750W/MT TIO2, 0.5 MT/MT TIO2. *STEAM- ON SITE GENERATION,10,000W/MT, 90,000W/MT TIO2, 9 MT/MT TIO2. *ELECTRICITY- LOCAL AUTHORITY, 40W/KWH, 48,000W/MT TIO2, 1200 KWH/MT TIO2. *FUEL OIL- 2394W/MMBTU, 24,420W/MT TIO2, 10.2MMBTU/MT TIO2. *PROCESS WATER- 231W/CU M, 24,967W/MT TIO2, 108 CU M/ MT TIO2. *COOLING WATER- 19W/CU M, 6,924W/MT TIO2, 359 CU M/MT TIO2. *POLLUTION CONTROL- 53,646W/MT TIO2. *MAINTENANCE MATERILAS- 59,919W/MT TIO2 ($81.75/MT TIO2). *OPERATING COST- 844,224W/MT TIO2 ($1151.74/MT TIO2). *BYPRODUCT CREDITS: COPPERAS- 52,500W/MT TIO2, 3.5 MT AT 15,000W/MT. H2S04- 70,000W/MT TIO2, 1.4 MT AT 50,000W/MT. GYPSUM- 1000W/MT TIO2, 0.2 MT AT 5000W/MT. *PRODUCTION COST- 1,095,487W/MT TIO2 ($1,494.53/MT TIO2).
  • PLANT OVERHEAD- 80,311W/MT TIO2, 80% OF OP. LABOR. *TAXES AND INSURANCE- 47,935W/MT TIO2, 2% REPLACEMENT COST. *G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- 54,774W/MT TIO2, 5% OF PROD. COST. *DEPRECIATION- 191,742W/MT TIO2, 8% OF REPLACEMENT COST. *COST TO CONSTRUCT ACID RECONCENTRATION PROCESS PLANT WAS $20 MILLION. *TARIFFS ON TIO2 FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ARE 20%.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HANKOOK REPRESENTATIVE.

  • Deposit

    BUSINESS KOREA HANDBOOK.

  • Deposit

    NOTES FROM THE OBSERVATION OF THE PLANT ON MAY 19, 1992.

  • Deposit

    CHON INTERNATIONAL COMPANY.

  • Deposit

    BULLETIN INTERNATIONAL DES DOUANES, KOREA, 1987-1988.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT COVERS ABOUT 150,000 SQ M. *PLANT STARTED PRODUCTION IN 1955 AT 7000 MTPY. CAPACITY INCREASED TO 31000 MTPY IN 1991. *THE PLANT HAS NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONNEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-OCT-1993 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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