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Altamira Plant Ti

Plant in Tamaulipas, Mexico with commodity Titanium, Pigment
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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 10206014
MAS/MILS ID 2010538001
Record type Site
Current site name Altamira Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -97.87949, 21.35054 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Tamaulipas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -97.87949, 21.35054
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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 1961
Year of first production 1976
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Chloride

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Co., Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Du Pont S. A. De C. V.
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description Sulfate Capacity
  • Year 1976
    Description 15000
  • Year 1986
    Description 49273
  • Year 1987
    Description 49020
  • Year 1988
    Description 50000
  • Year 1988
    Description 49607
  • Year 1989
    Description 54698
  • Year 1990
    Description 65544
  • Year 1991
    Description Chloride Production 69601 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Chlorine Chlorine 69601mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Chloride Capacity 80000

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT MAKES ONLY RUTILE-TYPE PIGMENT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CHLORIDE C PLANT. *ALL COSTS ARE IN 1991 DOLLARS. *ENCHANGE RATE IS PS3018 = $1.

Comments on the workings information

  • THE COST OF POLLUTION CONTROL IS ESTIMATED TO BE LESS THAN $10/MT TIO2. *LABOR COST- PS0. *SODIUM HYDROXIDE- 2000 MT/YR, PS1,056,000/MT, PS2,112,000,000/YR, PS26,400/MT TIO2. *ELECTRICITY- 100KW, PS155/KWH, PS135,780,000/YR, PS1,700/MT, TIO2, ADDED COST=PS1,700/MT TIO2. *SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL- 6000 MT/YR, PS6000/MT, PS36,000,000/YR, PS450/MT TIO2, ADDED COST=PS450/MT TIO2. *DIRECT OPERATING COST- PS2,283,780,000/YR, PS28,550/MT TIO2, ADDED COST=28,550/MT TIO2. *TAXES AND INSURANCE- O. *DEPRECIATION- SMALL. *TOTAL OPERATING COST- PS2,283,780,000/YR ($756,720/YR), PS28,550/MT TIO2 ($9.46/MT TIO2), ADDED COST=PS28,550/MT TIO2 ($9.46/MT TIO2).

Comments on other economic factors

  • OCEAN TRANSPORTATION COSTS TO EXPORT MARKETS RANGES FROM $88 TO $130/MT.
  • FEEDSTOCK CONSUMPTION: 1991- ILMENITE 115955, SLAG 4942; 1990- I. 109196, S. 4654; 1989- I. 91127, S. 3884; 1988- I. 82645, S. 3552; 1987- I. 81667, S. 3480; 1986- I. 82089, S. 3498. *ILMENITE, AUSTRALIA, 95.9% OF FEED, 1.666 MT/MT TIO2, 61% GRADE, PS238,420/MT DEL., ($53/MT FOB + $23/MT FRT + $3/MT CARTAGE), PS397,210/MT TIO2. *SLAG, SOUTH AFRICA, 4.1% OF FEED, 0.071 MT/MT TIO2, 85% GRADE, PS956,710/MT DEL, ($284/MT FOB + 30/MT FRT + 3/MT CARTAGE, PS68.14/MT TIO2. *FEEDSTOCK COST- PS465,350/MT TIO2 ($154.19/MT TIO2 ). *CHLORINE- CAPTIVE, PS455,720, PS273,430/MT TIO2, 0.60 MT CL2/MT TIO2. *COKE- IMPORTED, PS424,760/MT, ($105/ST+25/MT FRT & CARTAGE), PS195,390/MT TIO2, 0.46 MT COKE/MT TIO2. *ALUMINUM- IMPORTED, PS4,723,000/MT, ($1565/MT), PS26,450/MT TIO2, 0.0056 MT AL/MT TIO2. *SCRUB SOLIDS- PS120,720/MT, (%40/MT DEL.), PS24,140/MT TIO2, 0.2 MT/MT TIO2. *SEPARATED AIR O2- CRYOINFRA, PS4,680/MSCF, ($1.55/MSCF), PS65,490/MT TIO2, 28 MSCF/MT TIO2. *SEPARATED AIR N2- PS2,570/MSCF, ($0.85/MSCF), PS71,830/MT TIO2, 28 MSCF/MT TIO2. *FINISHING CHEMICALS- 301,800/MT TIO2, (%$100/MT TIO2). *STEAM- ONSITE GENERATION, PS17,000/MLB, ($5.50/MLB), PS137,770/MT TIO2,8.3 MLB/MT TIO2. ELECTRICITY- CFE, PS105/KWH, PS63,000/MT TIO2, 600 KWH/MT TIO2. *FUEL OIL- PEMEX, PS171/L, PS38,250/MT TIO2, 59.1 GAL/MT TIO2. *PROCESS WATER- WELLS, PS1509/MGAL, ($0.50/MGAL), 13,880/MT TIO2, 9.2 MGAL/MT TIO2. *COOLING WATER- WELLS, PS302/MGAL, ($0.10/MGAL), PS6,940/MT TIO2, 23 MGAL/MT TIO2. *POLLUTION CONTROL- PS28,550/MT TIO2. *OPERATING COST- PS2,216,720/MT TIO2 ($734.50/MT TIO2). *PRODUCTION COST- PS3,490,370/MT TIO2 ($1156.52/MT TIO2).
  • PLANT OVERHEAD- PS18,360/MT TIO2, 80% OP. LABOR. *TAXES & INSURANCE- PS181,250/MT TIO2, 2%/YR REPLACE. COST. *G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- PS349,040/MT TIO2, 10% PRODUCTION COST. *DEPRECIATION- PS725,000/MT TIO2, 8% REPLACE. COST. *TARIFFS ON RAW OR UNFINISHED PIGMENT IS 10%, ON FINISHED PRODUCTS 15%.
  • FLOW CHART: FEED-CHLORINATORS-CYCLONE SEPARATORS-PURIFIERS- OXIDIZERS-GAS SEPARATOR-FINISHING TANKS-DRYER-PIGMENT. *CONSTRUCTION COST- PS20,000,000. *REPLACEMENT COST- PS725,000,000,000. *LABOR COST- PS187,250/MT TIO2 ($62.05/MT TIO2).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERVIEWS WITH MEXICAN ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES.

  • Deposit

    INTERVIEWS WITH DU PONT STAFF IN MEXICO CITY.

  • Deposit

    MEXICAN AND U.S. TRADE STATISTICS.

  • Deposit

    TRIP TO THE TAMAULIPAS IN DEC. 1991.

  • Deposit

    DATA ON SIMILAR PLANTS NEAR TAMPICO.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT IS LOCATED ON 500 ACRES OF LAND. *THERE ARE NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PLANT PERSONNEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-95 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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