C-3 Becancour B Plant Ti

Plant in Quebec, Canada 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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206147
MAS/MILS ID 1220508002
Record type Site
Current site name C-3 Becancour B Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -72.49947, 46.31666 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -72.49947, 46.31666

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Chloride

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Imperial Chemical Industries Plc (Ici)
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tioxide Of Canada, Ltd
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT WILL PRODUCE RUTILE TYPE PIGMENTS.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 94 wt-pct Titanium 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROPOSED CHLORIDE B PLANT.
  • FEED GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 94%.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SRI ASSUMPTIONS.

  • Deposit

    CHEMICAL MARKETING REPORTER, OCT. 29, 1990.

  • Deposit

    CHEMICAL WEEK, SEPT. 23, 1992.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT EXPECTED TO COME ON LINE IN 1994.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-1995 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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