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Kwinana Plant Ti

Plant in Western Australia, Australia 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 10207859
MAS/MILS ID 6020558002
Record type Site
Current site name Kwinana Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 115.76604, -32.24601 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 115.76604, -32.24601
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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
Year of first production 1991
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Chloride

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kerr-Mc Gee Chemical Corp.
    Interest 50
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ticor Ltd
    Interest 50
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • KERR-MCGEE, THROUGH ITS WHOLLY-OWNED SUSIDIARY KMCC WESTERN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, HOLDS 50% OF THE PROJECT WITH THE OTHER 50% HELD BY TICOR LTD (FORMERLY MINPROC HOLDINGS. KERR-MCGEE HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN INCREASING ITS STAKE IN THE TIWEST OPERATION, BUT HAS NOT AS OF 7/94.

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Description Pigment Production 18000 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 18000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Pigment Capacity 56400
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 56400mt

Comments on the production information

  • RECOVERY IS 83%.
  • PLANT IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 9 RUTILE-TYPE DRY PIGMENTS FOR THE PAINT, PLASTICS, PAPER, AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES. *PLANT FEED IN 1991 WAS 21,600 MT SYNTHETIC RUTILE. PRODUCT WAS 18,000 MT PIGMENT. *OUTPUT = MTPY/DPY 56400/365=154.52 MTPD. *CAPACITY = MTPD OUTPUT/RECOVERY 154.52/0.83=186.17 MTPD.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TICOR ENVISAGES A MAJOR EXPANSION OF PIGMENT PLANT CAPACITY TO 120,000 TPA AND AN INCREASE IN SYNTHETIC RUTILE CAPACITY FROM ITS CURRENT OPERATING RATE (7/94) OF 160,000 TPA TO 200,000 TPA OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. *KERR MCGEE WAS DEBOTTLENECKING THE PLANT IN 1994, TO RAISE THE CAPACITY FROM 65,000 TPA TO 80,000 TPA BY 1996. A FURTHER EXPANSION WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION IN JAN. 1995, WHICH WOULD INCREASE CAPACITY TO 120,000 TPA.
  • CHLORIDE B PLANT. EXCHANGE RATE IS A$1=$0.799. COSTS IN 1991 DOLLARS.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FLOW CHART: FEED-CHLORINATORS-CYCLONE SEPARATORS-PURIFIERS- OXIDIZERS-GAS SEPARATORS-FINISHING TANK-DRYER-PIGMENT.
  • ONLY CHLORIDE PROCESS PLANT IN THE WORLD THAT USE TOTALLY CAPTIVE SYNTHETIC RUTILE. *UNIT COST OF DELIVERED SYNTHETIC RUTILE- A$400/MT ($312/MT), FEEDSTOCK COST = A$480/MT TIO2 ($373.92). *FEEDSTOCK- 1.2 MT 93% SYN. RUTILE/1 MT 95% TIO2. PERMITTING FOR POLLUTION CONTROL IS INTENSIVE. *PLANT HAS 21 POINTS OF AIR EMISSIONS DISCHARGES, 1 WASTE WATER DISCHARGE, AND 2 SOURCES OF SOLID WASTE. *FLOW CHART: 1.STORM WATERS, 2.PLANT SPILLAGE SUMPS, 3.LIME SCRUBBER BLEED, 4.CHLORINATOR EFFLUENT, 5.OXIDATION EFF., 6.FINISH SECTION EFF.-1.2.COLLECTION TANKS,-1.2.3.4.5.NEUTRA- LIZATION FEED BOX, 6.THICKENER-1.2.3.4.5.6.NUETRALIZATION- 1.2.3.4.5.6.THICKENER-LIQUIDS TO WATERWAY, SOLIDS TO LANDFILL, SLURRY TO LANDFILL. *EMISSIONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE & CARBON MONOXIDE ARE AT VERY LOW LEVELS, EMISSIONS OF CARBONYL SULFIDE ARE ALMOST ELIMINATED. WATER DISCHARGED TO THE WATERWAY IS LESS SALINE THAN THE WATER IT IS ENTERING. *LABOR FOR POLLUTION CONTROL- A$659,000/YR, A$11.67/MT TIO2. *LIME- 15,000 MTPY, A$100.00/MT, A$1,500,000/YR, A$26.60/MT TIO2, ADDED COST=A426.60/MT TIO2. *HYDROCHLORIC ACID- 21 MTPY, A$40.00/MT, A$1,000/YR, A$0.02/MT TIO2, ADDED COST=A$0.02/MT TIO2. *SODIUM HYDROXIDE- 4,600 MTPY, A$400.00/MT, A$32.62/MT TIO2, A$1,840,000/YR, ADDED COST=A$32.62/MT TIO2. *FLOCCULANT- 58 MTPY, A$3000.00/MT, A$3.09/ MT TIO2, A$174,000/YR, ADDED COST=A$3.09/MT TIO2. *MAINTANENCE- (4.3% REPLACEMENT COST) A$11.05/MT TIO2, A$624,000/YR, ADDED COST=A$11.05/MT TIO2. *EQUIP. RENTAL- A$8.24/MT TIO2, ADDED COST=A$8.24/MT TIO2, A$465,000/YR. *ELECTRICITY- 3000 MWH/YR, A$0.08/KWH, A$4.26/MT TIO2, A$240,000/YR. *NATURAL GAS- 0.9 MMBTU/MT, A$4.84/MMBTU, A$4.36/MT TIO2, A$246,000/YR. *FILTER CAKE DISPOSAL- 15000 MTPY, A$16.00/MT, A$4.26/MT TIO2, A$240,000/YR, ADDED COST=A$4.26/MT TIO2. *CENTRIFUGE SLURRY DISPOSAL- 15000 MTPY, A$72.00/MT, A$1,080,000/YR, A$19.15/MT TIO2, ADDED COST=A$19.15/MT TIO2. *CHEMICAL EQUIP. DEPRECIATION- A$13,750,000, A$19.50/MT TIO2, A$1,100,000/YR. *IMPOUNDMENT PONDS DEPRECIATION- A$750,000.00, A$0.44/MT TIO2, 30 YR, A$25,000/YR. *TAXES AND INSURANCE- A$20,000/YR, A$0.35/MT TIO2, ADDED COST=A$0.35/MT TIO2. *DIRECT OP. COST- A$7,068,000/YR, A$125.31/MT TIO2, ADDED COST=A$105.02/MT TIO2. *TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING COST- A$145.61/MT TIO2, A$8,188,000/YR, ADDED COSTS = A$105.38/MT TIO2 ($82.09/MT TIO2).
  • IT IS NOT KNOWN WHICH COUNTRIES PIGMENT IS EXPORTED TO. *MOST OF THE PIGMENT IS EXPORTED AS CONTAINERIZED CARGO FROM THE PORT OF FREEMANTLE. *EST. COST TO TRANSPORT PIGMENT TO FAR EAST - US$45-65/MT. *EST. COST TO TRANSPORT PIGMENT TO W. EUROPE & N. AM. - $100/MT. *EST. COST TO TRANSPORT PIGMENT TO OTHER AUSTRALIA - $40-55/MT.
  • INITIAL CONSTRUCTION COST- A$160MM, REPLACEMENT COST A$161MM. *PLANT OVERHEAD- A$68.96/MT TIO2 (80% OF OPERATING LABOR) *TAXES AND INSURANCE- A$57.09/MT TIO2 (2%/YR REPLACEMENT COST) *G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- A$108.85/ MT TIO2, (5% PRODUCTION COST) *DEPRECIATION- A$228.37/MT TIO2, (8% REPLACEMENT COST) *TARIFFS- 1991 WAS 5% ON UNCOATED PIGMENT, IS TO DROP TO 2% IN 1992. 1990 WAS DROPPED TO 10% ON COATED PIGMENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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    *MOST INFORMATION CAME FROM A SOURCE WHO MUST REMAIN

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    CONFIDENTIAL.

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    *MAGAZINE "PROGRESS" PUBLICHED BY THE STATE DEVELOPMENT

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    AUTHORITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

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    *DOCUMENTS PREPARED FOR AND BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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    *TARIFF INFORMATION FROM THE BULLETIN OF INTERNATIONAL

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    DOUANES.

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    *INTERNATION FINANCIAL STATISTICS, INTERNATION MONETARY FUND

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    *IM 145 & EM 545, US DEPT. OF COMMERCE, BUR. OF CENSUS.

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    *QUARTERLY MINERAL STATISTICS, AUSTRALIAN BUR. OF AGRICULTUR

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    AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS.

  • Ownership

    *INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. JULY 1994. NO. 322. P. 8. "KERR-MCGEE

  • Ownership

    SEEKS BIGGER TIWEST STAKE."

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT OCCUPIES ABOUT 160,000 SQ M (39 ACRES) OF LAND. PLANT IS 25 KM S OF PORT FREEMANTLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-MAR-1995 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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