Yanbu Plant Ti

Plant in Saudi Arabia 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10215665
MAS/MILS ID 5170008001
Record type Site
Current site name Yanbu Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 39.08456, 22.61632 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 39.08456, 22.61632

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1991
Year of first production 1991
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Chloride

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Kerr Mcgee Chemical
    Interest 100
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner National Titanium Dioxide (Cristal Pigment)
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Description 45000
  • Year 1992
    Description Pigment Capacity 51500 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 51500mt

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT PRODUCES RUTILE TYPE PIGMENTS FOR PAINTS AND PLASTICS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CHLORIDE B PLANT.
  • FEED GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 95%.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEEDSTOCK- SYNTHETIC RUTILE, 100% OF FEED, W.A., AUSTRALIA.
  • CHLORINE- ADJACENT PLANT. COKE- USA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS, JUNE 22, 1992.

  • Deposit

    MIDDLE EAST NETWORK, APRIL, 29, 1992.

  • Deposit

    JAPAN CHEMICAL WEEK, SEPT. 5, 1991.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MARCH 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-96 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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