Tracy 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. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255329
MAS/MILS ID 1220508003
Record type Site
Current site name Tracy Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -73.0495, 46.01667 (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) -73.0495, 46.01667

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1963
Year of first production 1963
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Sulfide

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1963
    Description 22000
  • Year 1987
    Description 40000
  • Year 1992
    Description Pigment Capacity 26000 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 26000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 80 wt-pct Titanium 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SULFATE PLANT.

Comments on the workings information

  • TIOXIDE CANADA WAS FINED C$1M. FOLLOWING A GUILTY PLEA TO CHARGES OF DISCHARGING WASTE ACID FROM INTO THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER. THE COMPANY HAS VOLUNTARILY OFFERED TO SPEND A FURTHER C$3M. ON CLEANING UP THE RIVER.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEEDSTOCK: SLAG, QIT, SOREL, 100% OF FEED, 80% GRADE.
  • SULFURIC ACID- PURCHASED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. JULY 1993. NO. 310. P. 9. "TIOXIDE IN

  • Deposit

    C$4M. POLLUTION CHARGE PAY OUT."

  • Deposit

    FLETCHER CHENNENGE, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    INTERVIEWS WITH TIOXIDE OF CANADA, LTD.

  • Deposit

    CHEMICAL MARKET REPORTER, MAY 1991.

  • Deposit

    CHEMICAL MARKET REPORTER, AUG. 1992.

  • Deposit

    SRI INTERNATIONAL AND CONSULTANT FILES.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. MARCH 1993. NO.306 "TIOXIDE PIGMENT

  • Deposit

    VENTURE WITH KRONOS."

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT IS CHANGING FROM A SULFATE PIGMENT PLANT TO A FINISHING PLANT ONLY.

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.