Burnie Plant Ti

Plant in Tasmania, Australia 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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255796
MAS/MILS ID 6020458001
Record type Site
Current site name Burnie Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 145.89568, -41.05721 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tasmania(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Tasmania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 145.89568, -41.05721

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1949
Year of first production 1949
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Sulfide

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Imperial Chemical Industries Plc (Ici)
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tioxide Group Plc
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1949
    Description 1800
  • Year 1987
    Description 42000
  • Year 1992
    Description Pigment Capacity 20000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 20000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT PRODUCES ANATASE AND RUTILE PIGMENTS. *PRODUCT DESTINATIONS ARE PRIMARILY PAINT MARKETS.
  • PIGMENT GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 93%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SULFATE PLANT.
  • FEED GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 57%.

Comments on the workings information

  • WASTE HAS BEEN DUMPED INTO THE BASS STRAIT.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEEDSTOCK- ILMENITE, CAPEL, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 100% OF FEED.
  • SULFURIC ACID- MERCHANT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FILES COMPILED BY SRI INTERNATIONAL AND THE CONSULTANT.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BURNIE PLANT MAY BE SHUT DOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-SEP-94 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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