Chavara Plant Ti

Plant in Kerala, India 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 10255799
MAS/MILS ID 5330178001
Record type Site
Current site name Chavara Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 76.56711, 9.8839 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kerala(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Kerala

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 76.56711, 9.8839

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1984
Year of first production 1984
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Chloride

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State Of Kerala, India
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Kerala Minerals And Metals
    Home office India
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Description 22000
  • Year 1992
    Description Pigment Capacity 22000 Mtpy Pigment
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 22000mt

Comments on the production information

  • RUTILE TYPE PIGMENTS PRODUCED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

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

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEEDSTOCK: SYNTHETIC RUTILE, CHAVARA, INDIA, 100% OF FEED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SRI INTERNATIONAL INTERVIEWS WITH PLANT STAFF (1990).

  • Deposit

    SRI INTERNATIONAL INTERVIEWS WITH KERR MCGEE (1992).

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC TIMES, MAR. 15, 1992.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RELIABLE WATER AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES ARE A PROBLEM. *PLANT OPERATES ABOUT 1/3 TO 2/3 OF THE TIME.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-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.