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Verkhnaya Salda Tirus

Producer in Russia with commodities Aluminum, Contained or Metal, Titanium, Metal
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279467
MAS/MILS ID 4520008015
Record type Site
Current site name Verkhnaya Salda Tirus
Alternate or previous names Tirus

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 61.00142, 57.49788 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum, Contained or Metal Critical Tertiary
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 61.00142, 57.49788
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Tirus
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • THE JOINT-STOCK COMPANY TIRUS, WAS FORMERLY THE VERKHNAYA SALDA METALLURGY ASSOCIATION.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCES 60% TITANIUM INGOT, 40% ALUMINUM ROLL, FERROTITANIUM, AND STAINLESS STEEL. CAPACITY OF 100,000 TPY TITANIUM INGOT. OPERATING AT 30% CAPACITY IN 1994.

Comments on other economic factors

  • PLANS TO PUT IN A NEW SHEET ROLL FACILITY, BUT IS LOOKING FOR INVESTMENT. HAD A DEBT OF 11 BILLION RUBLES IN 1994, DUE TO NONPAYMENT BY PURCHASERS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    INTERFAX MINING AND METALS REPORT. JAN. 28-FEB. 4, 1994.

  • Ownership

    P. 11. "TIRUS PLANS TO TRIPLE TITANIUM EXPORTS IN 1994."

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET. JUNE 3, 1994. P. 1 VOL. 102, NO. 106.

  • Deposit

    "RUSSIAN TITANUM PRODUCER CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF BY BOEING."

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ACCEPTED AS SUPPLIER OF AIRCRAFT-GRADE TI 6-4 INGOT FOR AIR FRAMES FOR BOEING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-OCT-1994 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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