The Torrance B Plant Ti is a titanium, metal mine located in Los Angeles county, California.
About the MRDS Data:
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Mine Info
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Torrance B Plant Ti MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Torrance B Plant Ti
Commodity
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Location
State: California
County: Los Angeles
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Subsidiary Of Nkk Corp. Of Japan
Percent: 40.00
Info Year: 1993
Owner Name: Martin Marietta Corp.
Percent: 60.00
Home Office: Bethesda, Md
Info Year: 1993
Owner Name: International Light Metals Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1993
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Pigment Plant
Plant Subtype: Ti Metal
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): INGOT PLANT.
Comment (Economic Factors): FEEDSTOCK- PRIMARILY SCRAP FROM WESTERN U.S., PLUS POSSIBLY SPONGE FROM EITHER OREMET OR TIMET.
Comment (Economic Factors): PLANT HAS BEEN OPERATING AT A REDUCED CAPACITY SINCE 1991. *PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN EARLY IN 1992.
Comment (Production): MOST OF THE INGOT IS BELIEVED TO BE SOLD IN THE U.S., HOWEVER, EXPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO JAPAN AND THE U.K.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).
Reference (Deposit): TITANIUM BUYERS GUIDE.
Reference (Deposit): NON-FERROU METAL WORKS OF THE WORLD, METAL BULLETIN BOOKS,
Reference (Deposit): FIFTH EDITION, 1989.
Reference (Deposit): PIERS.
Reference (Deposit): JOURNAL OF COMMERCE.
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