Torrance B Plant Ti

The Torrance B Plant Ti is a titanium, metal mine located in Los Angeles county, California.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Torrance B Plant Ti  

State:  California

County:  Los Angeles

Elevation:

Commodity: Titanium, Metal

Lat, Long: 33.8569, -118.30970

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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

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Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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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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