Albany B Plant Ti

The Albany B Plant Ti is a titanium, metal mine located in Linn county, Oregon at an elevation of 213 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Albany B Plant Ti
Secondary: Albany Plant

Commodity

Primary: Titanium, Metal

Location

State: Oregon
County: Linn

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Teledyne Wah Chang
Info Year: 1993

Owner Name: Teledyne, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1993

Production

Year: 1991
Description: Ingot Capacity 900 Mtpy Ingot

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Metal 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: Puget Trough

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): INGOT GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 99.9%.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): INGOT PLANT.

Comment (Economic Factors): FEED IS LOCALLY PURCHASED SCRAP AMD SPONGE. *SCRAP COMES FROM TEXAS, UTAH, CALIFORNIA. SPONGR COMES FROM OREGON, FLORIDA.

Comment (Economic Factors): EXPORTS ARE BELIEVED TO GO TO JAPAN, TAIWAN, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, ARGENTINA.

Comment (Location): ADDRESS: 1600 NE OLD SALEM ROAD ALBANY, OR

Comment (Economic Factors): DESIGN CAPACITY OF THE PLANT IS 900 MTPY INGOT. *PLANT HAS BEEN OPERATING AT LESS THAN DESIGN CAPACITY, 250 DAYS/YR., 1 SH/DAY.

References

Reference (Deposit): *PIERS.

Reference (Deposit): FIFTH EDITION, 1989.

Reference (Deposit): *NON-FERROUS METAL WORKS OF THE WORLD, METAL BULLETIN BOOKS,

Reference (Deposit): *TITANIUM BUYERS GUIDE, 1989.

Reference (Deposit): PIERS.

Reference (Deposit): TITANIUM BUYERS GUIDE, 1989,

Reference (Deposit): NONFERROUS METAL WORKS OF THE WORLD, METAL BULLETIN BOOKS,

Reference (Deposit): *JOURNAL OF COMMERCE.

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