Albany Plant Ti

The Albany Plant Ti is a titanium, metal mine located in Lane county, Oregon.

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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 Plant Ti

Commodity

Primary: Titanium, Metal

Location

State: Oregon
County: Lane

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Oregon Metallurgical Corp. (Oremet)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1993

Production

Year: 1989
Description: 4767
Year: 1990
Description: 5442
Year: 1991
Description: 5442
Year: 1992
Description: Sponge Capacity 6800 Mtpy Sponge
Year: 1984
Description: 4292
Year: 1985
Description: 3925
Year: 1986
Description: 3194
Year: 1987
Description: 4244
Year: 1988
Description: 5488
Year: 1989
Description: Ingot Production 6481
Year: 1984
Description: 2527
Year: 1985
Description: 2444
Year: 1986
Description: 1705
Year: 1987
Description: 1825
Year: 1988
Description: 1825
Year: 1989
Description: Sponge Production 4280
Year: 1984
Description: 4086
Year: 1985
Description: 4086
Year: 1986
Description: 4086
Year: 1987
Description: 4086
Year: 1988
Description: 4086

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Metal Plant
Plant Subtype: Ti Metal
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1968
Discovery Year: 1968
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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS WOULD BE 3 SH/DAY, 365 DAYS/YR; AT PRESENT IS OPERATING AT 40% CAPACITY. *PLANT DOES NOT HAVE A PORT OR PIPELINE FACILITIES.

Comment (Production): ABOUT 90% OF NET SALES ARE TO THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY. *IN 1988, 10% OF NET SALES WERE IN THE FORM OF SPONGE, 35% INGOT, 34% MILL PRODUCTS, 8% CASTINGS, 13% MISC. PRODUCTS.

Comment (Economic Factors): FROM 7-91 TO 11-92 OREMET EXPORTED 20.1 MT SPONGE TO BELGIUM, 1.1 MT BILLETS TO FRANCE, 48 MT BILLETS TO CHINA, AND 0.7 MT ELECTRODES TO CHINA. *ALL PRODUCTS ARE SHIPPED BY TRUCK. *SOME RAW MATERIALS ARRIVE BY RAIL.

Comment (Production): SPONGE GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 99.3%.

Comment (Economic Factors): FLOW CHART: TICKEL STORAGE-REDUCTION-SPONGE REMOVAL- SHERAING- LEACHING-SCREENING-CRUSHING-HAMMER MILL-STORAGE. *MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS: TICKEL- 3 HOURLY + 1 SALARIED; REDUCTION, CHIP REMOVAL, PROCESSING- 79 H + 8 S; MGCL2 RECOVERY- 14 H + 4 S; MAINTENANCE- 49 H + 6 S; QUALITY CONTROL- 17 H + 6 S; ADMIN. & ENGINEERING- 12 H + 31 S. *TICKEL- 4.1 KG/KG OF SPONGE, TOTAL PRODUCTION COST $570/MT, 27,880 MT, $15,891,600/YR, $2.337/KG, $1.061/LB. *ACIDS- $104,000/YR, $0.015/KG, $0.007/LB. *HELIUM- 0.3176 CU FT/KG SPONGE, 21,597 HCF, $423,081/YR, $19.59/HCF, $0.062/KG, $0.028/LB. *ELECTRICITY- 22.25 KWH/KG SPONGE, ASSUMES COMPLETE CONVERSION TO NEW ELECTROLYTIC CELLS, 22.25 KWH/KG SPONGE, $0.03279/KWH, 151,300,000KWH, $4,961,127/YR, $0.730/KG, $0.331/LB. *FUEL- 3242.4 KCAL/KG SPONGE. 3413 KCAL OF FUEL ARE USED IN THE PLANT; 95% FOR SPONGE PRODUCTION, 87,494 KCAL, $3.11/KCAL, $272,109/YR, $0.040/KG, $0.018/LB, $3.11/MILLION BTU. *WATER- LOCAL AUTHORITY, $20,000/YR, $0.003/KG, $0.001/LB. *STEP-DOWN TRANSFORMERS PROVIDE ECECTRICITY. *NO PERSONNEL ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE PLANT. *MG- PURCHASED, 680 MT, $2,701/MT, $1,836,680/YR, $0.270/KG, $0.123/LB, 1MT/MT SPONGE, $1.225/LB. *ARGON- 77,471 HCF, $2.80/HCF, $216,919/YR, $0.032/KG, $0.014/LB. *REACTOR CELL LINING: OUTER VESSELS- $1,030,000/YR, $0.152/KG, $0.069/LB. INNER VESSELS AND LIDS- $1,800,000/YR, $0.265/KG, $0.120/LB. *MG CELL RELINING- $240,000/YR, $0.035/KG, $0.016/LB. *ANODES- $612,000/YR, $0.090/KG, $0.041/LB. *MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES- $750,000/YR, $0.110/KG, $0.050/LB. *OTHER- $253,000/YR, $0.037/KG, $0.017/LB. *TOTAL OP. COST- $38,472,899/YR, $5.658/KG, $2.569/LB. *TOTLA PRODUCTION COST- $45,646,669/YR, $6.713/KG, $3.048/LB.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): PLANT USES A MODIFIED KROLL PROCESS. *COSTS ARE IN 1991 $. *PLANT USES SPONGE INTERNALLY AS WELL AS SELLING IT.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): NICKEL GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 99.9%.

Comment (Economic Factors): FEEDSTOCK- OREMET PURCHASES TICKLE FROM SCM AT ASHTABULA AT AN ASSUMED PRICE OF $0.57/KG.

References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).

Reference (Deposit): OREMET BROCHURES.

Reference (Deposit): NOTES FROM VISIT TO OREMET JAN. 14, 1992.

Reference (Deposit): NOTES OF DR. K. TREESE, CONSULTANT, MARCH 10, 1992.

Reference (Deposit): OREMET PROSPECTUS, NOV. 17, 1989.

Reference (Deposit): OREMET ANNUAL REPORT, 1990.

Reference (Deposit): PIERS.

Reference (Deposit): JOURNAL OF COMMERCE.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN METAL MARKET, OCT. 17, 1991, P. 6.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN METAL MARKET, AUG. 12, 1991, P. 4.

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