Geographical distribution of titanium
Oct 20, 2021
Geographical distribution of titanium
Total titanium resources of China are 965 million tons, It is the first in the world, accounting for 38.85% of the world’s proven reserves. Most of the titanium concentrated in Sichuan , Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi or Hainan, among which Panxi (Panzhihua Xichang) area is the largest titanium resource bace inChina , the amount of titanium resources is 870 million tons.
We have proven titanium resources are distributed in a total of 108 mining areas in 21 provinces in China. The main producing area is Sichuan province, following in Hebei, Hainan, Guangdong, Hubei, Guangxi, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Shanxi and other provinces (regions area).
Titanium magnetite rock deposits: the main deposits are located in Yanbian Hongge and Miyibaima in Panzhihua, Sichuan Province, Taihe in Xichang; Damiao and Heishan in Chengde, Hebei Province, Zhaobinggou in the Fengning, Nantianmen in Chongli city; Tongyu in Zuoquan and Shanxi Province; Bijigou in Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province; Weiya in Xinjiang; Zhaoanzhuang in Wuyang, Henan Province; Xialan in Xingning, Guangdong Province; Huma in Heilongjiang Province; Shangzhuang and Huairou in Changping, Beijing New land. Among them, Sichuan Province's on-balance sheet reserves (TiO2 442.5632 million tons) accounted for 95.1% of the country's similar reserves (TiO2 465.2283 million tons), Hebei Province (TiO2 154.4446 million tons)is accounted for 3.3%, Shaanxi Province is accounted for 0.46%, and Shanxi Province is accounted for 0.35%.
The main of the rutile mine deposits are located in Dafu Mountain in Zaoyang in Hubei Province; Nianzigou in Dai County of Shanxi Province; Yangchong in Xin County in Henan Province; and Liujiazhuang in Laixi County in Shandong Province. Among them, the on-table reserves of rutile (TiO2) in Hubei Province (5,344,300 tons) accounted for 71.2% of the country's similar reserves (7.5086 million tons), Shanxi Province (1.5479 million tons) accounted for 20.6%, and Shaanxi Province (444,000 tons) accounted for 5.9%.
The main titanium ores are rutile TiO2 and ilmenite FeTiO3, and the discovery are from the analysis of these two ores. As early as 1791, the pastor Gregor of Menacan, the parish of Menacan, in the southwestern tip of England, England, was also a scientist. He analyzed a kind of black ore produced in his parish, which is what it is today. A new metal substance was discovered when the ilmenite ore was named menacenite. Three years later, in 1795, Klaprott analyzed the rutile produced in Boinik, Hungary, and realized that it is a new metal oxide that has the property of resisting acid and alkaline solutions. He borrowed the land from Greek mythology. The first generation of sons who called Titans, So named the metal titanium and the element symbol Ti. Two years later, Kraprot confirmed the menacenite of discovered by Gregor was titanium.
Titanium has owned strong corrosion resistance in acids and alkalis, and titanium has become an very important material in chemical production.
Titanium is generally regarded as a rare metal. In fact, The content in the earth's crust is very large. It is larger than the common metals such as zinc, copper, tin, etc., and even larger than chlorine and phosphorus.
