Panzhihua
A cornerstone of China's titanium industry.
- Material
- Titanium
- Stage
- Mine
- Place
- Sichuan, China
- Coordinates
- 26.62° N, 101.75° E (approximate)
Seen from orbit
- Heat
- 0 of the last 7 days and 0 of the last 30 had furnace-hot pixels within 6 km (NASA FIRMS).
- Surface temperature
- Landsat, 16 Oct 2026: typical ground 33.4 °C; 58.9 ha more than 8 °C warmer than the land around it; hottest spot 11.8 °C above it.
- Sulphur dioxide
- 0 of 5 days seen in the last 60 read above 2 DU within 50 km; highest 1.92 DU.
- Radar
- Latest Sentinel-1 radar picture: 25 Oct 2026.
Signals show activity, not output. They are measured automatically and can be affected by weather, terrain and fires.
Facts
- Vanadium-titanium magnetite district described as the world's largest titanium resource
- About 93% of China's titanium reserves (2007)
- Also holds about 63% of China's vanadium reserves