Industrial Minerals


QMAG set for record year and new ownership

July 2011

by Mike O'Driscoll

Queensland Magnesia (QMAG) expects financial year ending June 2011 to be a record for sales and profitability with revenues above US$150m.

Keywords: Queensland Magnesia, QMAG, results, magnesia, magnesite

 

QMAG’s three multiple hearth furnaces at Rockhamption, Queensland. A $21.5m. expansion was commissioned in July 2010.

Queensland Magnesia Pty Ltd (QMAG), having recently brought on stream a major expansion programme, is anticipating its financial year ending June 2011 to be a record for sales and profitability with revenues above US$150m.

The expected record results come as QMAG’s owner, Resource Capital Funds (RCF), launches a review of its ownership structure.

QMAG has been owned by RCF since 2004. RCF, a private investment fund headquartered in Denver, is notable for specialising in the mining and resource sector.

Alan Roughead, managing director, QMAG told IM: “It has been well known that RCF would review its ownership at some point in time. With QMAG now in strong shape, it is a natural point in time for RCF to evaluate its options.”

RCF has initiated a...