Industrial Minerals


Iluka Resources third quarter minsands production up 10%

13 October 2011

by Mark Watts

World’s biggest producer ramps up zircon and rutile output, reports firm sales

Keywords: Iluka Resources, rutile, zircon, mineral sands, TiO2, titanium dioxide

Iluka Resources increased mineral sands output by 9.6% in the third quarter as production of ilmenite, rutile and zircon all rose year on year, the Australian company said.

The world’s largest mineral sands group produced a total of 418.3m. tonnes in the three months to September, up from 381.5m. tonnes in the same period last year....