Industrial Minerals


Kenmare mineral sands production up 27% in third quarter

27 October 2011

by Mark Watts

October output hit by power disruptions; rare earth mineral production being studied

Keywords: Kenmare Resources, mineral sands, minsands, ilmenite, rutile, zircon, monazite, rare earths

Kenmare Resources, which operates the Moma mineral sands mine in Mozambique, increased production by 27% during the third quarter.

For the three months ending 30 September, the London-listed group produced 196,000 tonnes of heavy mineral concentrate (HMC), up from 154,000 tonnes in the second quarter of 2011.

The increased output comes at a time of rising prices for...