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The chief executive of VV Minerals tells Fastmarkets that restrictions on private exports of mineral sands will be bad for production.
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Gwede Mantashe called on the mining industry to improve community relations during a visit to Mineral Sand Resources after a long-running dispute over an allegedly unauthorized expansion.
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Lower grade ore grades at Base Resources' Kwale operations has resulted in reduced ilmenite, rutile and zircon output for the December quarter of 2018 compared with the preceding quarter. Subsequently, the miner has revised its production guidance for those minerals in the financial year ending June 30, 2019.
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Kenmare expects grade depletion to affect the company's ilmenite production capabilities in 2019.
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Iluka Resources is looking into restarting its idled SR1 kiln, with high-grade chloride-titanium feedstock tight and the availability of zirconium feedstock sparse.
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Key takeaways from independent consultant TZMI’s 2018 congress held on November 12-14 in Singapore.
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The mining junior Bluejay has issued a new resource estimate, ahead of seeking approval for its Greenland ilmenite project.
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The planned takeover of Cristal by rival TiO2 producer Tronox must overcome further regulatory hurdles before it can go ahead, a US judge has said.
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Australian miner Sheffield Resources will raise some A$19 million to begin preliminary work on its Thunderbird mineral sand site.
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Chemours and Southern Ionics Mining have announced that they will jointly develop the Jesup mineral sands mine in the US state of Georgia. Production is expected to begin in 2020.
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Australian miner Image Resources has produced the first volumes of heavy mineral concentrate at its Boonanarring mineral sands projects.
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Key takeaways from independent consultant TZMI’s 2018 congress held on November 12-14 in Singapore.
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Presentations at this year’s TZMI congress by heavy mineral sand explorers and producers have highlighted the importance of the social and environmental aspects of existing and upcoming projects.
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Cristal’s much anticipated Saudi Arabian Ilmenite Smelter Project has encountered a technical issue, setting its start-up back to the second half of 2019.
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MZI has set new quarterly sales, ore mined, and heavy mineral concentrate production records, but is yet to deliver sustained L88 recovery levels above historic averages.
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High ore throughput at Mineral Commodities’ Tormin mine was needed to keep heavy mineral sand production rates stable this quarter, with the company reporting about a 10% increase in zircon/rutile and ilmenite concentrate prices.
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Image and Melior commences wet commissioning; Sheffield is construction ready, but requires new funds.
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Fastmarkets IM Correspondent Sunder Singh looks at India's titanium dioxide supply and demand dynamics, as well as the future of the industry.
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Base Resources’ rutile and zircon output reached record highs in this year’s third quarter, while ilmenite production remained stable, after the successful implementation of the Kwale Phase 2 mine optimization project.
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Kenmare Resources’ output of ilmenite, rutile and zircon declined in the third quarter of this year, despite higher volumes of ore mined. At the same time, persistent electricity supply issues resulted in higher costs for the producer.
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Image Resources has increased the certainty of product sales by modifying its existing offtake contract with Shantou Natfort Zirconium and Titanium Co Ltd (Natfort) to allow for a new offtake agreement to be signed with Hainan Wensheng High-Tech Materials Co Ltd (Wensheng).
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Sheffield Resources has cleared the final regulatory hurdle prior to beginning construction at its mineral sand mine, which remains on track to achieve first production by 2020.
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Chromite market still quiet at Q3-end; Antimony metal price drives trioxide prices upward; China's magnesia prices firm on strict environmental inspections; PRICING NOTICE: Launch of frac sand price; Ilmenite price range widens downward in China, defying expectations; Industrial Minerals to track prices in booming frac sand market
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Ilmenite prices in China softened again this week due to ample supply and weaker-than-expected demand, defying expectations from some market participants that they would not.
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Graphite, magnesia, alumina and silicon carbide are excluded from the list of China-origin materials subject to a new US tariff, as are antimony, rare earths and barite. Pigments such as titanium dioxide will also be subject to the duty, as will refractory finished products, some ceramic minerals such as kaolin, and lithium.
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Metallica Minerals and Melior Resources have announced a merger that will combine the two companies’ titanium, zirconium and bauxite assets, all of which are in Queensland, Australia.
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The cost of exporting mineral sands from India has increased with the release of new standard operating procedures in the country. These procedures, alongside new “canalization” policies released in August, have resulted in what some are calling a partial nationalization of the industry.
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Mineral sand explorer Strandline Resources has been given the go-ahead to move forward with its Fungoni mineral sands project in Tanzania.
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Prices for ilmenite, rutile and zircon all strongly increased over the year to June 30, the miner reports, boosting profits 114%.
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India’s central government has amended its nation-wide export policy for all heavy mineral sands, announcing that all such material must now be moved via government-owned corporation IREL. Producers now await clarification on how this policy will be implemented and what it means for the Tamil Nadu dispute.
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Currency depreciation not yet reflecting on iodine prices; sluggish sales weigh on China’s magnesia export prices; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to launch frac sand price; China flake graphite prices dip on slow buying, weakening yuan; Chinese carbonate price range widens on lower concluded deals; Imported ilmenite price continues to fall in China; PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of seven fluorspar prices
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Various economic and seasonal factors have resulted in a softening of China’s imported ilmenite price.
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Output at Kerala's state-run mineral sands and titanium dioxide business could be threatened by heavy floods.
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The mineral sands miner has drawn down its inventories due to brisk demand.
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Australian miner Sheffield Resources has received approval from the state government of Western Australia for its Thunderbird mineral sands project, keeping it on track to clear all regulatory hurdles by the end of the third quarter.
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But a looming feedstock shortage has sustained fears of further supply constraints to come in 2018.
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Transworld Garnet, a subsidiary of VV Mineral is now exporting ilmenite from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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RBM zircon customers claim to have been told that fourth-quarter volumes are not guaranteed and that they should expect delays in receiving orders - still, despite the implications for availability, many market participants believe zircon prices have peaked.
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The mineral sand producer's prices rose in the second quarter and its rutile output grew although sales dipped; it is now focusing on ramping up mining rates and optimizing its wet concentrator plant.
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Titanium slag and mineral sand producer TiZir registered an increase in slag output in the second quarter of 2018 following an unplanned outage at its European facility in the first, and has reported strong market fundamentals for zircon and titanium dioxide feedstocks.
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A seasonal decline in demand, a slowing economy, continued environmental inspections and currency movements in China have resulted in a lower price for imported ilmenite.
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European pigment producers must contend with high-grade titanium feedstock supply tightness following declines in output of rutile and titanium slag from key producing nations.
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Kenmare Resources has increased its quarter-on-quarter ilmenite production despite unplanned disruptions at its mineral separation plant
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Rio Tinto’s titanium dioxide slag production declined in the second quarter of 2018 due to disruptions at its South African and Canadian operations, which could have significant impact on downstream titanium dioxide pigment producers.
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Political intervention has helped to restore security after protests by a contractor’s workers prevented access to the mineral sand production operations and resulted in the death of a Rio Tinto employee.
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Industrial Minerals is opening a market consultation to seek feedback on its proposal to discontinue its leucoxene price.
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The French company will replace MDL's board after gaining majority control of its joint-venture partners.
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Protests and the death of a security guard have halted operations at the Richard's Bay Minerals site in South Africa; the NUM has called for urgent government intervention.
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The mineral sand company had previously argued that rising zircon prices meant Eramet's offer was too low.
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The company upgraded expectations for its Boonanarring mineral sands project based on a stronger zircon outlook.
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