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Image Resources completed a ramp-up project at the Bonnanarring mineral sands project after two months rather than the originally anticipated six.
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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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Australian mineral sands producer Iluka Resources expects zircon prices to rebound this year after a seasonally weaker fourth quarter as long as major markets perform well, it said
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Rio Tinto, the world's biggest producer of titanium slag, has reported a fall in production in 2018 after being affected by shutdowns and labor disputes.
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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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A one-week strike at Iluka’s operations in Sierra Leone caused the miner to lower its rutile production guidance for the second time this year.
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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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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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The mineral sand miner reported that a labor dispute at its Sierra Rutile operation has been resolved with the assistance of the Sierra Leone government.
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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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Iluka Resources has predicted that availability of both high-grade chloride-titanium feedstock and zirconium feedstock will remain tight into 2019.
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A section of Cristal Mining's Ginkgo heavy mineral sand floating wet concentration plant is below water, with no indication yet on down-time or how this may affect the miner’s rutile and zircon production.
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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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The one-week strike at Iluka's Sierra Leone operations has caused Iluka to lower its rutile production guidance for the second time this year.
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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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There were mixed results in Iluka Resources’ third-quarter review released on Wednesday October 24, with weaker-than-expect rutile production, stable synthetic rutile output and strong zircon production – all three of which are experiencing strong market conditions, according to the company.
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Strike action at Iluka Resources’ Sierra Leone operation, resulting in a temporary halt in production, will likely exacerbate already tight rutile markets.
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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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Rio Tinto increased its titanium slag production by 28% in the third quarter of the year, following supply disruptions in the prior quarter. The company also noted that labor disputes at its South Africa-based Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) operation are continuing.
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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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Rutile prices have strengthened this week due to tightened supply and strong demand, resulting in a narrowing price spread.
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Strandline Resources has announced it has secured a binding offtake agreement for 100% of its rutile production with Industrial Minerals and Metals Ltd (IMMCO), and will use prevailing welding market prices as its sale price.
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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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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 market for high-grade TiO2 feedstock is likely to tighten because of an unplanned closure by Rio Tinto, with its slag plant in Quebec unlikely to resume operations until 2019.
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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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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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Equipment failures, including a dredge, and other issues mean that the planned ramp-up of rutile production in Sierra Leone will cost more than initially thought, Iluka boss says.
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Iluka Resources continued to draw down inventories in the first half of 2018 to ease rutile and zircon shortages, helping to balance both markets against a backdrop of higher prices and strong 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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The latest in a series of production disruptions at miner Rio Tinto’s titanium operations will mean reduced output for the rest of 2018, amid a global shortage of high-grade titanium feedstocks.
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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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Australian mineral sand miner MZI has achieved its saleable production targets for the 2018 financial year thanks to strong demand and rising mineral sand prices, which helped to offset earlier delays.
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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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Iluka Resources' production of natural rutile and zircon fell in the second quarter from the first and was also down in the year to date against a backdrop of strong demand and higher prices.
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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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