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Kenmare boosts mineral sand production, revenues

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

Kenmare has reported higher mineral sand production and revenues in 2018, although ilmenite output fell, while higher zircon prices boosted profits.
Base Resources maintains mineral sand production despite falling ore quality

Monday, 25 February 2019

Heavy mineral sand output from Base Resources’ Kenyan mine was maintained by an increase in the volume of ore mined, plus a draw-down of stocks to compensate for lower ore grades.
Image ramps up mineral sands ahead of schedule

Monday, 18 February 2019

Image Resources completed a ramp-up project at the Bonnanarring mineral sands project after two months rather than the originally anticipated six.
VV Minerals boss says canalisation will hurt mineral sand miners

Thursday, 14 February 2019

The chief executive of VV Minerals tells Fastmarkets that restrictions on private exports of mineral sands will be bad for production.

PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of micronised zircon, zircon opacifiers, zircon flour and fused zirconia prices

Monday, 15 October 2018

Industrial Minerals has today discontinued its micronised zircon, zircon opacifiers, zircon flour, and fused zirconia prices.
Price Briefing: September 28 – October 4

Friday, 05 October 2018

Rutile price range narrows upwards while tight supply, strong demand continues; GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Seaborne battery-grade lithium compound prices dip on slow consumption, falling offer prices; Diverging demand scenarios result in steady pricing for zircon in Q4; Chromite market quiet as fourth quarter begins; Antimony trioxide market unchanged over Golden Week.
Diverging demand scenarios result in steady pricing for zircon in Q4

Thursday, 04 October 2018

Strong European demand and weakness in China has resulted in steady zircon prices for the fourth quarter.
Base Resources reports rising mineral sand prices

Tuesday, 28 August 2018

Prices for ilmenite, rutile and zircon all strongly increased over the year to June 30, the miner reports, boosting profits 114%.

VV Minerals boss says canalisation will hurt mineral sand miners

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

The chief executive of VV Minerals tells Fastmarkets that restrictions on private exports of mineral sands will be bad for production.
Prospects for ceramics shaping up nicely

Thursday, 31 January 2019

Whether you call them technical ceramics, engineering ceramics or advanced ceramics, these materials have advanced steadily through the past year, and 2019 holds a great deal of potential for more widespread adoption, notably in the high performance industrial arena, as Charlie Wallin reports.
YEAR IN REVIEW 2018: Mineral sands

Thursday, 03 January 2019

A round-up of the year’s main events in the global TiO2 feedstocks and zircon markets.
Out of the melting pot: A year of change in refractories

Thursday, 06 September 2018

After a year of reorganization and changing narratives in the refractories industry – from significant M&A activity to raw material price spikes, and from booming end-market demand to uncertainties in global trade – Industrial Minerals correspondent Myles McCormick takes stock of a changed landscape for companies operating in the sector.