Company Announcement: Matilda and Doral Form Strategic Alliance for Development of Keysbrook Mineral Sands Project

Matilda Zircon Limited is pleased to announce that it has taken a major step forward in the development of its world-class Keysbrook mineral sands project in WA

BHP exits titanium, sells RBM stake to Rio

Mining giant BHP Billiton said on Wednesday it would exit the titanium minerals industry in South Africa, selling its 37% stake in mineral sands producer Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) to Rio Tinto. The deal would double Rio Tinto’s stake in RBM...

Kiln maintenance reduces synthetic rutile production

Mineral sands producer Iluka reports synthetic rutile production decreased to 78 500 t during the March quarter, compared with the 87 300 t produced in the previous corresponding period.

Sheffield wraps up mid-west mineral sands acquisition

Bulk minerals explorer Sheffield Resources on Friday completed the acquisition of three mining leases and a retention licence from mineral sands producer Iluka Resources. The tenements are located near Eneabba in Western Australia’s mid-west...

Mineral sands market working up a strom – RBM

The supply-constrained mineral sands market is working up a storm. It is currently a “pretty exciting” market, says Richards Bay Minerals CFO Bruce Beath. South Africa’s RBM is a major producer of titanium minerals, high-purity pig iron,...

Supply-short heavy minerals market ‘exciting’ – RBM

The supply-constrained heavy minerals market is currently “pretty exciting", says Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) CFO Bruce Beath. “We’re sold out on all four products for the next year to three years,” Beath tells Mining Weekly Online....

Iluka appoints IFM founder Turner to board

ASX-listed mineral sands producer Iluka Resources has appointed Stephen Turner and Wayne Osborn as nonexecutive directors, with immediate effect. Turner is the founder of LSE-listed International Ferro Metals (IFM). He was the CEO of IFM from...

Employees, near-mine communities to benefit from RBM empowerment deal

Mineral sands producer Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) and its shareholders Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton recently announced the completion of the largest broad-based black economic-empowerment (BBBEE) transaction in KwaZulu Natal to date.

Iluka pushes back production at New South Wales project by six weeks

Perth-based mineral sands producer Iluka Resources says the Murray Basin stage 2 project, in New South Wales, has been delayed by six weeks. First production of heavy mineral concentrate is now expected to be achieved in August, instead of...

Iluka may sell stake in mineral-sands producer

ASX-listed Iluka Resources has confirmed receipt of a takeover offer from Unimin Australia for all the company’s shares in mineral sands producer Consolidated Rutile (CRL) for $0,41 a share. The offer would increase to $0,45 a share should...

ADTs gain ground in local opencast market

Accelerated purchasing of the Komatsu articulated dump trucks (ADT’s) is proof of the local market’s acceptance.