Titanium in Africa

Titanium in Africa

Titanium mining in Africa has been beset by environmental problems due to the polluting nature of processing rutile, a principal titanium ore. Titanium production in Africa includes the following principal countries and companies.

flagicon|Kenya Kenya

*Tiomin Resources "of Canada"
**Tiomin Kenya
**"Location:" Eldoret; Kwale

flagicon|Mozambique Mozambique

*Kenmare Resources plc "of Ireland"
**Kenmare Moma Mining Ltd (KMML)
**Kenmare Moma Processing Ltd (KMPL)
**Moma Mineral Sands Project
**"Location" Nampula Province
**Involves investment from African Development Bank (ADB); European Investment Bank (BEI), the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA); and the German Development Bank (KfW).
**Principally mining Ilmenite

flagicon|Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

*Sierra Rutile "of Ohio; since 1967"
**"Location:"Bonthe/Port Loko District; Tonkoli District
**Branch Energy Ltd "UK"
**Diamond Works Ltd
**Executive Outcomes Ltd "RSA"
**Sandline International Ltd
*Sierra Leone Ore and Metal Company "since 1963"
**"Location:" Mokanji Hills in the Southern Province
*"See:" 1994 Mines and Minerals Act (Sierra Leone)

flagicon|South Africa South Africa

*BHP Billiton
*Anglo American - "Namakwa Sands mines"
*Richards Bay Minerals RBM
*Kumba Resources - "and subsidiary Ticor Limited"
*Southern Mining Corporation - "Bothaville heavy mineral occurrence"
*Mineral Commodities Ltd "of Australia Xolobeni mineral resource, Transkei Coast.
**East London Development Zone Corporation (ELDZC) - "associated smelting project"

ee also

*Aluminium in Africa
*Iron ore in Africa
*Platinum in Africa

References/External links

* [http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/36/162.html Don't Let Titanium Become The Curse Of Kwale; Opinion by Sam Wainaina, The East African (Nairobi), 18 January 2001]

* [http://www.afrol.com/articles/12947 Titanium mining in Mozambique, from Afrol]
* [http://www.moles.org/ProjectUnderground/drillbits/970821/97082102.html Sierra Leone titanium mining overview from Project Underground]
* [http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Sierra-Leone-MINING.html Mining in Sierra Leone, Encyclopedia of the Nations]
* [http://www.mbendi.co.za/indy/ming/hvym/af/sa/p0005.htm MBendi - Republic of South Africa - Heavy Minerals Mining - page]
* [http://www.mbendi.co.za/indy/ming/hvym/af/p0005.htm MBendi - Africa - Heavy Minerals Mining - page]


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