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.
Kenya
- Base Titanium of Australia
-
Tiomin Resources of
Canada
- Tiomin Kenya
- Location: Eldoret; Kwale
Mozambique
-
Kenmare Resources of
Ireland
- Kenmare Moma Mining
- Kenmare Moma Processing
- 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
Sierra Leone
- Sierra Rutile of Ohio; since 1967
-
Sierra Leone Ore and Metal Company since 1963
- Location: Mokanji Hills in the Southern Province
- See: 1994 Mines and Minerals Act (Sierra Leone)
South Africa
- BHP
- Anglo American – Namakwa Sands mines
- Richards Bay Minerals RBM
- Kumba Resources – and subsidiary Ticor Limited
- Southern Mining Corporation – Bothaville heavy mineral occurrence
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Mineral Commodities of
Australia
Xolobeni mine,
Transkei Coast.
- East London Development Zone Corporation (ELDZC) – associated smelting project
See also
External links
- Don't Let Titanium Become The Curse Of Kwale; Opinion by Sam Wainaina, The East African (Nairobi), 18 January 2001
- Titanium mining in Mozambique, from Afrol
- Sierra Leone titanium mining overview from Project Underground
- Mining in Sierra Leone, Encyclopedia of the Nations
- MBendi – Republic of South Africa – Heavy Minerals Mining – page
- MBendi – Africa – Heavy Minerals Mining – page
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