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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.
[Kenya
]
Base Titanium Ltd
of
Australia
Tiomin Resources
of
Canada
*Tiomin Kenya
*
Location:
Eldoret
;
Kwale
[Mozambique
]
Kenmare Resources plc
of
Ireland
*Kenmare Moma Mining Ltd
*Kenmare Moma Processing Ltd
*Moma
Mineral Sands
Project
*
Location
Nampula Province
*Involves investment from
African Development Bank
;
European Investment Bank
, the
Development Bank of Southern Africa
; and the
German Development Bank
.
*Principally mining
Ilmenite
[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
[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 mine
,
Transkei Coast
.
*East London Development Zone Corporation - associated
smelting
project''