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 Iron Ltd of Australia
• Tiomin Resources of Canada
  • Tiomin Kenya
  • Location: Eldoret; Kwale

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

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)

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 (ELDZC) - associated smelting project

See also

• Aluminium in Africa
• Copper in Africa
• Iron ore in Africa
• Platinum in Africa
• Uranium in Africa

References/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