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Madagascar
Fort Dauphin Mine

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 Location:
8 km NE from Tolanaro, Madagascar

  Address:
Lot II 169 Ivandry Antananarivo 101
Antananarivo
Madagascar
4003
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Titanium
  • Zircon
Mining Method
  • Dredging
Processing
  • Magnetic separation
Mine Life50 years (as of Jan 1, 2010)
Ilmenite mined in Madagascar is being processed in Canada.


Owners

Source: p. 20
CompanyInterestOwnership
Rio Tinto plc 80 % Indirect
QIT Madagascar Minerals S.A. 80 % Direct
It is 80 per cent owned by Rio Tinto and 20 per cent by the Government of Madagascar.

Deposit Type

  • Magmatic


Summary:

QIT Madagascar Minerals S.A. (QMM) is an ilmenite mining project located in south-east Madagascar. It consists of three deposits that will be mined sequentially (Mandena, Ste Luce and Petriky).

At Mandena, Petriky and Ste Luce, Avoidance Zones have been established on the ilmenite deposits to protect those blocks of littoral forest that are in the best condition. These AZ have been officially incorporated into Madagascar’s national Protected Areas network. They represent a cost to Rio Tinto QMM of c.8% of foregone ilmenite and protect 27% of forest cover on the deposit. Collectively, they cover a total area of 624 ha.


Mining Methods

  • Dredging


Summary:

Ilmenite contains titanium dioxide, used principally as a raw material in the manufacture of white pigment. It is mined using a dredge situated on artificial ponds that move across the ore body as mining progresses. Ore processing is minimal and takes place on site through electromagnetic and electrostatic separation. Processed ore is transported by truck to the port for export.


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Processing

  • Magnetic separation

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Summary:

Ilmenite mined in Madagascar is being processed in Canada.

The raw material mined by QMM is shipped to Rio Tinto’s Fer et Titane processing plant in Canada, where it is transformed into a 90 per cent titanium dioxide chloride slag. The slag is supplied to global titanium feedstock markets and used primarily by titanium dioxide pigment producers. The pigment is used as a white finish in paint, plastic, paper and dye.

key factor in the development of the ilmenite reduction process was the need to refine the ore before smelting. In 1954, the Ore Pretreatment Plant was built. The new plant crushed the ore into smaller pieces to remove more gangue, and then roasted it in rotary furnaces to reduce the sulphur content.

In 1982, the company added a magnetic separation process to improve the refining process further. The result was a richer titanium slag, with nearly ten per cent higher levels of iron andtitanium oxides.


Production:

CommodityUnits2019201820172016
Titanium dioxide kt  ......  Subscription required *  ......  Subscription required *1,315 *1,048 *
All production numbers are expressed as slag. * Combined production for Lac Tio (Havre St-Pierre) Mine and Fort Dauphin Mine
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Reserves at December 31, 2019:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGrade
Proven 369 Mt Titanium dioxide 3.5 %
Proven 369 Mt Zircon 0.2 %
Probable 13 Mt Titanium dioxide 3.5 %
Probable 13 Mt Zircon 0.2 %
Proven & Probable 382 Mt Titanium dioxide 3.5 %
Proven & Probable 382 Mt Zircon 0.2 %
Measured 469 Mt Titanium dioxide 4.2 %
Measured 469 Mt Zircon 0.2 %
Indicated 804 Mt Titanium dioxide 4.3 %
Indicated 804 Mt Zircon 0.2 %
Inferred 154 Mt Titanium dioxide 3.1 %
Inferred 154 Mt Zircon 0.2 %


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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Annual Report 2017
Annual Report 2016
Annual Report 2015
Other 2010
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