Melior Resources Inc. ("Melior"), is pleased to announce the commencement of the restart and upgrade of the Goondicum mine.
NEVADO RESOURCES CORPORATION ("NEVADO" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that tests on the 200-kg titanium-vanadium-iron sample from the La Blache deposit are progressing well at the facilities of Kunming Metallurgical Research Institute of China Yunnan Metallurgical Group Co., Ltd. ("Kunming China"). Kunming China has informed the Company that the report on the Bench-Scale Mineral Processing Study of the La Blache sample should be ready in the next few weeks.
GLOBEX MINING ENTERPRISES INC. is pleased to inform shareholders that it has acquired 100% interest in 8 claims totalling 464 hectares (1,146 acres) covering an area of ilmenite mineralization in the St-Urbain anorthosite massif approximately 100km east of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
The vision of Brazil Minerals (BMIX) is to become a premier diversified mining company focused on Brazil. Our team is our main strength.
West Melville Metals, a specialty metals and iron ore exploration firm, has reported that its initial drill campaign has been completed at the Isortoq iron-titanium-vanadium project, which is located in South Greenland. This program was included in the company’s $2.25 million-valued exploration campaign.
The July 2012 "Titanium Update" newsletter published by the International Titanium Association (ITA), Denver, CO, reports on significant diversification developments in the global titanium industry, including a major capital investment program for a Midwest producer of high-performance alloys and a new brand and marketing strategy for an international metals supplier.
White Mountain Titanium Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: WMTM) reports that further to the News Release of May 31, 2012, the Company has now received initial analytical results from a surface rock sampling program carried out on three new rutile target areas and one of four known prospects. Samples were submitted for whole rock analysis using XRF and results are set out below.
Powder metal technology has garnered considerable interest in the global titanium industry. Several companies are exploring how leading edge, powdered metal techniques might be used as a lower-cost alternative to produce titanium. If such pilot programs are demonstrated to be commercially viable, they have the potential to open up a wider spectrum of commercial and industrial applications for titanium.
TOR Minerals International, producer of synthetic titanium dioxide and color pigments, specialty aluminas, and other high performance mineral fillers, today announced that it has received a purchase order from a major international chemical customer to supply synthetic rutile titanium dioxide feedstock in an aggregate amount of $11 million. The Company expects to ship and recognize revenue for the entire transaction late during the second quarter of 2012.
BHP Billiton is looking to focus on its core business areas and is going to abandon titanium mining. The Australian mining giant is selling its 37% stake in the South African titanium producer, Richards Bay Minerals. There have also been confirmed reports of cut backs that the mining giant has made in nickel ore production as well.