Image Resources: Success Story
Image: Photography: Nathan Sixsmith Photography. BY EMMA DAVIES IMAGE Resources’ $235 million Boonanarring mineral sands project is a hive of activity; first shipment of 10,000 tonnes of heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) was achieved in January, with the company now well-placed to capitalise on rising zircon prices. The 100 per cent owned zircon-rich Boonanarring project is considered one of the highest-grade mineral sands projects in Australia. It has been an interesting project to watch over the last few years, in part due to its fast timeline to production brought on by a series of transactions with Murray Zircon in 2016, including the acquisition of key plant infrastructure. In April/May 2018, project funding was finalised and construction began in earnest. Following a…