Iluka Resources: Iluka-ing Good
BY CAMERON DRUMMOND AFTER consolidating its Australian processing operations, Iluka is looking to restart zircon production in Australia and progress a major development of its newly acquired Sierra Rutile operation. Perth-based Iluka Resources is a major international mineral sands producer and marketer with a major production base in Australia, as well as mining and processing operations in Sierra Leone. It is the world’s largest producer of zircon sand and a major producer of high-grade titanium ores, natural and synthetic rutile. Iluka has recently gone through a transformational period, consolidating its Murray Basin plant to process all its Australian material at its Perth Basin operation. The miner is also ramping up development of its $393 million Sierra Rutile operation in Sierra…