Strandline Resources ships first delivery of chloride ilmenite

Strandline Resources (ASX:STA) has shipped its first delivery of chloride ilmenite product from its Coburn mineral sands project in WA.

This first shipment is part of commissioning and ramp-up of Coburn’s downstream mineral separation plant (MSP). The MSP is designed to separate the heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) produced from Coburn’s wet concentration plant (WCP) into valuable critical minerals such as zircon and titanium as well as a zircon in concentrate product.

The 6000 metric tonne shipment was loaded at the Port of Geraldton in bulk cargo form. The shipment is on route to Strandline’s offtake customer in America and is expected to be used for production of high-quality titanium dioxide, which in turn is primarily used in pigments for paint, paper, ink and plastic applications.

Commissioning and tuning of equipment and process circuits in the MSP is progressing with a key focus on increasing recoveries, specifications and inventories of the final product streams of zircon and rutile.

Preparations are already underway to coordinate the second shipment of ilmenite for September or October, with the final timing to be determined by the shipping schedule of the customer.

While commissioning of the MSP progresses, Strandline aims to continue shipping HMC or zircon in concentrate product.