Base lifts rutile output, but ilmenite and zircon fall

Mineral sands miner Base Resources has posted record quarterly rutile production of 23 107 t during the three months to March, up from the 22 870 t produced in the three months to December. Ilmenite production from the Kwale mineral sands project, in Kenya, reduced to 112 368 t during the quarter, compared with the 116 982 t produced in the previous quarter, while zircon production fell from 2 550 t to 2 474 t.