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Cataby open for business

AN ILMENITE, zircon and rutile mine north of Perth that aims to turn out 200,000t of synthetic rutile from 370,000 ilmenite tonnes per year, and 50,000t of zircon and 30,000t of rutile over a 13 year mine life is officially open for business.

 Iluka's Cataby plant

Iluka's Cataby plant

Iluka spent $270 million to build the Cataby mineral sands mine in the Shire of Dandaragan in Western Australia's Mid West. Its synthetic rutile will be made at Iluka's processing facility at Capel,...

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