CATABY MINE

The Cataby mine, located ~150km north of Perth, commenced production in Q2 2019.

Cataby mine is a large ilmenite deposit, with associated zircon and rutile. The mine produces two streams; an ilmenite rich concentrate for cleaning and upgrading to synthetic rutile at Capel, and a zircon/rutile rich concentrate for separation at Narngulu.

Cataby will produce an average of approximately 370ktpa of ilmenite. This material is being processed into approximately 200ktpa of premium grade synthetic rutile at Iluka’s SR2 kiln at Capel; and shipped out of the Port of Bunbury.

In addition, Cataby will produce an average of approximately 50ktpa premium grade zircon and approximately 30ktpa rutile. These materials will be processed at Narngulu and shipped out of the Port of Geraldton.