106 - The International Resource Journal

118 AFRICA World Titanium ResourcesInternational Mining and Logistical Services (IMLS) were founded in1999, with a commitment to supplying professional and practicalservices mainly to clients in southern Africa.The IMLS vision is to become the preferred supplier to a number of keyaccounts through embracing a number of core values, key of which is torecruit and retain the best skilled personnel.The Group supplies, coordinates and supports a variety of mainly miningprojects from a concept stage through to a fully operational entity.Therefore IMLS is well placed to provide services to World TitaniumResources during the evaluation of their heavy mineral project inMadagascar.T +27 (0)35 580 1113 | www.imls.co.zaWith such a long mine life, it is particularlyimportant to be sure the mine product will remainvaluable in the long term; a base that WTR hascovered. “The advantage of sulphate ilmenite isthat it’s suitable for direct use in the sulphateprocess, the main technology used in China, aswell as smelting to produce a slag suitable for thechloride process,” says Griffin. “While China isan important existing market and the key growthmarket for sulphate ilmenite, both direct use andsmelting for feedstock in other markets representa significant share of demand as well.”“We feel very confident that we have a productfor which there is a strong existing market that isgrowing, and to the extent that if the market shiftstowards chloride technology, then our product isperfectly suitable for upgrading to feedstock forthat as well.“Additionally, because our cost structure isquite low, the project will remain robust even atlow prices. We feel comfortable having an assetthat will remain competitive through both goodtimes and bad.”Back storyAs Toliara Sands is such a large, straightforwardand cost-effective project, it begs the question:why is it only happening now? WTR first discovered