White Mountain Test Work Succeeds in Recovery of Feldspar From Rutile Flotation Tailings

White Mountain Titanium Corporation reports that it has successfully completed flotation test work to recover feldspar from natural rutile (titanium dioxide) flotation tailings. The test work program was carried out at SGS Lakefield (“SGS”) in Ontario, Canada. The aim of the program was to produce a low iron, feldspar concentrate from waste stream tailings acceptable for possible use... 

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Rio Tinto Alcan and BIXI, a partnership on a roll

Rio Tinto Alcan will be the title sponsor of Montreal’s new BIXI self-service bicycle rental system, supplying funding for the project as well as aluminium for the construction of the bicycles. BIXI will be offered to the public as of April 2009, with 2,400 bikes available at a network of 300 stations covering central Montreal. “It’s a great way to get people out of their cars and... 

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Rio Tinto to invest additional US$300 million to advance the Kitimat Modernisation Project

Rio Tinto is to invest an additional US$300 million in the modernisation of the Kitimat aluminium smelter in British Columbia, Canada, bringing the current project funding total to over US$500 million. “The Kitimat Modernisation Project leverages two of our greatest competitive advantages – clean, self-generated hydropower and internationally renowned AP smelting technology. This investment... 

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Hatch Ltd. Honored with Project Management Institute’s 2008 Project of the Year Award

Hatch Ltd. has been awarded the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project of the Year Award for its expansion of Quebec Iron and Titanium’s (QIT) Upgraded Slag (UGS) plant in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada. Hatch’s project was selected from a host of successfully completed projects from around the world. This award, presented on 18 October at PMI® Global Congress 2008-North America in Denver,... 

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DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces a Price Increase for Ti-Pure Titanium Dioxide Products in Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions

DuPont Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase for all DuPont(TM) Ti-Pure® titanium dioxide grades sold in Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. Effective Oct. 15, prices for DuPont coatings, plastics, specialty, paper and laminate titanium dioxide grades will increase by 150 Euros per tonne in all Euro markets of Western and Central Europe and North Africa regions and by $120 per... 

Rio Tinto Alcan successfully completes rehabilitation of Pramont industrial residue disposal site

Rio Tinto Alcan has successfully completed its rehabilitation of the Pramont industrial residue disposal site in the Valais region, which is now integrated into a regional framework for environmental protection on the left bank of the Rhone River between Sierre and Granges, Switzerland. “This rehabilitation is the outcome of eight years of hard work and regional collaboration, of which we are... 

DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces a Price Increase for Ti-Pure Titanium Dioxide Products in Latin America

DuPont Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase for all DuPont(TM) Ti-Pure® titanium dioxide grades sold in Latin America. Effective Oct. 1, Latin American prices for all DuPont titanium dioxide grades will increase by $150 (USD) per metric ton. This increase is in addition to the price increases previously announced. “Demand for TiO2 remains strong. Higher raw material, energy... 

White Mountain Completes First Phase Drilling at Eli Prospect and Prepares for Pilot Plant Program at Las Carolinas

White Mountain Titanium Corporation reports that a first phase drill program at the Eli prospect, which commenced in the late spring, has now been completed. Eli, one of four rutile prospects which currently constitute the Cerro Blanco project, is situated approximately 3 kilometers southwest of the main Las Carolinas prospect. The drill program, which was comprised of 32 diamond drill holes totalling... 

Kronos Worldwide, Inc. Announces a Price Increase for All Titanium Dioxide Products Sold in North America

Kronos Worldwide, Inc. today announced a price increase for all titanium dioxide grades sold in North America. Effective September 3, 2008, prices for all Kronos titanium dioxide grades sold in North America will be increased by US$ 0.08 per pound. This is a new price increase announcement and is in addition to price increases and surcharges announced for June and July 2008 for this region. Kronos... 

Rio Tinto Signs Further Joint Venture Agreements with CODELCO for Copper Exploration in Chile

Rio Tinto has signed two exploration joint venture agreements with CODELCO’s 100% owned subsidiary, CCM Los Andes, in Chile. These agreements follow the first exploration joint venture agreement signed between Rio Tinto and CODELCO in January 2008. CODELCO is the world’s largest copper producer. The new properties to be explored are the Esteli and Paloma prospects in northern Chile. The Esteli... 

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