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ILUKA RESOURCES LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2021
Oct 21, 2021
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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ILUKA RESOURCES LIMITED (ASX:ILU) AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE NOTICE
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22 October 2021
QUARTERLY REVIEW APPENDIX
On 21 October, Iluka Resources (Iluka) released its Quarterly Review to 30 September 2021.
Appendix 1 of the Quarterly Review contains Mining and Production Physical Data in two tables on pages 6 and 7 respectively.
The Ore Treated Grade from Sierra Leone was reported as 2.2%. This should have been 2.8%.
In addition, the Australia Total Ore Mined for the 3 months to 30 September 2021 should have read 5,110kt, being the sum of Jacinth-Ambrosia/ Mid west (2,746kt) and Cataby/ South west (2,364kt), instead of 4,447kt.
These errors are not considered material. The attached Mining and Production Physical Data has been corrected.
This document was approved and authorised for release to the market by Iluka’s Company Secretary.
Investment market and media enquiries:
Luke Woodgate Group Manager, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs Mobile: +61 (0) 477 749 942 Email: [email protected]
Iluka Resources Limited • ABN 34 008 675 018 • Level 17 240 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 GPO Box U1988 Perth WA 6845 • T +61 8 9360 4700 • F +61 8 9360 4777 • www.iluka.com
APPENDIX 1 – MINING AND PRODUCTION PHYSICAL DATA
| Physical Data 3 months to September 21 |
Jacinth- Ambrosia/ Mid west |
Cataby/ South west |
Australia Total |
Sierra Leone |
Group Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | |||||
| Overburden Moved kbcm | 1,375 | 969 | 2,344 | - |
2,344 |
| Ore Mined kt | 2,746 | 2,364 | 5,110 | 1,590 |
6,700 |
| Ore Treated Grade HM % | 2.9% | 7.0% | 4.8% | 2.8% |
3.9% |
| VHM Treated Grade % | 2.6% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 2.2% |
3.5% |
| Concentrating | |||||
| HMC Produced kt | 71.0 | 148.5 | 219.5 | 77.1 |
296.7 |
| VHM Produced kt | 62.2 | 129.6 | 191.8 | 56.6 |
248.4 |
| VHM in HMC Assemblage % | 87.5% | 87.3% | 87.4% | 73.4% |
83.7% |
| Zircon | 38.4% | 9.4% | 18.8% | 4.3% |
14.9% |
| Rutile | 8.7% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 52.5% |
18.1% |
| Ilmenite | 40.4% | 71.0% | 61.1% | 21.1% |
50.7% |
| HMC Processed kt | 127.2 | 123.7 | 250.9 | 80.2 |
331.1 |
| Finished Product4 kt | |||||
| Zircon | 77.6 | 11.1 | 88.7 | - |
88.7 |
| Rutile | 8.6 | 6.6 | 15.2 | 36.4 |
51.6 |
| Ilmenite (saleable/upgradeable) | 34.7 | 114.4 | 149.1 | 16.0 |
165.1 |
| Synthetic rutile kt | - | 59.8 | 59.8 | - |
59.8 |
| Monazite concentrate kt | 12.2 | - | 12.2 |
- |
12.2 |
4 Finished product includes material from heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) initially processed in prior periods.
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| Physical Data 9 months to September 21 |
Jacinth- Ambrosia/ Mid west |
Cataby/ South west |
Australia Total |
Sierra Leone |
Group Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | |||||
| Overburden Moved kbcm | 2,423 | 4,228 | 6,651 | - |
6,651 |
| Ore Mined kt | 8,018 | 6,903 | 14,921 | 7,074 |
21,995 |
| Ore Treated Grade HM % | 3.0% | 6.1% | 4.4% | 2.8% |
3.7% |
| VHM Treated Grade % | 2.7% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 2.2% |
3.3% |
| Concentrating | |||||
| HMC Produced kt | 200.0 | 382.6 | 582.6 | 214.9 |
797.5 |
| VHM Produced kt | 175.3 | 336.4 | 511.7 | 145.6 |
657.2 |
| VHM in HMC Assemblage % | 87.7% | 87.9% | 87.8% | 67.7% |
82.4% |
| Zircon | 39.5% | 10.1% | 20.2% | 3.8% |
15.8% |
| Rutile | 7.7% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 43.3% |
16.9% |
| Ilmenite | 40.5% | 70.9% | 60.4% | 20.6% |
49.7% |
| HMC Processed kt | 359.7 | 305.8 | 665.4 | 228.1 |
893.6 |
| Finished Product5 kt | |||||
| Zircon | 208.5 | 22.1 | 230.6 | - |
230.6 |
| Rutile | 25.4 | 14.2 | 39.6 | 91.9 |
131.5 |
| Ilmenite (saleable/upgradeable) | 99.9 | 264.3 | 364.2 | 36.2 |
400.4 |
| Synthetic Rutile kt | - | 138.8 | 138.8 |
- |
138.8 |
| Monazite concentrate kt | 38.4 | - | 38.4 | - |
38.4 |
Explanatory comments on terminology
Overburden moved (bank cubic metres) refers to material moved to enable mining of an ore body.
Ore mined (thousands of tonnes) refers to material moved containing heavy mineral ore. For Cataby/ South West this refers to ore treated.
Ore Treated Grade HM % refers to percentage of heavy mineral (HM).
VHM Treated Grade % refers to percentage of valuable heavy mineral (VHM) - titanium dioxide (rutile and ilmenite), and zircon found in a deposit.
Concentrating refers to the production of heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) through a wet concentrating process at the mine site, which is then transported for final processing into finished product at the company's Australian mineral processing plant, or the Sierra Leone mineral processing plant.
HMC produced refers to HMC, which includes the valuable heavy mineral concentrate (zircon, rutile, ilmenite) as well as other non-valuable heavy minerals (gangue).
VHM produced refers to an estimate of valuable heavy mineral in heavy mineral concentrate expected to be processed.
VHM produced and the VHM assemblage - provided to enable an indication of the valuable heavy mineral component in HMC.
HMC processed provides an indication of material emanating from each mining operation to be processed.
Finished product is provided as an indication of the finished production (zircon, rutile, ilmenite) attributable to the VHM in HMC production streams from the various mining operations. Finished product levels are subject to recovery factors which can vary. The difference between the VHM produced and finished product reflects the recovery level by operation, as well as processing of finished material/concentrate in inventory. Ultimate finished product production (rutile, ilmenite, and zircon) is subject to recovery loss at the processing stage – this may be in the order of 10 per cent.
Ilmenite is produced for sale or as a feedstock for synthetic rutile production.
Typically, 1 tonne of upgradeable ilmenite will produce between 0.56 to 0.60 tonnes of SR. Iluka also purchases external ilmenite for its synthetic rutile production process.
5 Finished product includes material from heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) initially processed in prior periods.
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