The Kwale mineral sands project is located approximately 40 km south of the city of Mombasa, the largest port in East Africa, and 10 km inland from the Kenyan coastline.

Tiomin owns 100% of the Kwale Project in Kenya with 116.9 million tonnes of proven and probable reserves (38.9 Million Tonnes(Mt) proven @ 7.1% Total Heavy Minerals (THM), and 78.0 Mt probable @ 4.16% THM). The Project is currently under Force Majeure pending the Government of Kenya completing various steps required to obtain a new project financing package.

Click to enlarge

The Kwale project has a unique mineral mix that sets it apart from the majority of the world's titanium operations: it has significantly larger proportions of rutile and zircon, which are premium products and account for 80% of projected revenues.