page_title: Kenmare Resources
section_title: Operations
hierarchical_section_title: Kenmare Resources / Operations
caption_attribution_description: English: Kenmare employees in Mozambique
context_page_description: Kenmare Resources plc is a mining company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Dublin under the ticker KMR. Kenmare is one of the world's largest mineral sands producers and the Company owns and operates the Moma Titanium Minerals mine. Moma is one of the world's largest titanium minerals deposits, located 160 km from the city of Nampula in Mozambique, Africa.
  Kenmare is the world’s fourth largest producer of titanium feedstocks, which are primarily used to make titanium dioxide pigment. Ti0₂ pigment impart whiteness and opacity in the manufacture of paper, paint and plastics. The Company is responsible for 7% of global supply of titanium feedstocks at current production levels and this is expected to grow to 10% once Kenmare has completed the third of its three growth projects to increase ilmenite production to 1.2 million tonnes per annum.
context_section_description: The Company's principal asset is the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine, located in Moma, Nampula Province, Mozambique. It has been in production since late 2007. In 2019 the Mine produced 892,900 tonnes of ilmenite (plus associated co-products) and this is expected to increase to 1.2 million tonnes per annum once the third of the Company’s three growth projects, the relocation of Wet Concentrator Plant (WCP) B, is complete.
  The mine produces 7% of the world's titanium feedstocks (ilmenite and rutile), which are predominantly used in the production of titanium dioxide pigment favoured for its whiteness and opacity in paper, paint and plastics.
  The Moma Mine also produces zircon, an important raw material in the manufacture of ceramics and mineral sands concentrates, which is used in various clean technology applications.
  The mine is estimated to have a mine life of over 100 years at current production levels, with over eight billion tonnes of Mineral Resources in various ore zones. The current mine plan extends to beyond 2040.
  The Mine has a low environmental impact, with 90% of its power requirement in 2019 sourced from hydropower. No chemicals are used in Moma’s mining or processing operations and Kenmare employs a progressive rehabilitation strategy in order to return mined land to local communities in a timely manner. 
  At the end of 2019, the Mine employed over 1,420 people and 96% were Mozambican. In 2019 the Mine received a five star NOSA accreditation for health, safety and environmental management for the fourth consecutive year.
  The total proved and probable ore reserves under the Namalope, Pilivili, and Nataka mining concession are estimated as at 31 December 2019 at 1,584 million tonnes, grading 2.7% ilmenite, 0.18% zircon and 0.060% rutile, containing 43 million tonnes of ilmenite, 2.9 million tonnes of zircon and 0.95 million tonnes of rutile. The total ore resource (excluding reserves) held by the Group under a combination of exploration licences and mining concessions is estimated as at 31 December 2019 at 6.4 billion tonnes, grading 2.4% ilmenite, 0.16% zircon and 0.052% rutile, containing 150 million tonnes of ilmenite, 10 million tonnes of zircon and 3 million tonnes of rutile.
caption: Kenmare employees at Mineral Separation Plant stockpiles in Mozambique
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