Rio Tinto has signed a power purchasing agreement for a new renewable energy plant to power the operations of its QMM ilmenite mine in Fort Dauphin, Southern Madagascar. This project, which uses solar and wind energy, will significantly contribute towards Rio Tinto's operations in Madagascar achieving its carbon neutral objective by 2023, it ...
QMM mines ilmenite from mineral-rich sands along the southeastern coast of Madagascar. The mine, spread over 6,000 hectares (14,800 acres), abuts wetlands and lies in the vicinity of a river and ...
Rio Tinto announced on 26 July that it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with CrossBoundary Energy for the development of a renewable hybrid project to supply its QIT Madagascar Minerals' (QMM) ilmenite mine in Fort Dauphin. The 20-year PPA will see CrossBoundary build, own, and operate the plant. The facility will …
Phase 1 of Ehoala Solar Park has been inaugurated, a renewable energy project that will help decarbonise QIT Madagascar Minerals' (QMM's) ilmenite mine in Fort-Dauphin, and provide jobs and skills development opportunities for the local community. The first phase of the renewable energy project comprises 14,640 solar panels.
QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM), which mines ilmenite near the island's southeastern Fort-Dauphin, announced 2 December that it will reduce activity at the mine to a "strict minimum".. QMM - which is 20% owned by the Malagasy government and is a subsidiary of the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto - officially justified its decision …
Inverting the impacts: Mining, conservation and sustainability claims near the Rio Tinto/QMM ilmenite mine in Southeast Madagascar. / Seagle, C.W. In: Journal of Peasant Studies, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2012, p. 447-477. Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review.
An independent community study into the Rio Tinto QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) ilmenite mine, in Madagascar, has concluded that there is no need for heightened health concerns around local ...
The construction of the two solar and wind units is part of QMM's broader 'sustainable mine' initiative that aims to leave a lasting legacy for present and future …
Rio Tinto has signed a power purchasing agreement for a new renewable energy plant to power the operations of its QMM ilmenite mine in Fort Dauphin, S
This paper traces a genealogy of land access and legitimization strategies culminating in the current convergence of mining and conservation in Southeast Madagascar, contributing to recent debates analyzing the commonalities and interdependencies between seemingly discrete types of land acquisitions. Drawing upon …
Ny Fanja Rakotomalala, president of QMM, described the project as a "key component" for the company's sustainable mine initiative. "This project is a strategic test, not only in Madagascar but also in the mining industry as a whole, as we have to innovate and rethink our operations to combat climate change and leave a sustainable legacy ...
The sustainable mine: the key workstreams The construction of the two solar and wind units is part of QMM's broader 'sustainable mine' initiative that aims to leave a lasting legacy for present ...
Context of Rio Tinto/QMM ilmenite mine Rio Tinto, a UK-Australian multinational mining conglomerate, embarked on a billion-dollar mining project in Madagascar's Southeast Anosy region in 2005. Following an exploration phase spanning most of the 1980s, it earned its SEIA (Social and Environmental Impact Assessment) in 2001.3 While North ...
The QMM mine is 80% owned by Rio Tinto, with the remaining 20% stake owned by the Madagascar Government. The mine is a major source of ilmenite, which …
The mine extracts ilmenite, which yields titanium dioxide, an ultra-white pigment used for paints, papers, cosmetics, food, and other products. It also extracts and exports Monazite and Zircon. ... Four reported tailings dam failures have occurred at Rio Tinto's QMM mine: 2010, 2018, Feb 2022, and March 2022. The incidents in 2018 and …
Diversified miner Rio Tinto has signed a power purchase agreement for a new renewable energy plant to power the operations of its QIT Madagascar Minerals …
In accordance with the commitments made last July, Rio Tinto QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) and its partner, CrossBoundary Energy (CBE), have laid the foundation stone for the solar and wind power plant project that will supply the QMM ilmenite mine operations in Fort Dauphin, southern Madagascar.
Ilmenite mined in Fort Dauphin (QMM) operations is being processed in Canada. QMM is a world-class ilmenite mining project. Ilmenite is a major source of titanium dioxide that is …
Equipment type, model, size and quantity. Full profiles of select mines and projects. ... QMM is a world-class ilmenite mining project. Ilmenite is a major source of titanium dioxide that is predominantly used as a white pigment in products such as paint and paper. QMM also produces zirsill.
In accordance with the commitments made last July, Rio Tinto QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) and its partner, CrossBoundary Energy (CBE), have laid the foundation stone for the solar and wind power plant project that will supply the QMM ilmenite mine operations in Fort Dauphin, southern Madagascar.
Drawing upon research carried out near the Rio Tinto/QMM ilmenite mine in 2009 (January–March), it focuses on how local Malagasy land users are incorporated into new forms of inclusion (into the ...
QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM), which mines ilmenite near the island's southeastern Fort-Dauphin, announced 2 December that it will reduce activity at the …
Drawing upon research carried out near the Rio Tinto/QMM ilmenite mine in 2009 (January–March), it focuses on how local Malagasy land users are incorporated into new forms of inclusion (into the neoliberal capitalist economy) and exclusion (from land-based, subsistence activities) resulting from private sector engagements in conservation …
Ilmenite is an iron titanium oxide that is used as a raw material for titanium dioxide pigment used as an extremely white base in paint. With a grade of 60% titanium dioxide, the Fort Dauphin ore body in Madagascar is the world's largest known, undeveloped high-grade ilmenite deposit. It has an expected mine life of 40 years.
Diversified miner Rio Tinto has signed a power purchase agreement for a new renewable energy plant to power the operations of its QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) ilmenite mine in Fort Dauphin ...
FORT DAUPHIN, Madagascar--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In accordance with the commitments made last July, Rio Tinto QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) and its partner Crossboundary Energy (CBE) today laid the foundation stone for the solar and wind power plant project that will supply the QMM ilmenite mine operations in Fort Dauphin, in …
Rio Tinto has signed a 20-year agreement with CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) to purchase renewable power for its QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) ilmenite mine in …
QMM is a world-class ilmenite mining project, which continues to contribute to Madagascar through the employment of 2,000 people (98% Malagasy). …
sustainability claims near the Rio Tinto/QMM ilmenite mine in Southeast Madagascar, Journal of Peasant Studies, 39:2, 447-477, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2012.671769
QMM extracts ilmenite – an industrial whitener – from mineral sands near the town of Taolagnaro. QMM is 80% owned by Rio Tinto and 20% owned by the …
