MDL BELIEVES THAT ALL WORK-RELATED INJURIES, DISEASES AND PROPERTY LOSSES ARE PREVENTABLE. WORLD-CLASS BEHAVIOURAL BASED SYSTEMS HAVE HELPED THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM AT THE GRANDE CÔTE PROJECT AMASS THREE MILLION MAN-HOURS WITHOUT INCURRING A LOST TIME INJURY.
THE TYSSEDAL ILMENITE UPGRADING FACILITY HAS BEEN PRODUCING TITANIUM SLAG AND HIGH PURITY PIG IRON SINCE 1986. IT IS THE ONLY SUCH FACILITY IN EUROPE AND ONLY ONE OF FIVE IN THE WORLD.
GRANDE CÔTE, OVER AN EXPECTED MINE LIFE OF AT LEAST 20 YEARS, IS ANTICIPATED TO PRODUCE APPROXIMATELY 7% OF ZIRCON & 5% TITANIUM FEEDSTOCK SUPPLIES GLOBALLY
TIZIR LIIMTED, A 50/50 JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN MINERAL DEPOSITS AND ERAMET, COMBINES THE GRANDE CÔTE PROJECT AND TYSSEDAL - AN ILMENITE UPGRADING FACILITY IN NORWAY
MDL CONTINUALLY STRIVES TO IMPROVE ITS PERFORMANCE IN ALL AREAS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FROM WORLD CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES TO VARIED & WIDE-REACHING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
GRANDE CÔTE
On track to commence production in 2013, the Grande Côte Mineral Sands Project is set to become one of the largest producers of zircon and titanium dioxide products coinciding with a period of unprecedented demand. The mine is located 150km north of Dakar in Senegal.read more →
TYSSEDAL
The Tyssedal Ilmenite Upgrading Facility has been producing upgraded ilmenite and high purity pig iron since 1986, the only such facility in Europe and one of only five in the world. The Tyssedal plant was contributed by Eramet as part of the TiZir joint venture formed with MDL in late 2011.read more →
