2025-04-18 Iluka progresses key projects while navigating US tariffs

Apr. 17, 2025 - Iluka Resources delivered an increase in zircon-in-concentrate (ZIC) during the March 2025 quarter, among other operational highlights. The rare earths producer’s overall production for the period was 131,000 tonnes (t), a slightly larger amount from the previous quarter. The total comprised 35,0...

2025-04-17 Iluka Resources reports strong Q1 2025 performance and progress on key projects

Apr. 16, 2025 - Iluka Resources Limited has issued an update. Iluka Resources Limited reported a productive first quarter in 2025, with a total production of 131kt of zircon, rutile, and synthetic rutile. The company saw a significant increase in zircon sand sales, up 116% from the previous quarter. Constructio...

2025-02-20 Iluka advancing ‘multi-decade’ rare earths and zircon deposits

Feb. 19, 2025 - Iluka Resources navigated a complex global market in 2024, balancing inflationary pressures and shifting demand while advancing its strategic projects. Iluka managing director and chief executive officer Tom O’Leary spoke about the company’s ability to maintain operational and pricing discipline...

2025-01-23 Iluka exceeds 2024 sales guidance

Jan. 22, 2025 - Iluka Resources delivered an increase in zircon sand production during the December 2024 quarter, among other operational highlights. The rare earths producer’s overall production for the period was 129,000 tonnes (t), including 45,000t of zircon sand, 15,000t zircon-in-concentrate (ZIC) and 58,0...

2024-04-23 Iluka ‘disciplined’ on zircon sand and other minerals

Apr. 22, 2024 - Iluka Resources said it has maintained a “disciplined” approach to its mineral sands operations in the March quarter, with a total production of 870,000 tonnes (kt). The company’s overall production for the quarter included 24,000t of zircon sand, 13,000t of zircon-in-concentrate, and 37,000t o...

2023-04-26 Iluka released quarterly review of zircon to 31 March 2023

Apr. 20, 2023 - Iluka released quarterly review 31 March 2023 including zircon. As communicated in Iluka’s December 2022 Quarterly Review, the company anticipated cautious buying activity in Q1 2023 and this was observed on the part of some zircon customers. However, total sales of 42kt in Q1 2023 were higher t...

2023-03-04 Iluka takes bold first step to rare earths future

Mar. 3, 2023 - Iluka Resources might have spun off its African beach minerals business while it focuses on a rare earths future, but to get to the new world it has greenlit its Balranald critical minerals development in southern NSW’s Riverina. The project will tap a rutile- and zircon-rich deposit which also co...

2023-02-22 Iluka takes an FID amid record revenue

Feb. 21, 2023 - ASX-listed Iluka has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the A$480-million Balrandald critical minerals project, in New South Wales. The development is focussed on the rutile- and zircon-rich West Balranald deposit, which also contains material quantities of rare earth minerals. Th...

2023-02-01 Iluka Resources releases quarterly review to Dec 31, 2022

Feb. 1, 2023 - Iluka Resources Ltd. reported higher output of zircon, rutile and synthetic rutile quarter-on-quarter. Here are some remarks from the miner's fourth-quarter production report. On 4Q production: "Mining at Jacinth Ambrosia in South Australia produced 152,000 [metric tons] of hea...

2022-11-18 Iluka releases quarterly review to September 30

Nov. 1, 2022 - Iluka releases quarterly review to September 30 with below key features. 1. Q3 2022 Zircon/Rutile/Synthetic Rutile (Z/R/SR) sales of 144kt Zircon demand from Iluka customers continues to be strong, with sales constrained by production and logistics, despite softness in the Chinese cerami...

2022-08-24 Iluka reports revenue up 30% in H1 2022

Aug. 24, 2022 - Iluka delivered strong outcomes in the first half, both in terms of financial performance and progress on our strategic priorities, key features as below: Mineral sands revenue up 30%, reflecting higher prices across all of Iluka’s products  Mineral sands EBITDA of $505 mill...

2022-07-21 Iluka range of products remains in demand

Jul. 21, 2022 - Yesterday, Iluka released its quarterly review to 30 June 2022. Output of Zircon/Rutile/Synthetic Rutile (Z/R/SR) reached 189kt, up 5% from Q1 2022. Sales of Z/R/SR was 421kt in H1 2022, which exceeded production and further reduced the inventory holding levels by 53kt. We...

2022-04-05 Australia's Iluka approves rare earths refinery

Apr. 4, 2022 - Australian heavy minerals producer Iluka Resources' board of directors has approved a final investment decision to build an integrated rare earths refinery at Eneabba in Western Australia with funding support from the country's federal government. Construction of the project, which will be owned an...

2022-03-02 Iluka net profit A$364.9 million, down 85% YoY in FY 2021

Mar. 1, 2022 - Iluka Resources Ltd. said its annual profit from ongoing operations nearly tripled, as it benefited from higher prices of mineral sands as global supplies tightened. Iluka, which spun off its iron-ore royalty business into a separate company in late 2020, said its net profit from continuing operati...

2022-02-25 Australia's Iluka sees long-term zircon supply issues

Feb. 24, 2022 - Iluka, the world's largest zircon producer, increased zircon sales to 355,000t in 2021 from 240,000t in 2020 and has fully contracted sales for the first quarter of 2022, reflecting ongoing supply tightness. "Customer inventories of zircon remain low with industry supply constrained," it said in a...

2022-02-15 Iluka's quartly review of zircon market to 31 December 2021

Feb. 1, 2022 - Iluka Resources Limited announces the company's zircon production up 6% on Q3 2021 to 94kt in Q4 2021 and FY21 zircon sales of 355kt, reflecting continued strong demand for Iluka’s products across all markets. Weighted average zircon price achieved in Q4 for premium and standard sand was US$...

2022-01-25 Iluka records higher annual mineral sands output

Jan. 24, 2022 - Iluka Resources Ltd. reported higher production and sales of mineral sands for 2021, and said that strong demand is pushing up prices for the commodities. The Australian miner said it produced 719,500 metric tons of zircon, rutile and synthetic rutile last year, up from 585,200 tons in 2020. Sales...

2021-07-30 Iluka's zircon production up 53.9% YoY in H1 2021

Jul. 30, 2021 - Iluka Resources released its quarterly review report on July 22, 2021. The report shows that with the Narngulu mineral separation plant operating at full capacity, Iluka produced 141,900 tons of zircon in H1 2021, an increase of 53.9% from 92,200 tons in the same period last year. The o...

2021-02-09 Iluka adds rare earths to mineral sands for a bigger bang

Feb. 8, 2021 - Australian mineral sands producer Iluka Resources is seeking to expand into the rare earths sector.  The company is hinting that it wants to become an integrated producer of heavy and light rare earth oxides, with the next step in its rare earths goals involving spending $35 million to...

2021-02-08 Iluka's zircon production in 2020 drops 42.50% year-on-year

Feb. 8, 2021 – Iluka Resources released its quarterly review report on January 27, 2021. The report shows that Iluka produced 185,200 tons of zircon in 2020, down by 42.50% compared with the output 322,100 tons in 2019.   Iluka sold 78,400 tons of zircon in the first half of 2020, 162,000 tons in the seco...