We’re probably keeping you airborne right now... Many of the products we produce are used in the manufacture of every day items: from toothpaste, TVs and artificial hip joints to the remarkable qualities of titanium, used extensively in the aerospace and aviation industries. Richards Bay Minerals is a world leader in heavy mineral sands extraction and refining and is South Africa’s largest mining and beneficiation company. Formed in 1976 to mine the vast mineral rich sands of the northern KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, the mine produces predominantly rutile, zircon, titania slag, titanium dioxide feedstock and high purity iron.
Our products in everyday use... RUTILE
TITANIA SLAG
Rutile is used in welding rod fluxes, or processed into its titanium metal form.
The titanium dioxide contained in titania slag is used to create a pure white, highly refractive, ultravioletlight-absorbing pigment.
In this form it is used extensively in the aerospace and aviation industries because of its lightness, strength, corrosion and heat resistance.
TiO2
These properties also make it ideal for use in artificial hip joints and pacemakers.
The pigment is used in products such as foodstuff, pharmaceuticals (including toothpaste) and cosmetics, as well as in paint, plastics, textiles and inks.
Ti