Resumen de Trimex to expand heavy mineral operations
The Bhavanapadu project will be developed by Trimex Heavy Minerals Pvt Ltd (THMPL), which is proposing to mine 10m tpa HMS. The Kalingapatnam project will be run by Trimex Ores Pvt Ltd (TOPL), which is targeting output of 4m tpa HMS, including ilmenite, rutile, zircon, garnet and sillimanite.
Trimex currently owns a single mining lease for the Srikurmam deposit in the Srikakulam district, with permission to mine up to 2m tpa beach sand. The current production capacity at the Srikurmam unit amounts to 200,000 tpa ilmenite, 6,000 tpa rutile, 6,000 tpa zircon, 60,000 tpa garnet and 50,000 tpa of sillimanite.
Vaikundarajan Subramanian, managing partner of beach sand miner, VV Minerals, told IM that in order to attract foreign direct investment and develop proper infrastructure for India's mining sector, the government should reclassify beach sand minerals as non-atomic. There should be a set of clearly framed separate rules for atomic minerals, he said, while beach sands should be promoted to private enterprise.
