The company aims to extract rare earths from the ore, a byproduct of
heavy mineral sands mining.
Titanium Sands Ltd (ASX:TSL) continues infill drilling at Mannar Island
Heavy Mineral Sands (HMS) Project in Sri Lanka aimed at confirming mineralisation continuity and growing resources.
During this period, the mineral separation plant (MSP) operated on stockpiled
heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) to ensure uninterrupted production.
The Lemme-5 sample, from a 10 cm thick layer with a
heavy mineral content of up to 80%, was earlier studied in relation to abnormal radioactivity (Raukas et al.
The
heavy mineral assemblage in the Tredian sandstone consists of tourmaline, rutile and zircon.
One sample was shipped to Actlabs in Georgetown for fire assay of gold and a second sample was panned by the Company to examine and determine if free gold was present in the
heavy mineral concentrate.
In October last year, it announced an updated mineral resource estimate for Kwale South Dune, resulting in a 19 per cent increase in contained in site
heavy mineral.
Sandstone samples were analyzed for their petrography and
heavy mineral studies to constrain regional detrital and paleotectonic history of Late Paleozoic Eastern Gondwanaland.
Sheffield provides investors with an exposure to the following commodities: Talc,
Heavy Mineral Sands, Iron and Tungsten.