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Where titanium minerals is mined: China (34%), Mozambique (20%), South Africa (14%) lead world mine production in 2025. Below, country by country, are 9 mines from open mine databases and 19 projects held by listed companies.
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Mozambique South Africa Australia United States Malawi Brazil Greenland Sierra Leone Sri Lanka Titanium minerals mines in Africa 4 African countries have titanium minerals mines or projects here: Mozambique , South Africa , Malawi , Sierra Leone .
Titanium minerals mines in Mozambique Mozambique . Mozambique mined 20% of the world's titanium minerals in 2025.
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Moma Titanium Minerals Mine (Namalope, Pilivili, Nataka and Mualadi ore zones; Mineral Separation Plant; Topuito) Kenmare Resources Producing Moma and Larde districts Congolone and Marrua resource areas (Mining Concession 270C) Kenmare Resources Exploration Nampula Province Quinga North resource area (concession 153C) Kenmare Resources Exploration Nampula Province
Titanium minerals mines in South Africa South Africa . South Africa mined 14% of the world's titanium minerals in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Namakwa Sands Tronox Producing 377,000 t (2011) KZN Sands 168,000 t (2011)
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Walviskop heavy mineral sands (Whale Head Minerals) Kazera Global Producing Northern Cape HACRA (Harriets Wish, Aurora, Cracouw) iron-vanadium-titanium project Ironveld Development Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex Lapon (Ironveld) vanadium-titanium-magnetite mine and DMS plant (farms Altona, La Pucella, Nonnenwerth) Ironveld Development Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex Sea Concession 2A (Perdevlei), Whale Head Minerals Kazera Global Development Northern Cape Luge (Luge 697 LR, Non Plus Ultra 683 LR) magnetite and Layer 21 VTM Ironveld Exploration Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex Rustenburg smelter complex (Ironveld Smelting) - high purity iron, titanium slag, vanadium slag Ironveld Care and maintenance Rustenburg
Titanium minerals mines in Australia Australia . Australia mined 8.3% of the world's titanium minerals in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Australia Sands 452,000 t (2011) Jacinth-Ambrosia Producing 260,200 t (2019) Iluka Western Australia Producing 152,400 t (2019) Murray Basin Producing 50,800 t (2018) Iluka Western Australia - Cataby
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Canegrass Battery Minerals Project Viking Mines Exploration Murchison Pitfield Titanium Project (Thomas and Cosgrove deposits) Empire Metals Exploration Mid West Speewah Vanadium Project Tivan Exploration Western Australia Tivan other projects (Sandover AI, Mount Peake, Timor-Leste: Turiscai, Baucau, Ossu) Tivan Exploration Northern Territory; Timor-Leste
Titanium minerals mines in the United States United States . The United States mined 1.1% of the world's titanium minerals in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Iluka Virginia 145,100 t (2015)
Titanium minerals mines in Malawi Malawi .
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Kasiya Critical Minerals Project (Kasiya rutile-graphite; incl. Kasiya North and South pits) Sovereign Metals Development Central Region Mchinji exploration licence (rutile / ilmenite) Mkango Magnetic Materials Exploration Mchinji district Nsaru rutile deposit (adjacent to Kasiya) Sovereign Metals Exploration Central Region
Titanium minerals mines in Brazil Brazil .
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Pitombeiras Vanadium Project (North, South, Goela) Jangada Mines Exploration Ceara
Titanium minerals mines in Greenland Greenland .
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Thule Black Sands Ilmenite Project (TBS) GreenRoc Strategic Materials Exploration North-west Greenland
Titanium minerals mines in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone .
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Sierra Rutile Producing 137,200 t (2019)
Titanium minerals mines in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka .
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Taprobane Minerals Project (formerly Eastern Minerals Project), Thirukkovil mineral sands Capital Metals Development Ampara District
Mine output as each source states it (units and basis differ between mines, so they are not ranked against each other). Mines: Jasansky, Brauneis, Maus et al. (Vienna University of Economics and Business) . Projects: listed companies' own announcements. World shares: USGS .
