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Mineral sands project gets approval

Posted November 17, 2008 14:16:00
Updated November 17, 2008 14:20:00

A planned $420 million mineral sands project near Ceduna has been given a key regulatory approval by the South Australian Government.

The signing of a construction, mining and rehabilitation plan will let Iluka Resources begin preparatory work to mine its zircon deposit.

The mine is expected to be ready by the middle of 2010 and create 250 jobs during the construction phase.

There are expected to be 110 mining jobs.

Iluka expects to produce at least 300,000 tonnes of zircon a year for at least a decade.

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