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Rio Tinto signs groundbreaking renewable energy …

Rio Tinto has signed a power purchasing agreement for a new renewable energy plant to power the operations of its QMM ilmenite mine in Fort Dauphin, S.

Inverting the impacts: Mining, conservation and sustainability claims

14 Rio Tinto/QMM built schools and health clinics in several of the fokontany surrounding the deposits. This was widely approached during the field period as a positive outcome of the project, particularly schools. However, ALT/Panos (2009, 20) note that some villagers found it difficult to pay for medicine when access to medicinal plants in the …

QIT Madagascar Minerals

QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) is 80 per cent owned by Rio Tinto and 20 per cent owned by the Government of Madagascar. Discover more today about our mining operations today. ... (CBE) today laid the foundation stone for the solar and wind power plant project that will supply the QMM ilmenite mine operations in Fort Dauphin, in southern ...

Thorium speciation in ilmenite concentrates from the

One kilogram sample of ilmenite concentrates from the Mandena Deposit (called the QIT Madagascar Mineral or QMM hereafter), containing 133 ppm Th, 12.8 ppm U, and a total radioactivity of 620 Bq/kg (Table S1), was supplied by RTFT. One batch of QMM was pulverized using an agate mortar and pestle to make powder samples for …

Rio Tinto-owned mine is polluting Malagasy water with uranium …

QMM mines ilmenite from mineral-rich sands along the southeastern coast of Madagascar. The mine, spread over 6,000 hectares (14,800 acres), abuts wetlands and lies in the vicinity of a river and ...

QIT Madagascar Minerals

Rio Tinto/QMM Ilmenite Mine, Madagascar | EJAtlas

QMM intends to extract ilmenite and zircon from heavy mineral sands over an area of about 6,000 hectares along the coast over the next 40-50 years. Ilmenite is a raw material for titanium. This is one of the most ecologically diverse regions of Madagascar, but also one of the poorest and most isolated.

Rio Tinto signs groundbreaking renewable energy agreement in …

The project is part of a broader initiative to reduce the ilmenite mine's environmental footprint which includes programmes that focus on emissions reduction, waste and water management, carbon sequestration, ecological restoration and reforestation. ... QMM includes the deep-water Port d'Ehoala, where the raw material is …

Rio Tinto QMM Launches the Construction of Its

FORT DAUPHIN, Madagascar--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In accordance with the commitments made last July, Rio Tinto QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) and its partner Crossboundary Energy (CBE) today laid the foundation stone for the solar and wind power plant project that will supply the QMM ilmenite mine operations in Fort Dauphin, in …

Inverting the impacts: Mining, conservation and …

Inverting the impacts: Mining, conservation and sustainability claims near the Rio Tinto/QMM ilmenite mine in Southeast Madagascar. By Caroline Seagle. Book Green Grabbing: A New Appropriation of Nature. Click here to navigate to parent product. Edition 1st Edition. First Published 2013. Imprint Routledge. Pages 32.

Madagascar: Rio Tinto to power mine through renewable …

Rio Tinto has signed a power purchase agreement for a renewable energy plant to power QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) ilmenite mine. The mine is a joint …

Concerns about radioactive contamination dog Rio Tinto's …

The Andrew Lees Trust (ALT UK) is the U.K.-based charity that commissioned studies that uncovered the breach at the ilmenite mine operated by Qit Minerals Madagascar (QMM), in which Rio Tinto ...

(PDF) Inverting the impacts: Mining, …

sustainability claims near the Rio Tinto/QMM ilmenite mine in Southeast Madagascar, Journal of. Peasant Studies, 39:2, 447-477, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2012.671769.

Rio Tinto, Madagascar sign long-term QMM operation …

Rio Tinto said the new agreement was confirmed by the High Constitutional Court of Madagascar earlier this month. Located in the Anosy region of south-eastern …

QIT Madagascar Minerals

QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) is 80 per cent owned by Rio Tinto and 20 per cent owned by the Government of Madagascar. Discover more today about our mining operations today. ... (CBE) today laid the foundation stone for the solar and wind power plant project that will supply the QMM ilmenite mine operations in Fort Dauphin, in …

Inverting the impacts: Mining, conservation and …

This paper traces a genealogy of land access and legitimization strategies culminating in the current convergence of mining and conservation in Southeast Madagascar, contributing to recent debates analyzing the commonalities and interdependencies between seemingly discrete types of land acquisitions. Drawing upon research carried out near the Rio …

ilmenite mine in Southeast Madagascar sustainability …

sustainability claims near the Rio Tinto/QMM ilmenite mine in Southeast Madagascar, Journal of Peasant Studies, 39:2, 447-477, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2012.671769 To link to this article: https ...

Rio Tinto signs groundbreaking renewable energy agreement in …

Rio Tinto has signed a power purchasing agreement for a new renewable energy plant to power the operations of its QMM ilmenite mine in Fort Dauphin, S.

Rio Tinto QMM Launches the Construction of Its

Contacts. Please direct all enquiries to media.enquiries@riotinto. Media Relations, UK Illtud Harri M +44 7920 503 600 David Outhwaite M +44 7787 597 493 Media Relations, Americas Matthew Klar ...

Rio Tinto/QMM Ilmenite Mine, Madagascar

QMM, 80% owned by Rio Tinto and 20% by Government of Madagascar, built a mineral sands mining operation near Taolagnaro supported by the World Bank. QMM extracts ilmenite, zircon and Monazite (Rare Earths Elements). Large protests against heavy metals and radioactive pollution of water, soil and the impact on the health of …

2021 Investor briefing: Rio Tinto's QMM mine, Madagascar

The QMM ilmenite mine, which also produces zircon and monazite, is situated in the southeast of the island in the Anosy region. This is one of the poorest regions of the country, with 91% of people living in poverty and where 80% of the rural population are wholly dependent on natural resources for their survival. The majority of the 15,000

Rio Tinto signs renewable power deal for Madagascar …

Rio Tinto has signed a 20-year agreement with CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) to purchase renewable power for its QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) ilmenite mine in …

Prix, occurrence, extraction et utilisations de l'ilménite

L'ilménite, également connue sous le nom de fer titane, minerai de fer titane ou par son synonyme menaccanite, est un minéral courant. Prix de l'ilménite, occurrence, extraction, utilisation

Rio Tinto enters deal with Madagascar on QMM mine …

The QMM mine in Madagascar is a major source of Ilmenite, which produces titanium dioxide. Credit: Mny-Jhee/Shutterstock. Mining major Rio Tinto and the Madagascar Government have signed an agreement on future fiscal arrangements for long-term and sustainable operations at the QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) mine in …

[PDF] Inverting the impacts: Mining, conservation and …

This paper traces a genealogy of land access and legitimization strategies culminating in the current convergence of mining and conservation in Southeast Madagascar, contributing to recent debates analyzing the commonalities and interdependencies between seemingly discrete types of land acquisitions. Drawing upon …

Madagascar: Rio Tinto to power mine through renewable energy

Rio Tinto has signed a power purchase agreement for a renewable energy plant to power QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) ilmenite mine. The mine is a joint venture between Rio Tinto (80%) and the government of Madagascar (20%). The project is part of a broader initiative to reduce the ilmenite mine's environmental footprint.

Tall tales and tailings

Rio Tinto's QMM mine in Madagascar was meant to be an exemplar of 'corporate social responsibility' and environmental best practice. But the reality experienced by local communities is different, writes Yvonne Orengo, with uncompensated land seizures, food insecurity, deforestation and social deprivation. New concerns are …

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"Les négociations entre l'État malgache et QMM, même si elles n'ont pas toujours été faciles, reflètent la volonté des deux parties de dresser un avenir commun. Cet accord montre aussi la confiance accordée par l'État malgache à la compagnie", a expliqué Benoît Palmer, conseiller juridique de la compagnie. Nouvelles conditions

Rio Tinto and Government of Madagascar reach agreement …

QMM will also increase support for local communities by doubling its annual contribution to fund programs of interest. Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Managing Director, Sophie Bergeron said "Rio Tinto is committed to the responsible development of its mineral sands extraction business in Madagascar. This agreement is a significant milestone to ...

CrossBoundary wind, solar, battery solution set for Rio QMM ilmenite …

Rio Tinto has signed a power purchasing agreement for a new renewable energy plant to power the operations of its QMM ilmenite mine in Fort Dauphin, Southern Madagascar. This project, which uses solar and wind energy, will significantly contribute towards Rio Tinto's operations in Madagascar achieving its carbon neutral objective by …