This is a list of countries by titanium sponge production based on USGS figures. The production figures are for titanium sponge, units are in metric tons.
| Rank | Country/region | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 137,000 | 186,000 | 200,000 | 209,000 | 194,000 | 160,000 | 170,000 | 210,000 | 210,000 | |
| 1 |  China |
57,800 | 60,000 | 80,000 | 105,000 | 110,000 | 62,000 | 60,000 | 110,000 | 120,000 |
| 2 |  Japan |
31,600 | 56,000 | 40,000 | 42,000 | 25,000 | 42,000 | 54,000 | 50,000 | 35,000 |
| 3 |  Russia |
25,800 | 30000 | 42000 | 44000 | 42,000 | 40,000 | 38,000 | 33,000 | 27,000 |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,600 | 3,700 |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan |
14,500 | 20,700 | 25,000 | 12,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 15,000 | 16,000 |
| 6 |  Ukraine |
7,400 | 9,000 | 10,000 | 6,300 | 7,200 | 7,700 | 7,500 | 6,000 | 5,400 |
| 7 |  India
|
– | – | – | – | – | 500 | 500 | 250 | 250 |
India
- Titanium Sponge Plant of India (TSPI) is located at Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd (KMML), Chavara, Kollam district of Kerala.
Kenya
- Base Titanium of Australia
- Tiomin Resources of Canada
- Tiomin Kenya
- Location: Eldoret; Kwale
Mozambique
- Kenmare Resources of Ireland
- Kenmare Moma Mining
- Kenmare Moma Processing
- Moma Mineral Sands Project
- Location Nampula Province
- Involves investment from African Development Bank (ADB); European Investment Bank (BEI), the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA); and the German Development Bank (KfW).
- Principally mining Ilmenite
Russia
Sierra Leone
- Sierra Rutile of Ohio; since 1967
- Sierra Leone Ore and Metal Company since 1963
- Location: Mokanji Hills in the Southern Province
- See: 1994 Mines and Minerals Act (Sierra Leone)
South Africa
- BHP
- Anglo American – Namakwa Sands mines
- Richards Bay Minerals RBM
- Kumba Resources – and subsidiary Ticor Limited
- Southern Mining Corporation – Bothaville heavy mineral occurrence
- Mineral Commodities of Australia Xolobeni mine, Transkei Coast.
- East London Development Zone Corporation (ELDZC) – associated smelting project
Ukraine
United States
References
- Joseph Gambogi (2012). "Titanium and titanium dioxide" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- George M. Bedinger (2014). "Titanium and titanium dioxide" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- Bedinger, George M. (2015). "Titanium and titanium dioxide" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- Bedinger, George M. (2016). "Titanium and Titanium Dioxide" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- Bedinger, George M. (2017). "Titanium and Titanium Dioxide" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- "Titanium and Titatnium Dioxide" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. January 2021.
- Mohammad, Mehdi. "TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, January 2022.
- "Ukraine seeks investors in the titanium industry, which could potentially provide up to 5% of the country's GDP". 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Despite the difficulties, russian sanctioned assets in Ukraine will be sold at auctions – State Property Fund of Ukraine".
External sources
- Don't Let Titanium Become The Curse Of Kwale; Opinion by Sam Wainaina, The East African (Nairobi), 18 January 2001
- Titanium mining in Mozambique, from Afrol
- Sierra Leone titanium mining overview from Project Underground
- Mining in Sierra Leone, Encyclopedia of the Nations
- MBendi – Republic of South Africa – Heavy Minerals Mining – page
- MBendi – Africa – Heavy Minerals Mining – page