The deposits

In the late 1980s, early 1990s, Rio Tinto Exploration identified a major mineral sands resource in the Fort-Dauphin region of Madagascar. It is made up of three adjacent deposits known as Mandena, Petriky and Sainte-Luce.

See also
Extraction and separation methods
Dredge and floating concentrator
Mineral separation plant
Process sequence
The mine’s path over the first 25 years
Mine-to-port haul road
The port
Project status
Photographs of the construction phase