First bulk shipment from Thunderbird departs Port of Broome

Kimberley Mineral Sands has completed its maiden bulk shipment of approximately 10,000 metric tonnes of non-magnetic (zircon) concentrate from its Thunderbird Mineral Sands Mine in Western Australia, Sheffield Resources Limited announced on Monday.

The shipment, which also included an additional 1,100 metric tonnes of bagged non-magnetic (zircon) concentrate, has departed the Port of Broome and will be delivered to an existing offtake customer.

Additional bulk shipments of non-magnetic (zircon), magnetic (ilmenite) concentrate and paramagnetic (leucoxene) products are scheduled over the coming weeks as Thunderbird continues to ramp up production toward nameplate capacity.

Further details of the continued progress of Thunderbird production ramp-up and shipping will be disclosed in the March 2024 quarterly report of the Company.

Sheffield Resources Executive Chair, Mr Bruce Griffin said: “We are extremely pleased by this landmark bulk shipment achievement and the continued progress and ramp-up of the Thunderbird Mine. We wish to thank our logistics partners and local Kimberley port authorities in securing this first bulk shipment from the Port of Broome, and we look forward to continued growth in production and product shipments throughout 2024”.