QIT-Fer et Titane (QIT from its old name "Quebec Iron and Titanium") is a Canadian mining company located in Quebec. The company operates an ilmenite (titanium oxide ore) mine at Lake Tio in northern Quebec, and in southern Quebec operates refining facilities that produce titanium dioxide, pig iron, steel, and other metal products. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of mining giant Rio Tinto Group.[1]

QIT operates a 26-mile (42 km) railway line, the Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine, from its Lac Allard [fr] mine to the port of Havre-Saint-Pierre on the St. Lawrence River. The line carries mined ore as well as passenger trains for workers and serves as the only access route to the mine.[2]

The company has a majority ownership of QIT Madagascar Minerals, the operator of the Mandena ilmenite mine in Fort Dauphin, Anosy, Madagascar.[3]

References

  1. ^ "QIT-Fer et Titane". QIT-Fer et Titane web site. QIT-Fer et Titane. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
  2. ^ Kimmons, Brian (December 2006). "Quebec's North Shore Railways" (PDF). Branchline. 45 (11): 3–6.
  3. ^ "Rio Tinto QMM Madagascar Titanium Dioxide Mining Project". QMM web site. Rio Tinto Group. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2009.


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