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Melior Resources told the Australian Securities Exchange that 1777 tonnes of ilmenite was produced in November, which was 271% more than it budgeted for.
It had expected to produce 478t.
On-site at Goondicum operations moved to a permanent 24-hour, seven day a week roster in the last week of November and there were no lost time incidents recorded in the period.
Melior will start hauling ilmenite to port in the New Year.
The first shipment is scheduled to set sail in 2019's first quarter.
Melior has been more focused on optimising production of the higher value ilmenite than on apatite, with apatite production of 48t just 30% of the budget.
The company will pay more attention to apatite however, it claims, throughout the commissioning period.
Apatite is a calcium phosphate mineral.
The name is derived from a Greek verb that means "to deceive", which is a reference to the fact apatite had over time seemingly misled mineralogists in its identification.
