| 1963 |
Consolidated Rutile Limited (CRL) registered |
| 1966 |
Commenced dry mining on North Stradbroke Island (NSI) |
| 1978 |
CRL commissioned its first dredge and concentrator to mine the Bayside orebody on the west coast of NSI (CRL’s first use of this wet mining method) |
| 1985 |
CRL commenced mining operations on a second orebody called Gordon at the southern end of the island |
| 1991 |
CRL set up a vegetation monitoring program using pre-mining and post-mining transects. Data collected includes frequency counts and cover estimates. The main objective was to provide a guide as to whether the rehabilitation would meet required standards and to assess the long term development of the vegetation towards a self-sustaining system |
| 1994 |
CRL’s nursery for native seedlings received accreditation |
| 1996/1997 |
CRL relocated dredging and concentrator equipment from the Bayside Mine to the Ibis orebody at the southern end of the island |
| 1998 |
Australian mining company Iluka Resources Limited acquired majority interest in CRL |
| 1999 |
Gordon mine relocated to the Yarraman orebody at the northern end of the island |
| 1999 |
CRL submitted inaugural Public Environment Report |
| 2000 |
Establishment of an Oxleyan Pygmy Perch research and breeding program |
| 2002 |
Establishment of the Koala Tracking Program |
| 2003 |
Board approved plans to upgrade the Ibis mine operations in early 2004. This enabled dredging directly from the Ibis mine to the new Enterprise deposit, located in the centre of the island |
| 2003 |
CRL started sponsoring the University of Queensland's Dugong research in Moreton Bay. |
| 2003 |
CRL discovered the Glossy Black Cockatoo during pre-mine studies and developed an extensive management and conservation plan on the island |
| 2003 |
Ibis Canal was developed to avoid impact on lagoons in the area. |
| 2004 |
Enterprise mine operations commissioned |
| 2005 |
Establishment of the Environmental Working Group |
| 2005 |
Establishment of the Community Peer Support Group |
| 2009 |
Australian minerals mining company Unimin Australia Limited acquired majority interest in CRL |
