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Iron metal values and titanium metal values may be recovered from iron and titanium bearing sources such as ilmenite by subjecting the source to a reductive roast followed by leaching of the reduced source with a halogen-containing compound. Thereafter, the iron halide is crystallized and separated from the soluble titanium halides. One portion of the iron halides is subjected to a reducing step to form metallic iron while a second portion is oxidized, the iron oxides being used to precipitate the titanium as titanium dioxide. The titanium dioxide may then be separated and recovered while the liquid portion is recycled to the leaching zone.
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