Sovereign Metals (ASX:SVM) and the last frontier: making titanium green

• While there's no shortage of mining companies signalling a move towards more sustainable practices, Sovereign Metals (SVM) is one of the few players taking tangible action
• In the business of mining natural rutile — an essential component required for titanium dioxide production — Sovereign holds the key to arguably one of the most significant discoveries in this commodity market to date
• Amid an increase in responsible investing and growing environmental pressures on global miners, Sovereign's Malawi rutile deposits could prove to be a critical asset in accessing the lucrative commercial opportunities found in greener mining
• A recent study has found Sovereign's processes of upgrading natural rutile bear striking environmental upside as opposed to its counterpart ilmenite, saving as much as 2.8 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of natural rutile
• What's more, Sovereign Metals is one of a handful of players operating this market, which is in a near-desperate need of more supply as U.S infrastructure spending reaches unprecedented highs
• Moral or ethical imperatives aside, an appetite for responsible investing and the need for global mining giants to readdress their practices to meet these demands has entered the fore, and SVM's rutile assets could prove to be a critical asset as this global discourse plays out

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