Samples of ilmenite ore, 3 g each, were leached with 125 ml of a mixture of concentrated HCl-ethylene glycol at the boiling point of the leaching solution. The leaching times were in the range 70-130 h. The residues after leaching were analyzed by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry. Only Fe and Mn were substantially leached out from the ore while other elements (Y, Zr, Nb, Sn and W) remained unleached.