Chinese researchers show that a few extra hours of CO2 curing can roughly double the wet-dry service life of red mud–CFB ash–MgO backfill, while keeping leaching of hazardous elements low even after weeks of exposure to alkaline red mud liquor. Red mud remains one of the aluminium industry’s...
Canadian Energy Metals has demonstrated a process for producing smelter-grade alumina from Saskatchewan black shale and has started a prefeasibility study for its Thor Project. Canadian Energy Metals Corp. (CEM) has taken a step towards developing an alternative North American source of alumina...
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State-owned diversified miner PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) is seeking partners for the development of a processing plant to convert bauxite into smelter grade alumina (SGA). Antam president director Tato Miraza said the company sought a maximum of two partners for the project, which will be located in...
The future of the Gove alumina refinery is again in doubt following the announcement by mining giant Rio Tinto that it is reintegrating its subsidiary Pacific Aluminium in the parent company because it could not sell it for a good price. The Northern Territory Government says it believes the move...
Glencore is suing a Jamaican state-owned company after it awarded a lucrative contract to one of the trader’s rivals. Clarendon Alumina Production, which is owned by the Jamaican government, in June awarded a 12-year alumina supply deal to Hong Kong-based Noble Group, unseating Glencore from a...
Former Northern Territory Chief Minister Terry Mills says his successor is risking the Territory's future energy supply by reneging on the gas to Gove deal. Chief Minister Adam Giles last month halved the previous offer of gas to Rio Tinto subsidiary Pacific Aluminium, which operates the Gove...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. today announced two changes to its senior management team. Effective today, the Company has abolished the position of Vice President Corporate Development, which was held by Marc Johnson and the position of Vice President Sustainability, which was held by Guy-Louis Boucher....
Residents who have campaigned against a south-west Western Australian alumina refinery say a decision to allow the facility to increase production is "another nail in the coffin" for the town of Yarloop. Environment Minister Albert Jacob has dismissed appeals against Alcoa's application to increase...
Alcoa has been given the go ahead for a planned production increase at its Wagerup alumina refinery in Western Australia, despite the health fears of local residents. Nine appeals were lodged against the upgrade of the plant, with residents in the nearby towns of Yarloop and Waroona saying odour...
Pacific Aluminium knew early last month about the new gas supply offer - and didn't tell its workers. The company acted as though surprised and disappointed by Chief Minister Adam Giles' announcement of a dual fuel plan on Friday. It did not mention any uncertainty over gas in its community...
Jamaica this week exported its first alumina shipment under a new agreement between Clarendon Alumina Production Limited (CAP) and international supply chain manager, Noble Resources Limited. The shipment left from Rocky Point in Clarendon on Wednesday. Noble Resources Limited is listed on the...
Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO) has begun moves to get a dedicated power plant, energy Minister Emmanuel Buah has revealed. The Tema-based alumina smelter, now wholly owned by the Government of Ghana, largely relies on power from the Akosombo Dam for its operations. Its humongous power needs has...
The project monitoring group of the Cabinet secretariat will scrutinize the progress of 22 large projects in Odisha across sectors like coal, mining, steel, petrochemicals, Railways and power on Friday. A 10-member team led by Anil Swaroop, additional secretary, Cabinet secretariat, will negotiate...
The Government of Jamaica announced today that it has commenced an offer to exchange with Eligible Holders of the 8.50% amortizing notes due 2021 issued by Clarendon Alumina Production Limited and guaranteed by Jamaica. Jamaica is offering to exchange any and all CAP Notes held by such Eligible...
Global Alumina Corporation, announced today that it has settled all of its debts and provided for all of its obligations and has forwarded US$31,021,884.60 of the remaining proceeds relating to the sale of the Guinean refinery project to Computershare Trust Company of Canada, its transfer agent,...
For at least five years now, a tribe in India’s eastern state of Odisha has being steadfastly opposing the mining of bauxite by Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL), a unit of the multinational Vedanta Resources run by billionaire Anil Agarwal. The opposition has been so fervent that the...
While residents at Nhulunbuy are fearing for their future after Chief Minister Adam Giles announced the Northern Territory government would retreated from an agreement to provide gas to help save Gove’s Rio Tinto alumina refinery, businesses in the Katherine region are worried about the economic...
AdityaBirla Group flagship Hindalco has managed to refinance Rs 4,700 crore from State Bank of India and Axis Bank for its Utkal alumina project. At an interest rate of 10.15% payable over an eight-year period, this will imply a reduction of a whopping 300 basis points from the previous loan....
Anrak Aluminium Limited (AAL), which has almost completed work on its 1.5 million alumina refinery at Rachapalle in Makavarapalem mandal, about 100 km from here, is exploring various options to source bauxite ore with no indications to allow AP Mining Development Corporation to take up mining in...
PT Aneka Tambang Tuesday said sales rose 37% in January-June to 6.125 trillion rupiah (596 million) from the same period a year earlier, boosted by strong sales of gold and nickel. "Antam's operational performances were in general on track," the company said in an update to investors before...
