The acquisition gives Rio Tinto control of a major undeveloped Cape York resource as it expands its existing Weipa operations and advances new mining areas. Rio Tinto is expanding its Cape York bauxite portfolio by acquiring the Aurukun bauxite project from Glencore and Mitsubishi, adding a...
Metro Mining's Bauxite Hills operation delivered record quarterly production as lower unit costs and a broader customer base strengthen its growth profile. Metro Mining is building momentum at its Bauxite Hills bauxite mine in Queensland, with record quarterly output, lower unit costs and improving...
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The ore-starved Lanjigarh refinery of Vedanta Aluminium finally has something to rejoice. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has granted the final clearance for developing a new bauxite mine in the forest land adjoining Odisha’s Kodingamali plateau area. A mining contractor has already been...
Rio Tinto announced the production results for the third quarter of 2017. The company registered a four per cent increase in bauxite production in the third quarter. Rio Tinto’s bauxite production was 12.9 million tonnes for a second consecutive quarter. This was due to strong production at Weipa...
Metro Mining Limited today announced the construction of the Bauxite Hills Mine is on time and within budget. The installation of marine infrastructure is ahead of schedule with marine pile driving complete. Xinfa Group, one of the largest integrated aluminium companies in China, recently visited...
A weekly recap to bring you up-to-date information on bauxite industry across the world .Bauxite industry witnessed a number of development last week .Here’s all you need to know: EGA signs agreement with Queensland University to research on use of bauxite residue to make soil Emirates Global...
The Coalition of Students in Conservation (COSIC) said at the press conference in Kumasi that they had asked the government not to permit bauxite mining in Atewa Forest Reserve. This would allow the people of Ghana to consume uncontaminated food and water, according to the news published on...
According to an SMM report, in order to make a harmonious and stable safety environment for the 19th National Congress of CPC, county government in China has ordered suspension of bauxite mining in North China County. Considering the fact that mining companies in Wangjiahou County are working with...
Exton Cubic Limited filed a suit at the High Court for revoking company’s Nyinahini mining lease to undertake prospecting of bauxite in the Ashanti Region. The company said, “the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources acted ultra vires [beyond] his statutory powers when he revoked Exton Cubic...
On being inquired about the recent share price rise on Australian Stock Exchange, Australian mining company Queensland Bauxite said the expected imminent grant of a mining development licence for its flagship South Johnstone bauxite project could be a reason. The company also pointed out to its...
The leading Chinese calcined bauxite producer China Mineral Processing Ltd (CMP) has announced the commencement of operations at its newly erected calcination plant in Guizhou, South West China in November this year. Despite ongoing environmental crackdowns and output reduction, the company has...
Emirates Global Aluminium has signed an agreement with The University of Queensland, Australia, to conduct a three-year research programme into turning a by-product of the alumina industry into soil.The ground-breaking research project with The University of Queensland’s School of Agriculture and...
China, the now largest aluminium market in the world accounting for about 50 per cent of the world’s total output, is a voracious consumer of bauxite. The Asian giant sources its aluminium ore from all the leading bauxite producing countries of the world with Guinea topping the list as the largest...
A human rights, environmental and mining advocacy NGO named Wacam, has urged Ghana government not to grant license to any company to mine bauxite in the Atiwa Forest Reserve, on environmental grounds. Mr. Boakye-Dankwa Boadi, Director of Communication and Advocacy of Wacam warned that mining right...
The Government of India has set an auction target of INR 2 lakh crore worth of minerals in 2017-18. Out of this amount, only INR 48,000 crore worth of minerals including iron ore, bauxite, limestone, and manganese was auctioned in last six months. In the next six months, and another INR 1.50 lakh...
The 6th International Bauxite-Alumina symposium of IBAAS-CAMEN organized in Conakry, Guinea during September 21-22, 2017 was highly successful and well appreciated by participants, Government officials and media. There were about 130 delegates from all over the world including several participants...
The Southern Ports Authority in Western Australia announced last week (ending September 29) that it is set to export “some of Alcoa’s 2.5 million tonnes of bauxite” earmarked for sale over the next two years. Bunbury is the second port approved to ship bauxite for Alcoa already shipping the mineral...
Ashapura Holdings (U.A.E) FZE (‘Ashapura’), a part of the Indian multi-national Ashapura Group has acquired exclusive mining rights for Bauxite for over 100,000 acres in the Boffa prefecture of Guinea. Guinea is home to the largest Bauxite reserves in the world, Bauxite is the primary ore for...
Russian Federation aluminium behemoth UC Rusal told domestic media yesterday that plans are in the works to commission the 3-million-metric-ton-per-annum Dian-Dian bauxite mine in the African country of Guinea by next spring. Yakov Itskov, Rusal’s alumina business director, told Russian News Agency...
Australian strategic metals company TNG Limited announced that the company signed an agreement for the sale of its wholly owned Melville Island exploration licence application (ELA) in the Northern Territory to Rio Tinto Exploration. ELA 28617 covers an area of 1,387km2 in the north-western part of...
