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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<p style="text-align: left;">Guinea, the country with the highest bauxite reserves in the world amounting to 7.4 billion tonnes, is racing past many countries to become a key exporter of bauxite globally. It is ramping up its production fast to cater to the growing demand of bauxite in China. In...
<p>According to the vice president of Ghana Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Ghana has about a 160 million tonnes reserve of bauxite. The country would fetch revenue about $460 billion at current market prices from its bauxite reserves.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left:...
<p>The Malaysian government has prolonged the period of moratorium on bauxite mining in Pahang till the 14th General Election (GE14), which was set to expire at the end of this month. Menteri Besar of Pahang, Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said they leave the matter to the federal government to make the...
<p>Bauxite and prices in the domestic China market have registered the first gain on June 26 since May. Throughout June bauxite prices remained flat in all major Chinese provinces. Mining operations in major bauxite-producing regions Shanxi and Guizhou were mostly suspended in May as the central...
<p>According to a recent press update, Metro Mining has received final environment approval from the Commonwealth Government for the Bauxite Hills Mine at north of Weipa. It was the Bauxite Hills Project component of the Bauxite Hills Mine, which is so renamed after the incorporation of the...
<p>Metro Mining Ltd said that they have received environmental approvals from the State Government for its Bauxite Hills Project. The final approvals from the Federal Government are expected in the near future, it said.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left:...
<p>Australian exploration and mining company Metro Mining Limited today announced that the company has secured debt finance facilities of approximately A$40 million for the development of the Bauxite Hills Mine.</p> <p>The company has selected Sprott Private Resource Lending (Sprott) and...
<p>Indonesia loaded the first shipment of bauxite to Lubei Group after the government lifted ban on bauxite export. The ship is loaded with 56,000 tonnes of high-quality bauxite mined from West Kalimantan. It is expected to be arrived within 9 days, as reported by Shanghai Metals Market.</p>...
<p>Metals and mining giant Rio Tinto has given a $100 million contract to Aggreko AusPac for the installation of 20MW power station at the Amrun bauxite project in North Queensland.</p> <p>Aggreko AusPac‘s team will install a high-efficiency diesel power system, including engine efficiency...
<p>According to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI), Kazakhstan is the 51st largest export economy in the world and the 48th most complex economy. The country’s mining industry is estimated to reach $30 billion by 2017.</p> <p>Kazakhstan has ample reserves of bauxite.The country occupies...
<p>Guinea and Indonesia, the two mineral-rich countries of Africa and Asia, could be eyeing possible bauxite tie-ups. According to a recent media report, delegates from the both the countries met last week to discuss a series of topics among which cooperation in bauxite mining sector remained a key...
<p>According to the data released by the Ministry of Mines, India’s overall mineral production increased by 4.2 per cent for the month of April 2017 as compared to the production during the corresponding period last fiscal.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
<p>Jamaican government’s recent decision to waive off bauxite levy for UC Rusal operated Windalco has raised many questions among the opposition. In a situation when profit making has become easier in the wake of declining oil prices this decision is being viewed as somewhat inappropriate on...
<p>On Wednesday June 14, France's Alliance Miniere Responsable (AMR) signed a deal with a Franco-Asian consortium to exploit bauxite reserves in a western Guinean city that recently faced unrest caused by protests against mining firms.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align:...
<p>Government of India has identified 71 mineral blocks in seven Indian states for auctioning during the current financial year. The blocks include bauxite mines and mines of gold, cement grade limestone, graphite, emerald, iron ore, manganese, copper, and limestone among others.</p> <p>Among the...
<p>Anrak Aluminium, a joint venture between Penna Group and Ras-Al-Khaimah Investment Authority (UAE), has requested Government of Odisha to find out a possible solution to its bauxite supply uncertainty issue that is making its alumina refinery unit at Makavarapalem, Andhra Pradesh starve since...
<p>Chinese power transformer and other equipment manufacturer TBEA has expressed intentions to exploit the bauxite mined and left behind by the global mining company BHB Billiton in Guinea.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
<p>Societe Miniere de Boke (SMB) will be able to export 35 million tonnes of bauxite from Guinea per year once the third phase infrastructure project is completed, MiningSink reported.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
