India’s aluminium recycling sector has matured significantly over the past decade. Secondary aluminium, produced by remelting and refining scrap, now accounts for a growing share of the country’s total aluminium consumption. Recycling aluminium requires up to 95 per cent less energy than smelting...
Iron ore remains Rio Tinto's financial anchor, but growing exposure to aluminium, copper and lithium is changing how investors assess the diversified miner. Rio Tinto is attracting renewed attention among UK-listed metals and mining stocks as its expanding commodity mix creates a valuation picture...
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The proposed Pachama Dadar bauxite mining block in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, has unravelled discussions over environmental factors, constitutional components, and mining policy. The auction process initiated in 2023 has been scrutinised regarding environmental assessment, procedural...
Ghana has a bauxite reserve of approximately 900 to 960 million tonnes, with the current production capacity ranging between 1.5 and 1.8 million tonnes. On February 14, at an Accra Reset Addis Reckoning event held in Addis Ababa, John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, announced the aim of...
A leading bauxite producer in Guinea revised its Q1 26 long-term contract price downward from USD 66 per tonne to USD 62 per tonne on January 29, 2026. Usually, long-term pricing agreements are typically adjusted at the close of a contractual cycle. However, this event is an exception. Unlike...
As of January 2026, Ukraine has managed to expand its imports of aluminium ore of bauxite to 97 tonnes from 31 tonnes in the previous year. However, the m-o-m scenario speaks differently. The State Customs Service (SCS) released the import numbers for December on Tuesday, February 10, representing...
Ashapura Minechem, an India-headquartered mining and mineral processing company, has announced its financial results for Quarter 3 of fiscal year 2026 (ending December 2025). The company specialises in bentonite mineral processing and trading, and is a leading multimineral solution company involved...
Canyon Resources, an Australian bauxite developer, moves from planning to early-stage mining operations at its Minim Martap Project, one of the world’s richest known bauxite deposits, in Cameroon. As per the report, Canyon has scheduled the commissioning of a surface miner at the project in...
The world’s largest bilateral trade and investment partnership between the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) is about to include materials vital for most modern technologies. Among several geopolitical tensions, shrinking working age population (decline of 49 million by 2050) and...
VBX Limited has significantly increased the scale of its Wuudagu bauxite project in northern Western Australia after defining new high-grade mineralisation across three additional plateaus, more than doubling the site’s Measured and Indicated resource base. To know more about the global primary...
Guinea possesses a geological advantage few countries can rival . Beneath its terrain lies an estimated 7.4 billion tonnes of bauxite - nearly one-third of the world’s reserves. Yet despite this abundance, very little is refined domestically. Instead, the ore departs largely in raw form, feeding...
Positioned strategically due to the increasing global bauxite demand, the Australian bauxite producer Metro Mining is targeting a production ramp-up from its 7 million tonne expansion while catering to the diversified customer requirements. CEO and Managing Director Simon Wensley considers 2026 to...
Australia’s bauxite story doesn’t shout for attention. It is not driven by sharp swings or sudden shifts, but by gradual adjustments across production, trade, and domestic use. Recent data shows output easing, exports rebalancing across markets, and a large share of material staying within the...
Global primary aluminium production has expanded sharply since 2000, although the annual growth rate, remaining at 1.06 per cent , has been the lowest. However, a direct comparison with the 2000 data shows aluminium output increasing by a staggering 199 per cent. This increase in production has...
Vietnam's one of the leading private conglomerates, Truong Hai Group Corporation (Thaco Group), in order to include mining and metal production, has now extended its business registration. Mining and processing of bauxite and mining of the other non-ferrous metal ores are included in the latest...
Brazilian Rare Earths Limited has reported steady progress in the operational front of Amargosa Bauxite Project during the three months ended December 31, 2025, with significant growth achieved in the segments of project development, strategic partnerships and balance sheet strength. During the...
Pakistan’s aluminium ore exports to China hit a record USD 14.16 million in 2025, a stunning leap that underscores the shifting dynamics of bilateral trade and industrial demand. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) shows that aluminium ores and concentrates surged from just...
* Auctions for exploration rights to two bauxite mine blocks in North China's Shanxi province were aborted within less than a week in January, according to information published on the province's online natural resources trading platform. On January 26, an auction for the exploration rights to the...
2025 has marked a year of upstream momentum for the aluminium industry. Across continents, bauxite mines and alumina refineries are coming online, quietly redefining where global supply begins. This shift is being driven by a wave of projects that are expanding raw material capacity and reshaping...
The much-needed good news in the global bauxite sector is here. The Russian-owned bauxite operator, RUSAL, as announced by the Government, would return with full operational capacity on the Berbice River, while the sector is undergoing plans for expansion. The announcement also included that the...
