Mount Ridley Mines has reported 94.9 per cent gallium recovery from a third-party bauxite sample using its patent-pending Selectro process, alongside recoveries of 92 per cent aluminium and 97 per cent iron in a single low-temperature leach. The test also produced a silica-rich residue instead of conventional red mud, highlighting the technology’s potential to recover multiple metals from bauxite through one processing route. The sample was provided by Australian Silica Quartz Group from its Darling Range bauxite project in Western Australia. It comprised material collected from 16 vacuum drill samples across four holes at the Athena and Ceres prospects. Containing 80 parts per million of gallium, the sample yielded an extraction rate of 94.9 per cent into solution. Mount Ridley said this...
Global bauxite flows are expected to weaken in the fourth quarter of 2026 as China’s front-loading eases and Guinea’s export restrictions begin to constrain shipments . Despite a 2.8 per cent year-on-year rise in global flows in September, softer import requirements in India and the Arabian Gulf could limit demand, leaving China as the principal destination for seaborne bauxite but with little room for further growth. September flows hint at diverging regional trends Global bauxite flows reached 20.4 million tonnes in September 2026, up 2.8 per cent year-on-year, backed by higher shipments from Guinea. Month-on-month flows declined, in line with seasonal wet-weather conditions that typically restrict port movements. Guinea’s shipments to the market were more than 20 per cent higher than...
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In a competitive auction conducted by the Government of Odisha, Vedanta Limited has been awarded the status of preferred bidder for the Karnapodikonda bauxite block in Odisha. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 across the value chain In a regulatory filing, Vedanta confirmed that on February 27, 2026, the company was notified of the “Declaration of Preferred Bidder” from the Directorate of Mines and Geology, Government of Odisha. The tender process for the mining lease auction was initiated through a Notice Inviting Tender, dated December 4, 2025. As reported in the tender document, the Karnapodikonda block, spanning 532.747 hectares, is categorised on the G2 exploration level. Having qualified in the initial bidding stage,...
中文翻译附于新闻末尾，敬请继续阅读。 Bauxite is the primary raw material used to produce alumina and, ultimately, aluminium - a metal essential to modern infrastructure, transport, packaging and clean energy systems. From power transmission lines to electric vehicles and beverage cans, aluminium’s widespread use begins with stable and sufficient bauxite supply. Against this backdrop, the global bauxite market is entering 2026 with firmer fundamentals. AL Circle research estimates global bauxite production at 475–480 million tonnes in 2025, with output projected to rise by 6 per cent year-on-year in 2026. Demand across infrastructure, mobility, packaging and energy transition sectors continues to underpin this rise. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook, book the report “...
Conflicts between governments and mining giants over environmental protection and conservation are hardly new, and for Alcoa, it stretches back at least a decade. The latest episode has unfolded in Western Australia, where the US-based miner (Alcoa) has clashed with the Australian Department of the Environment over bauxite extraction in the North Jarrah Forest, south of Perth. The dispute has even culminated in Alcoa agreeing to pay USD 38.9 million (AUD 55 million) penalty to clear 2100 hectares of land between 2019 and 2025 in the North Jarrah forest, south of Perth. Environment Minister Murray Watt confirmed on Wednesday, February 18, that this penalty charged is part of a remediation deal and that the money will go into conservation initiatives such as strengthening invasive-species...
The Australian Federal Government has granted Alcoa Corporation, a leading producer of bauxite, alumina and aluminium, the modernised framework of mining activities in the Western Australian region. Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC), the Australian primary national environmental legislation, Alcoa will be required to undertake a Strategic Assessment of mining areas until 2045. This will provide an overall view of possible impacts on flora and fauna over an extensive region, providing transparency of future mining operations to the stakeholders. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our exclusive report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 " Ongoing mining operations in Huntly and Willowdale in Western Australia will...
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 commitments and tribal land and water rights and also to gain a better insight into the matter. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our exclusive report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 " The primary factor discussed in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the project relies on data from three months (December 2024 to February 2025). Consequently, it may not be suitable to fit the multi-seasonal baseline data for an accurate evaluation of ecological impacts....
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 preventing the export of raw minerals. He stated that “in 2030, there will be no mineral ore leaving Ghana.” Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 across the value chain As local processing and domestic employment are the main drivers of this agenda, President Mahama asserted that the country “must process all that locally. That is the only way we can provide opportunities for our people,” boosting domestic capacity building and value...
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 fluctuations in the short-run spot market, long-term contracts indicate a broader reassessment of market fundamentals by both suppliers and buyers. Overcapacity in both bauxite and alumina is the real reason behind this readjustment. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our exclusive report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 " The recent price decline is driven by this simultaneous oversupply of bauxite and alumina. The excess alumina capacity has exerted downward pressure on...
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 5,556 tonnes. With China being the main supplier of bauxite in Ukraine throughout January 2026, the numbers increased from USD 27 thousand to USD 83 thousand, without Ukraine being the re-exporter in the year. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our exclusive report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 " In 2025, aluminium ore imports in Ukraine were 23.7 per cent (43.5 thousand tonnes) more than in the previous year in terms of material, which was 15.8 per cent (USD 4.7...
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 in mining (including bauxite in Guinea), processing, and trading for steel to oil and gas globally. With a steady growth in the third quarter (Q3FY26), INR 9.60 billion (USD 106.86 million) were achieved by their operational performances, showing a marginal increase of about 0.8 per cent compared to the previous quarter’s (Q2FY26) INR 9.52 billion (USD 104.99 million). For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our exclusive report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 " The...
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 February 2026. For 2026 aluminium market outlook, download our report TOC: Global Aluminium Industry Outlook 2026 In addition, the bauxite developer is advancing the upgradation to the haul road connecting the Danielle plateau to the inland rail facility (IRF), enabling ore haulage to commence in Q2 2026. Port readiness is also progressing. Dredging at Douala port is scheduled to begin at the end of Q1 2026, while evaluations for transhipping contractors are ongoing, with selection targeted within the...
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 financial undulations, the EU is looking forward to the proposed MoU with the US (the proposed EU US trade deal) to break China’s grip (90 per cent of the market) on mining in growing space for defence, electronics and sustainable technologies, with its projected GDP growth of 1.4 per cent in 2026 and 1.5 per cent in 2027, focusing on the nourishment of European Single Market to boost competitiveness against global rivalries. The proposed EU US trade deal is to be held to also reduce the dominance of...
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 aluminium industry 2026 outlook, book the report “ Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 " The latest Mineral Resource Estimate, which incorporates results from the company’s 2025 drilling campaign, lifts the combined Measured and Indicated inventory at Wuudagu to 131.9 million tonnes, grading 40.2 per cent aluminium oxide and 12.6 per cent silicon dioxide. The upgrade reflects the delineation of new deposits at the Wuudagu D, E and F plateaus, which were not included in earlier estimates....
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 industrial chains abroad, mostly to China. As exports of bauxite continue to rise, a natural question follows: has Guinea’s mining engine begun to move in step with China’s industrial demand? The numbers increasingly suggest a relationship shaped by consistency rather than coincidence. By 2025, Guinea’s exports to the world are estimated at 190 million tonnes, with China absorbing the majority. In just the first eleven months, roughly 138 million tonnes were shipped there - about 74 per cent of...
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 bear great potential for the company, focusing on maximising value from its operation expansion at Cape York’s Bauxite Hills mine. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 across the value chain Referring to the strategic expansion announced to the market in late 2022, Wensley stated, “We’re really just trying to extract the maximum out of our 7 million tonne expansion.” Although seasonal maintenance put a temporary pause on production,...
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 country’s refining system. Taken together, these trends point less to volatility and more to a controlled realignment, as Australia fine-tunes how it supplies both its own industry and a tightening global market. Production slipped from 104 million tonnes in 2023 to 100.2 million tonnes in 2024, a drop of about 3.65 per cent, before recovering in the first eleven months of 2025, when output rose to 101.4 million tonnes, marking a 1.20 per cent year-on-year increase. The longer view points to a...
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 boosted the scale and flow of the bauxite trade. Seaborne bauxite trade climbed to a new high in 2025, reflecting an increase in demand for raw materials to sustain the expanding worldwide production of aluminium. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global ALuminium Industry Outlook 2026 across the value chain Ursa Shipbrokers, drawing up data from the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), shows bauxite loadings reached an estimated 246.6 million tonnes in 2025, rising...
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 business registration. Activities related to mining will be supporting other activities, which may include quarrying of stone, sand, gravel and clay, construction of mining works and wholesaling metals and their ores. Also read: From bauxite to alumina: key projects redefining aluminium supply in 2025 Within the newly registered business line, promotions of precious and other non-ferrous metals alongside forging, stamping, pressing and rolling metal are also included. Apart from the mining...
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 quarter, the company released a scoping study, outlining a large-scale direct-ship bauxite operation designed to prioritise simplicity and low capital intensity. The study outlines a 5 million tonne per annum export operation based on simple mining practice and road haulage to an established port offering a clear and efficient way to development. Amargosa is backed by a JORC-compliant mineral inventory of 568 million tonnes, of which only 98 million tonnes qualify as direct-ship bauxite. On a...
