China's domestic ore prices held steady last week. In Shanxi, a limited volume of relatively lower-grade domestic ore was concluded under long-term contracts at approximately RMB 530 per tonne. In Henan, the expected increase in domestic ore output has yet to materialise, leaving the supply-demand...
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...
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Pahang federal government’s decision to extend the moratorium on bauxite mining by three more months is viewed as a move in the right direction for the people’s well-being. Pahang Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob welcomed the decision and thanked the federal government for taking the move. “It is the...
Australian bauxite developer Metro Mining has submitted environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Bauxite Hills project in Cape York to the Queensland Government Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP). The company said that the latest move marks the commencement of the...
In a major blow to India's Anrak Aluminium Limited, the Andhra Pradesh government has issued orders for cancellation of bauxite supply agreement made between APMDC (AP Mining Development Corporation) Limited and Anrak Aluminium Limited (AAL). The decision has now raised a question mark on...
The Malaysian bauxite export ban has been extended by an additional three months to July 15, 2016. The extension was announced Friday, last week, by Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar at a press conference. In announcing the ban, Dr Wan Junaidi made...
ASX-listed Metallica Minerals has struck a heads of agreement (HoA) with the operator of the nearby Hey Point bauxite mine to provide logistical services for the Urquhart bauxite project, in Cape York. The agreement would see direct shipping bauxite from the Urquhart mine delivered to export...
Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh wants the three-month moratorium on bauxite mining in the state be extended until a more comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) is put into place. Fuziah also urged that existing licences for bauxite mining activities be cancelled and new applications be made...
The Mozambican government is concerned at the lack of a market for the bauxite mined in the central province of Manica.Last year, Manica produced 4,985 tonnes of bauxite, a 47 per cent increase on the 3,386 tonnes produced in 2014. But much of this production remains unsold because of the...
Alcoa, the world’s largest bauxite miner, today announced that Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) has secured multiple bauxite supply contracts valued at more than $350 million over the next two years. Under the contracts, the Company will supply bauxite to external customers from three of...
Key aluminium ingredient bauxite is shaping up as China's newest obsession in its mission to secure raw materials and once again minerals-rich Australia is a major target. China's investment in Australia's mining industry plunged, along with the global commodities rout, dropping in 2015 to the...
India’s Supreme Court ruled on April 1, Friday last week, that it could not issue an order for bauxite mining to begin in Odisha without getting input from local governments and other stakeholders in the area. The court required that the Odisha Mining Corporation add the fourteen gram sabhas (local...
The Pahang Mining Operators Association (PPMNP) said Tuesday that it has submitted standard operating procedure proposals on bauxite mining to Pahang’s Mentri Besar (chief executive) and Kuantan Port authorities, but they have yet to receive a response. PPMNP’s vice president, Yap Soon Huat,...
Bauxite exporters in India are clamouring for removal of export duty on the ore similar to a cut in duty for iron ore in the budget. Higher duties have led to a sharp fall in India's share in the export market in recent years with Australia and Malaysia increasing their share. "We are losing out to...
At a time when 70 per cent aluminium companies world over have reported loss and the aluminium industry is reeling under heavy pressure due to sluggish international market, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Govt of India PSU, has remained profitable all through by successfully handling...
After months of delays, Australian Bauxite says that market conditions are finally returning to a level that will make it possible to reopen operations at its Bald Hill mine. The firm has been attempting to sell the 120,000 metric tons of bauxite they extracted from their mine in Campbell Town,...
Guinea and Burkina Faso plan to take back hundreds of unused mining permits for re-auction, ministers said this week, as governments try to reignite interest in the sector amid a downturn. Permits awarded in recent years that are not being used for exploration or production should be made available...
Junior explorer Iron Mountain Mining has secured an option over two bauxite projects in the Solomon Islands. The company reported on Wednesday that it had signed an option agreement to acquire a 50 per cent stake in privately-held Au Capital Mining, which held two prospecting licences in the...
In a twist to the ongoing issue over bauxite mining in Shahuwadi tehsil in the district, India's Kolhapur-based Warna Minerals on Monday filed a petition in the Bombay high court claiming that it had sought all the permissions, but a Mumbai firm illegally carried out mining at the site. The hearing...
Hughes Drilling’s WA division JSW has won contracts with Ramelius Resources and South 32. The South32 contract is at the Boddington bauxite mine for 18 months. Under the contract, JSW will continue to provide blast hole drilling services, utilising four blast hole drills to complete the project....
