
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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Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent Brazilian mining industry outlook 2015-2019. Out of the top five vendors, three hail from the aluminium value chain, that is, they either have operations in bauxite mining or run integrated facilities including alumina refinery....

Peeved over the Odisha government’s fresh bid to go for bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills despite rejection by the Gram Sabhas, the Niyamgiri Suraksha Sangram Samiti has threatened to launch a big stir. Tribals of Niyamgiri on Tuesday sought the intervention of Governor SC Jamir to stop the State...

China imported 5.3 million tonnes of bauxite in January 2016, up 104.91 per cent from a year ago, but down 25.4 per cent from prior month, revealed data released by the China Customs. Clearly, the country’s appetite for bauxite, the principal ore of aluminium, is still not that big. Following...

The Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation (CMDC) would soon be offering license for mining and marketing of bauxite mineral from its Barima block in Sitapur district of Surguja district. Open-cast mechanized mining method with drilling and blasting is proposed for the project, officials...

First Bauxite Corporation has announced the closing of the second tranche of a non-brokered private placement to Resource Capital Fund VI L.P. of a US$11 million principal amount secured convertible note bearing 8% interest and maturing August 1, 2017. The principal amount of the Note will be...

The former bauxite mine in Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, may be developed as an industrial area if the land is no longer suitable for oil palm. State Felda Affairs Committee chairman Abu Bakar Harun said this was an alternative plan being considered to help the settlers after the stopping of mining...

The Supreme Court of India has renewed the hearing of the case relating to bauxite mining over the ecologically vulnerable Niyamgiri hills in Odisha, a project that has been facing several obstacles ever since tribals nixed it in 2013 at the gram sabhas. A two-member bench of the apex court...

Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh has called for a comprehensive, detailed environmental impact assessment (DEIA) to be conducted on bauxite mining activities in the Pahang capital. "Considering that not a single EIA was done before issuing the licences for the mines, we don't really know the impact of...

The former bauxite mine in Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, may be developed as an industrial area if the land is no longer suitable for oil palm. State Felda affairs committee chairperson Abu Bakar Harun said this was an alternative plan being considered to help the settlers, after the mining activities...

First Bauxite Corporation announced that it has entered into a second extension agreement with its note holders to extend from February 29, 2016 to March 8, 2016 the maturity date in all the outstanding notes issued by the company to Pacific Road Resources Funds and Resource Capital Fund V L.P. The...

Metro Mining Ltd has announced the receipt of the final Terms of Reference (ToR) for progressing the Bauxite Hills Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The ToR incorporated the relevant comments and concerns raised during the recent consultation period. The ToR was delivered ahead of the...

Government of Odisha has filed an interlocutory application before the apex court challenging the landmark Supreme Court judgement in the Vedanta bauxite mine case. The Court in its judgement had upheld the statutory powers of the tribal village councils under the Forest Rights Act and the...

The recently ended 6th International Mining, Exploration, Mineral Processing Technology, Metals & Machinery Exhibition at the Eco Park, Rajarhat, Kolkata, was an apt business and networking platform for the Indian metal and mining sector which is struggling with a number of issues like a volatile...

Australian mining company Queensland Bauxite has opened negotiations with Australian Infrastructure Developments (AID) to explore options for the transport of the former’s bauxite production in New South Wales. AID, a freight project developer, is proposing to build a national freight...

The three-month moratorium on bauxite mining in Pahang may be extended if authorities could not meet the terms by its April 15 deadline. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said he was satisfied with the progress of stockpiles clearing at the Kuantan...

Malaysia’s National Treasures Protection Society (Peka) Pahang chapter president Khaidir Ahmad says that the ongoing bauxite moratorium should be extended due to the failure of the Kuantan port authority to meet the February 15th deadline for clearing the port of stockpiled bauxite. Runoff from the...

ASX-listed Queensland Bauxite has started discussions with freight project developer Australian Infrastructure Developments (AID) regarding transport options for its New South Wales bauxite deposits. AID was proposing to build a national freight infrastructure network providing a direct and...

An environmental group has casted doubts on whether Pahang authorities would meet the terms of the ongoing bauxite moratorium to tackle pollution caused by rampant mining in the state for over a year. National Treasures Protection Society (Peka) Pahang chapter president Khaidir Ahmad said the...