What happens when the world’s biggest bauxite supplier produces too much of the one commodity it dominates? Guinea’s bauxite market is offering a striking answer. Record exports have strengthened its position in global trade, but the surge in supply has also pushed prices lower. Australia,...
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...
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South West Pinnacle Exploration, a company specialising in mining exploration services, has reportedly secured a mining consultancy assignment worth INR 11.78 crore (USD 1.41 million) from National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO). The project will span for 24 months, potentially boosting South...
Suriname is one of those countries that quietly sits on the world map, half-hidden under a canopy of forests, rivers and rain-soaked roads that rarely make it to global headlines. Yet at one point in the twentieth century, this small nation punched far above its weight in the aluminium value chain....
Over the same ten-month period, China's alumina production reached 76.3 million tonnes, representing an 8 per cent on-year increase, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed. Since the growth in bauxite imports outpaced that of alumina output, the figures signalled an oversupply of...
While embarking on a plan, knowing when to pull the plug at the right time has become real now. With the rising pressure from the local community and various environmental groups, Alcoa, a US-based bauxite miner, has announced its removal of areas as per its proposal in the exploration drilling...
Dilip Buildcon Limited (DBL) has moved a step closer to securing a mining assignment for NALCO’s Pottangi Bauxite Mines in Odisha after emerging as the lowest bidder. The tender covers a wide scope of mine development and operation (MDO) duties, stretching from an overland conveyor corridor and...
Metro Mining, an Australian mining and exploration company based in Brisbane, Queensland, is on the road to increasing the bauxite volume in 2026 via decongestion at its Bauxite Hills Mine in Far North Queensland. As reported by Simon Wensley, the CEO of Metro Mining, in 2026, the firm will...
India’s mining sector has intensified its pre-budget campaign, with the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) renewing its push for major policy corrections that it argues are essential to keep the aluminium value chain competitive. FIMI calls for removal of 15 per cent Duty on low-grade...
Progress at VBX Limited’s Wuudagu bauxite venture has taken another step forward, as the company confirms that the first batch of assay results from its latest infill drilling programme has now been reviewed. The samples taken from the Wuudagu B deposit show bauxite mineralisation in line with...
Discovery Bauxite in St Ann, Jamaica, is supplying gallons of water to hurricane-hit people. As the National Water Commission (NWC) struggles to supply much-needed water, Discovery Bauxite has stepped up to deliver clean water from its well in Discovery Bay. Explore- Most accurate data to drive...
Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - November 19, 2025) - Geomega Resources Inc. (TSXV: GMA) (" Geomega " or the " Corporation ") is pleased to provide an update on the recent financial instruments' exercises and observations and takeaways on the growing bauxite residue valorisation opportunity as...
The House of Representatives in Jamaica has approved the withdrawal of USD 400 million from the Capital Development Fund (CDF) to support Phase 8 of the Bauxite Community Development Programme, which will run from 2025 to 2028. The Bauxite (Production Levy) (Capital Development Fund Withdrawal)...
METLEN Energy & Metals plc has announced the launch of its third major transformation programme, titled “The Third Era, Progress in Motion”. The plan was presented in Athens and London on 11 November 2025 and aims to support the Group’s objective of doubling its scale in the coming years. Image...
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) has won a major tax dispute case after the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled in its favour, confirming that the company is entitled to claim CENVAT credit on the service tax paid for mining services used in bauxite extraction....
Nimba Mining Company, Guinea-Conakry's newly established state-owned enterprise, have sent out its first shipment. The loaded shipment carried 200,000 tonnes of bauxite from the Tinguilinta mine via the Port of Kamsar. The shipment was sent out after the firm signed a 1.5 million tonne agreement...
The seventh edition of the Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong Lecture Series, hosted by UNU-INRA in Accra on November 6, brought together policymakers, researchers and industry voices with a single question: what should Africa make of its vast store of critical minerals? Image source:UNU-INRA This...
The Director of Solid Minerals, located in Benue State, Anselm Nege, announced in an interview with The Guardian about the recent discovery of substantial gold and aluminium deposits in several areas around the region. As of now, the government is working and closely monitoring the mining...
The global bauxite market size is poised to grow at a CAGR of 2.7 per cent by 2032, reaching USD 19.6 billion. In 2024, the market size was USD 15.9 billion, and in 2025, it is expected to stand at USD 16.4 billio - still a USD 3.2 billion journey away from its projected peak. And as the numbers...
Tianshan Aluminium obtained a mining license for a 1 million tonnes per year bauxite mine in Guangxi through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jingxi Tiangui Aluminium, according to its official announcement. The mine, located in Jingxi, a county-level city under Baise city in the western part of...
