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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As of the third quarter, Guinea's exports of bauxite, irrespective of natural calamities like heavy rainfall and regulatory headwinds, have surged by 23 per cent year-on-year. According to the report of the Ministry of Mines and Geology, the country's critical aluminium feedstock shipment also rose...
Public companies are emerging as the power players behind Sam-A Aluminium Company, Limited, and their bets have paid off handsomely. The group holds the biggest slice of the company’s ownership — about 45 per cen t — and benefited most from last week’s 10 per cent rise in the stock, which lifted...
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine’s metals and raw materials sectors have become a battleground not just militarily, but economically. The latest trade data through 2025 reveals a dynamic shift with surging imports in key raw materials, including bauxite and coke, and...
Rio Tinto Group has released its production figures for Q3 2025, highlighting continued output across its key commodities. The firm has just rolled out a fresh operating model along with a new executive team, all designed to streamline operations and boost shareholder value. The revamped...
Market Analysis: Supply-Demand Dynamics Current market assessment reveals Indonesia's bauxite sector is in a critical transitional phase.The implementation of the 2023 export ban has successfully redirected bauxite from international markets to domestic processing, but the downstream alumina...
Canyon Resources, an Australian junior miner, is ramping up its ambitions in Cameroon with a major logistics play that could reshape the country’s bauxite landscape. Through its local arm Camalco, the miner plans a USD 446 million (XAF 252.6 billion) investment to fast-track the development of the...
In a decisive move that marks the end of a multi-year experiment with longer-term planning, the Indonesian government has ushered in a sweeping reform of the Rencana Kerja dan Anggaran Biaya (RKAB), the mandatory work plan and budget for all mining companies. Effective October 3, 2025, the...
The government of Guinea-Conakry has struck a landmark infrastructure agreement, bringing six mining companies - CDM China, Ashapura Minechem, SMB, Cambia Mining, Dynamic Mining, and TBA - agreeing to jointly modernise and operate the Dapilon Line mining road, a key logistics corridor. The main...
According to recent reports, ABx Group (ASX:ABX) has secured USD 2.7 million of funding from Good Importing International (GII) to accelerate its Sunrise Bauxite Project in Queensland. The funding by GII marks a strategic partnership that is directed to fast-track the development and positioning of...
Global mining firm Rio Tinto has opened full-scope expressions of interest (EOIs) for three key work packages for its Kangwinan Project, part of a major expansion of bauxite operations on Cape York Peninsula. The EOIs, available from October 13, will cover the concrete batch plant, site survey...
Australian mining and exploration firm Western Yilgarn Limited has successfully raised AUD 698,000 (USD 460,680) through a placement of 17.45 million shares valued at AU$0.04 (USD 0.0264) each. Investors received one free attaching option for every two shares subscribed. The proceeds will fund...
Metro Mining has just hit a significant milestone at its Bauxite Hills Operations in Queensland, reporting record shipments of 2.3 million wet tonnes for the third quarter, bringing the year-to-date total to an impressive 4.1 million wet tonnes. In September 2025, Metro Mining reported that it...
A single government decree has crystallised a conflict at the heart of modern extractive politics: how far can a resource state push for value-addition and control before it destroys the investment bedrock it claims to need? The answer (for now) may hinge on an arbitration filing lodged in New York...
Guinea bauxite prices moved lower last week after stabilizing for a month, despite some disruptions. A bauxite mining company in Guinea, which has suspended mining of late driven by a deadlock in labor negotiations, has not resumed mining, but will start negotiations on Oct 5. It was reported that...
India’s clean energy push is constrained by its heavy reliance on imported lithium — the rare earth element vital for EV batteries, smartphones, and renewable power. Despite government initiatives, domestic reserves remain untapped, leaving recycling as the only near-term alternative. Image for...
India-based PRB Infraprojects Pvt Ltd has applied for clearances to carry out bauxite exploration across 1,100 acres of forest land in Karnataka’s Honnavar division, sparking concerns over potential ecological impact in a fragile coastal belt. Image for representational purpose The company has...
Canyon Resources Limited, the Australian miner behind the Minim Martap project in Cameroon, has rolled out a funding package to support the launch of the large-scale bauxite development. The fund aims to raise AUD 215 million (USD 140 million), subject to shareholder approval, under the management...
On September 15, 2025, one of Ashapura Minechem's mining subsidiaries located outside of India signed a multi-year strategic cooperation agreement (SCA) with China Railway. The deal focuses on developing the Boffa bauxite deposit in Guinea-Conakry, spanning over 200 sq km and estimated to hold more...
