Metro Mining Limited shipped 2.1 million wet metric tonnes (WMT) of bauxite in the third quarter of 2026, up 17 per cent from 1.8 million WMT in the previous quarter. However, shipments remained below the 2.25 million WMT recorded in Q3 2025. The Australian bauxite producer reported improved market pricing during the July–September quarter, with its delivered (CIF) price rising by 6.5 per cent to AUD 60.8 (USD 42.79) per WMT from AUD 57.1 (USD 40.18) per WMT in Q2. Site EBITDA increased to AUD 7 (USD 4.93) per WMT from AUD 4.4 (USD 3.10) per WMT. Mining and shipping operations faced maintenance work, equipment issues and channel erosion during the quarter. The company said its offshore floating terminal, Ikamba, underwent a one-week shutdown in July to replace four large hydraulic crane...
Ghana Bauxite Company Limited (GBC) has appointed Ecobank Ghana PLC to arrange up to USD 250 million in financing for its expansion programme, which aims to increase bauxite production and improve mining and logistics infrastructure. The parties signed the agreement in Accra on October 28, 2026. Ecobank will structure the proposed financing and coordinate participation from other banks and financial institutions. The package includes a term loan and a revolving credit facility to cover capital investment and working capital. The funds are expected to support investments in mining equipment, haulage capacity, materials-handling systems and other infrastructure at GBC’s Awaso operations in the Western North Region. Explore the production, demand and consumption forecasts of bauxite and...
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During the year Bauxite Resources Limited focused on the development of its bauxite interests in Western Australia with the objective of commercial development of bauxite and alumina capacity to support a developing market in China. Achievements during the financial year were: - Exceptional resource growth of 96% to 243.7 million tonnes - Successful cash conservation strategy achieved cash balance at end of year of $44 Million - Implementation of inaugural share buyback for the Company for up to 10% of the issued capital - Selective reduction of non-prospective tenement holdings from approximately 25,000km2 to now 17,710km2 - Appointment of highly respected mining professional Mr Peter Canterbury as CEO/Executive Director - Effective expenditure review and implementation resulting in...
Bauxite Resources Limited today announces that its joint venture with Yankuang, Bauxite Alumina Joint Ventures ("BAJV"), has withdrawn its Environmental Protection Authority ("EPA") referral for its Mining Proposal at North Bindoon. The North Bindoon Referral anticipated a mining operation of up to 2 million tonnes per annum of bauxite over a 5 year period. BAJV was formed in April 2011 as a joint venture between BRL and Yankuang Group and had been carrying out various baseline studies for the Public Environmental Review before submission of the North Bindoon Referral to the EPA. After extensive assessment it was considered that, given the large scale of its other resource deposits in the Darling Range, BAJV would withdraw the North Bindoon Referral and concentrate on these other resource...
Aziana Limited has extended the area of known bauxite mineralisation in the Esama region of its Manantenina project in Madagascar. The first of the company’s exploration test pits on the Soanomeiny returned an 8 metre thickness of gibbsite grading 45% AvAl2O3 and 1.2% RxSiO2. The contiguous area of confirmed and prospective bauxite resources within the Esama region, which includes the Esama, Ampasimena and Soanomeiny licences, now covers more than 50 square kilometres with exploration continuing to confirm further extents. Adjoining and to the west of Soanomeiny, test pitting and auger drilling has confirmed high quality bauxite across 25 square kilometres of the Ampasimena licence. Aziana had previously defined a maiden Inferred Resource of 10.09 million tonnes at 34.1% available alumina...
China’s bauxite imports surged in August amid fears that the Indonesian government may impose an outright ban on the exports of unprocessed ores, including bauxite, in 2014. China imported 6.98 million mt of bauxite in August, a 241.55% increase YoY. YTD imports through August totaled 46.12 million mt, also up 60.84% YoY. Indonesia remained China’s top bauxite supplier, with August imports hitting 4.98 million mt, and accounting for 71.39% of China’s total imports. Alumina producers in China increased bauxite imports over fears the Indonesian government may impose an outright ban on the exports of unprocessed ores, including bauxite, in 2014. Chinese alumina producers relying on imported bauxite are now holding 7-10 months of raw materials, up sharply from levels at the end of 2012....
Odisha government submits Centre reports on 12 village councils, held in Rayagada and Kalahandi dists to decide Vedanta's mining plan in Niyamgiri. The report will be submitted at the Supreme Court. The state government had conducted village councils complying with the decision of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had ruled that the Vedanta Group’s bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri Hills of Odisha will have to get clearance from the gram sabha, considering the cultural and religious rights of the tribals and forest dwellers living in Rayagada and Kalahandi districts.
There have been fresh calls this week for an investigation to take place on the disposal of red bauxite on the banks of the Shannon, which comes from the Rusal Aughinish site. The Russian-owned company, which produces alumina, is two years into a project which sees the disposal of 1.2m tonnes of red bauxite residue each year. Almost 25m tonnes of the liquid has already been deposited on the land bank adjacent since the plant’s opening, leading to concern from farmers and other locals. This week, the former chairman of the Shannon Basin River Forum, Cllr Jim Long, held meetings with the Cappagh Farmers Group, who have been raising their concerns over the environmental impact of the plant for several years. Although the Environmental Protection Agency has given Rusal – which employs more...
Chinese President Xi Jinping brought a passel of investment deals with him on his visit to Indonesia, with companies from the two countries signing agreements valued at $28.2 billion on projects ranging from commodity production and processing to railway infrastructure and an aircraft financing deal. If the deals proceed, they would help Indonesia to reverse a slowdown in foreign direct investment seen in the second quarter reflecting reluctance among investors about committing to projects in a country that is seen as having an unpredictable regulatory environment. Chinese companies have announced multibillion-dollar investments in Indonesia before but haven't followed through. Indonesian Industry Minister Mohamad Hidayat said in a speech to announce the deals on Thursday said that all of...
A Petition from Australia Zoo owner Terri Irwin demanding a halt to a bauxite mine development inside the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve has fallen short, with Mines Minister Andrew Cripps saying it would be decided by "due process". Cape Alumina's Pisolite Hills project will begin construction within the massive reserve early next year if it can win proper approvals. In her petition, Ms Irwin - the widow of the iconic crocodile hunter - said the mining area including "irreplaceable waterways and unique biodiversity which will not recover after mining operations are finished". The 507 signatories did not move the government. In a response tabled to Parliament, Mr Cripps said the government would maintain the "highest standards of environmental practice and social responsibility" when...
After 12 village councils completely rejected bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hills, Vedanta is now looking beyond the area to source raw material for its Rs. 5,000 crore Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Odisha and is hopeful of securing an alternate mine soon. "Niyamgiri was a very small deposit and they (the Odisha government) have promised us that they will give this and work on other deposits. They are working on other deposits and I am looking forward if they can take faster decision," Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal told PTI. When asked to comment on the complete rejection by the village councils for mining at the Niyamgiri hills, Mr Agarwal said, "This (Niyamgiri) is a small mine. Between government and the village councils whatever has happened, I don't want to comment... As far...
The Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee has allowed the Vietnam Import Export and Construction Corporation (Vinaconex) and its Lao partner – the Laos Minerals Company, to build a pipe to transport bauxite from the Laos to the Chu Lai Economic Zone. According to Vinaconex, the bauxite mine in Sekong and Attapeu plateaus are at a height of about 1,150 m, with reserves of 300 million tons of ore. The pipe to transport bauxite to Vietnam will be about 240 km and will be designed at the highest standards of the pipeline manufacturing industry. The control system will be computerized. Each year, the transmission capacity of this underground pipe is estimated at 7-10 million tons of bauxite ore, through the port of Ky Ha in the Chu Lai Economic Zone. Total estimated capital investment for...
Union minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh today said the state government and Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) should find another place to excavate bauxite to feed the company’s refinery plant located at Lanjigarh. Minister Ramesh said this while addressing media at Congress HQs in Bhubaneswar. “If Odisha is serious about Vedanta’s alumina project, both the state government and VAL should spare Niyamgiri hills and find some mines other than Niyamgiri,” said Ramesh. The minister, who was here to illustrate the clauses of the Land Acquisition Bill, said “The bauxite reserves in Niyamgiri hill is seven per cent less than the requirement of VAL’s Lanjigarh refinery. I had mentioned it in August 2010, when I was minister for MoEF. Instead of considering my suggestion, the state...
Cape Alumina is set to secure funds to progress its $396 million bauxite project under a merger deal with coal junior MetroCoal. The companies have announced a scheme of arrangement merger that will create a $28m diversified resources house with the aim of developing the Pisolite Hills bauxite project, 50km northeast of Weipa on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Cape Alumina chairman George Lloyd said it was difficult for junior companies to access capital markets to progress developments and the deal was an opportunistic move to enable the company to develop its flagship asset. Shares in MetroCoal lifted on news of the deal and closed 15.38 per cent higher at 4c; Cape Alumina was up 1.43 per cent at 7c. The deal will see MetroCoal offer about 1.12 of its shares for every Cape Alumina share....
Export of bauxite ore and its concentrates (aluminum) during January to June 2013 hit 24.4 million tons, up 23.8 percent compared to the same period last year, based on data from the Directorate of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce. Export value of vessel freight on board (FOB) also rose 48.4 percent to US$ 531 million from US$ 357.7 million in the same period last year. Meanwhile, based on data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) bauxite production was noted at 24.2 million tons during the first half of 2013. The main producer of bauxite ore, PT Fajar Mentaya Abadi, a company which owns mines in East Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan, produced 3.82 million tons bauxite ore during January-June 2013. The second largest production is PT Harita Prima Abadi Mineral with...
Though all 12 village council voted against allowing Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Aluminium to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri, the Vedanta Group executive chairman remains optimistic the Orissa government will soon allot another mine for the 1-million-tonne (to be expanded to 5) refinery. There is a lot of pressure on the state government, he told FE — while the refinery employed 7,000 people when construction was on, the number is now down to 2,000. This can go up to 5,000 once capacity expands to 5 million tonnes, and another 3,000 can be employed in mining. If the government wants, he says, the clearances can be put in place in 10 days. Once the refinery operates at full capacity, within a year or two, asserts a confident Agarwal, the group’s India turnover can increase from $16 billion at the...
Brazilian metals company Votorantim Metals has signed a protocol of intent with Seicom, Para state's industry, mining and commerce department, as part of the latter's plan to attract new businesses to its mining and metals industry. As Votorantim gets ready to start work on its Alumina Rondon Project – a BRL 6.6 billion project scheduled for completion in 2017 – the company has assured Seicom, through the protocol, that it will provide Para State with enough infrastructure to accommodate the project as well as to help develop the region. The project will comprise a bauxite mine, washing plant, alumina refinery and a steam and power co-generation plant. An initial production capacity of 3Mt of smelter grade alumina is planned and capacity is likely to double as the project completes phase...
Antam’s $490 million chemical-grade aluminum plant in Tayan, West Kalimantan, is nearly complete. The state miner expects to start operating the plant at the end of October, on track with its original target. The Jakarta-based Antam said in a statement on Wednesday that as of the end of August, the engineering, procurement and construction work at the plant was 97 percent complete. “Our team is currently focusing on preparing to commence the commissioning of the Tayan CGA plant by the end of October 2013,” Antam president director Tato Miraza said. By building the plant, Antam is putting itself in a position to increase profits through the development of downstream value-added projects, Tato added. Antam aims to use the plant to add value to its 473.8 million wet metric tons (wmt) of...
Traditional owners from five clans in far north Queensland have now taken control of a parcel of west Cape York land earmarked for a multi-billion-dollar bauxite project. The deeds to the land were handed over yesterday to the Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation at a ceremony in Aurukun, north of Cairns. The land, outside the Aurukun town centre, encompasses an area rich in bauxite deposits. Two companies, Glencore International AG and Australian Indigenous Resources, have submitted proposals to develop. The Government will make a decision on a shortlist of five proponents. However, three have decided not to proceed, leaving Australian Indigenous Resources and Glencore International AG in a two-horse race. A decision on the preferred proponent will be made by the State Government in...
Mining major Rio Tinto and Chinese owned Chalco have opted out of bidding for the $20 billion Aurukun bauxite deposit in Cape York, leaving Glencore and Australia Indigenous Resources in the race. The Queensland government released a shortlist of five bidders to pitch for the Aurukun deposit in April. The contenders were given a deadline of September 13 to submit development their proposals. Queensland acting Premier Jeff Seeney this week confirmed Australian Indigenous Resources and Glencore had both submitted proposals by the deadline. The exit of Chalco who has previously held the lease and in the past proposed to build a $3 billion refinery, as well as Rio who received environmental approval for the construction of its $1.3 billion bauxite mine expansion in North Queensland in May,...
