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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Australian Bauxite has been granted a trading halt by the ASX pending an announcement regarding a proposed capital raising. The company recently declared a 3.5 million tonne maiden bauxite resource for its Mining Lease ML80126 in Queensland. This allows Australian Bauxite to define a resource size consideration for concluding final agreements to purchase the mining lease and commence early mine production to supply the buoyant bauxite market. Scoping Studies for early production are underway. ML80126 is located 155 kilometres from the Bundaberg Port. This granted, long-term mining lease might be a fast-track route to the commencement of Australian Bauxite’s large Binjour Bauxite Project, located 115 kilometres southwest of Bundaberg Port. The halt will last until the earlier of an...
Shares in Bauxite Resources jumped on the ASX today after the Perth-based miner announced the appointment of former Sundance Resources executive Peter Canterbury as chief executive. Bauxite Resources chairman Barry Carbon said Mr Canterbury was the ideal choice to lead the company through its next stage of development – commercialising its exploration tenements and developing two joint venture projects. “Mr Canterbury has finance, commercial and marketing expertise in the alumina and bauxite industry, in addition to the well-recognised work he did with Sundance Resources,” Mr Carbon said in a statement. “Mr Canterbury’s leadership was demonstrated with Sundance both for his role in rebuilding that company and also with negotiating a benchmark Mining Convention in Cameroon.” At close of...
The community affected by the closure of the Vedanta alumina refinery at Langigarh met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during his recent visit at Biswanathpur in Kalahandi district urging him to intervene in the plant closure issue. Three delegations representing members of displaced families, people who lost their jobs consequent to the refinery closure and parents of children enrolled in the DAV Vedanta International School met Patnaik and handed over memorandums to him requesting him to stop a permanent closure of the plant. The memorandum submitted by displaced people said, “We are 121 families, mostly belonging to the tribal community, and we’re living happily at Niyamgiri Vedanta Nagar. We dream of our children becoming a doctor or an engineer or a Government official. If the Vedanta...
Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro sees "interesting" opportunities in China's growing import markets for bauxite and alumina, while global markets for aluminum metal remain oversupplied, Chief Executive Svein Richard Brandtzaeg said Tuesday. "China's still short on bauxite production," Mr. Brandtzaeg told Dow Jones Newswires in an interview. "We have exported bauxite from Brazil in (the) fourth-quarter 2012....sending shiploads, not major volumes. It's an interesting market for us." Production and sales of bauxite ore and alumina, the raw materials for aluminum production, helped Norsk Hydro swing back to profit in the fourth quarter, offering sales opportunities in perennially oversupplied markets for aluminium, which have depressed prices. Norsk Hydro moved into bauxite production...
Vedanta Aluminium, a unit of Anil Agarwal-owned London-listed Vedanta Resources, is still struggling for bauxite linkage even after it was forced to close down its one million tonne refinery two months ago due to non-availability of bauxite - the key raw material used to produce alumina. The Naveen Patnaik government, which assured bauxite supply, is yet to identify a mine to rerun the refinery even as the locals cry foul, demanding chief minister's intervention .
Since the South African management, headed by Theo Keyter took over the Vimetco Bauxite Mining Company, positive changes have started taking place in the company as confessed by the hitherto aggrieved workers and community people. I recently visited the company office at the Gondama Plant Site where apparently pleased workers showered praise on the South African General Manager, Theo Keyter, and his team for their dynamism and developmental initiatives. The workers admitted that they are now being supplied with proper protective equipment that help them work under safety conditions, adding that their conditions of service have become comparatively better. The workers also commended the South African Management for drastically minimizing diesel theft by their recent disciplinary action of...
The pilot plant being established to undertake the extraction of rare earth elements from the island’s bauxite waste (red mud), will have no negative impact on the environment, says Executive Director of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Dr. Paris Lyew-Ayee. The assurance has come following concerns raised by the Jamaica Environment Trust about the potential environmental impact of the pilot plant to be constructed at the JBI headquarters in Hope Gardens. Speaking in an interview with JIS News recently, Dr. Lyew-Ayee stressed that there is no danger posed by the project, which he explained, is a laboratory experiment to try to understand the commercial aspect of extracting the rare earth elements. “We would not endanger our people, our neighbours and our community in any way…the pilot...
Bauxite Resources Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Peter Canterbury as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director. Mr Canterbury joins Bauxite Resources from Sundance Resources Ltd., where he has been the CFO for the past six years. He played a critical role in rebuilding Sundance as acting CEO following the tragic plane crash in June 2010 which claimed the lives of the CEO and the entire Board. Mr Canterbury is a highly regarded senior mining executive who brings to the role significant knowledge of the bulk commodity industry, particularly in bauxite and alumina. Between 2001 and 2007, Mr Canterbury was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Dadco Europe which owns the Stade Alumina refinery in Germany and a share in the CBG bauxite mine in Guinea....
Nippon Light Metals has broken ground on its red mud pilot plant on the grounds of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) in Hope Gardens, St. Andrew. For the next three months the Japanese aluminium firm will be extracting rare earth elements from Jamaica’s red mud as the focus of its US$3 million pilot project, which Jamaican officials are hoping will earn the country far more in export potential than its current aluminium exports. Rare earth elements or lanthanides are extremely valuable elements which require advanced technology for their extractions and include elements, such scandium cerium and dysprosium. Several industries, particularly the electronic and ICT sectors, are dependent on the supply and availability of rare earth elements as they are key components of computers; Liquid...
International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society (IBAAS) announces the organization of second International event in Nanning, Guangxi, China during November 28 to 30, 2013 in cooperation with the CHALIECO. The title of the IBAAS – 2013 symposium is "Present Status and Future Prospects of Bauxite- Alumina-Aluminium Industry of the World, with Special Reference to China”. The symposium organizing committee is formulating a world class program focusing on key topics and issues in the bauxite, alumina and aluminium industry of the world highlighting the developments in China. International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society (IBAAS) is a scientific and technical organization mainly set up for the development of Asian bauxite, alumina and aluminium industry. The objective of this society is...
FTSE 100-listed metal mining company Eurasian Natural Resources has acknowledged that its aluminium division operated below capacity in the fourth quarter of the year, whilst production of saleable copper declined against the corresponding period in the previous year. In the three months ended December 31st, the group reported that bauxite extraction had decreased 17.5% and alumina production had contracted 12.4% against the fourth quarter of 2011 results. Aluminium marginally decreased by 1.6% compared to quarter four 2011 results while maintaining annual production volume at the 2011 levels.
The current public relations stunt by the Government of Guyana on matters relating to the bauxite industry have not and will not fool the communities and workers whose lives are directly affected by bauxite. December 2012 marked three years since the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) has refused to treat with the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union (GB&GWU), which is a violation of Section 23 of the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Act, Chapter 98:01. The Minister of Labor, Dr Nanda Gopaul, who has given the High Court a commitment to reissue the Letter of Arbitration, is still to act, and the GB&GWU believes his decision is another act of contempt the PPP has for the rule of law and the judiciary. The heightened interest shown by the government in bauxite is only...
“Guinea’s mining code amendment will be business friendly and will allow bauxite producers to compete internationally”, Mines Minister Mohamed Lamine Fofana said. The country consulted with companies on amendments to the 2011 law to ensure producers remain profitable even though Guinea is further from China, the biggest market, than rival producer Indonesia, Fofana said today in an interview in Cape Town. The new code will be submitted to parliament by Feb. 15, he said. “Our vision today is to really create a good business environment for all the companies so that there is no doubt and no more uncertainty,” the minister said. The biggest exporter of bauxite, used to make aluminum, is also home to iron ore and gold projects run by companies such as Rio Tinto Group and Vale SA. (VALE5)...
International bauxite companies operating in Jamaica are being accused by farmers of pocketing millions of dollars that should be paid to them for property purchased for mining purposes. The payment to persons for crops on lands purchased by the bauxite companies has long been a source of discontent for many persons who claim they are paid "pittance". But at least one of the companies operating locally has rejected this claim. "I reject the notion that the industry has any vested interest in exploiting farmers," said Leo Lambert, corporate services manager at Jamalco. "There is an agreed compensation structure. If there is general recognition that changing circumstances warrant a review of rates there is an established framework to do so," added Lambert. Jamaica Bauxite Institute...
Within six years, UC RUSAL plans to develop the largest bauxite deposit in Guinea and to build an alumina refinery. These plans surprised the experts, since the company already has a plant there, the Friquia, which is sitting idle. Professionals in the field think alumina production in Russia, made from industrial waste and low-grade ores, has a more promising future. Those techniques were tested successfully back during the Soviet era, but UC RUSAL prefers to work with foreigners. This columnist for RusBusinessNews has learned that in the past, overseas projects have helped the company optimize its tax obligations and funnel profits offshore. UC RUSAL has outlined a plan to develop the world's largest bauxite deposit, the Dian-Dian, in four stages. During the first phase, a mine will be...
Aurum Exploration Company has discovered more bauxite in other parts of Vanua Levu. This was confirmed to FBC News by the company’s managing director – Isireli Dagaga. i-Taukei news editor Apisalome Coka is in Labasa and filed this report: “Dagaga says they discovered bauxite at other areas in Vanua Levu but they will need to convince the government to be given the contract to carry out mining in other areas. Dagaga says they will need to step up with their rehabilitation program and show government how well they can rehabilitate damaged areas due to mining works."
Bauxite Resources Limited continues to focus primarily on evaluating bauxite prospectivity in the Darling Range and exploration throughout the Company's extensive tenement holding. Currently BRL holds 22,500km2 in Exploration Licences in the Darling Range of south west Western Australia. The Company and its joint ventures have an overall JORC compliant bauxite resource base of 142.3 million tonnes (Mt). Exploration and Tenement Strategy During the quarter, the Company has continued its focus on targeted bauxite exploration and tenement rationalisation. As a result of a series of internal reviews, BRL has rationalised its tenement package in both the south west Darling Range and the Kimberley regions. The Company has applied for one exploration licence and relinquished several other...
Bauxite mining is expected to be expanded to the north of Nawailevu in Bua after works have been completed at the current site. Director of Mineral Resources Malakai Finau said it is not a new site but the areas have been divided into two parts. He said Aurum Exploration Limited is loading the 6th shipment of bauxite to China. He said Fiji is getting 3% of the value of the bauxite for the past 5 shipments last year which is worth about $10M.
