Ghana has stepped up efforts to attract Australian investment into its growing critical minerals sector, pitching the country as a stable and reform-driven destination for mining and value-added mineral development at the 2026 Africa Down Under (ADU) Summit in Perth. The Ghanaian delegation was led...
Ashapura Minechem is preparing for its next phase of growth by expanding its Guinea bauxite operations while shifting its Indian business towards higher-value mineral products. The company is targeting 15 million tonnes of annual bauxite volumes by FY28, a level management believes could generate...
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A noisy group of protesters armed with horns, megaphones, pots and pans crowded the entrance to the India High Commission demanding that the Indian Government stop the controversial Niyamgiri mine in Odisha. According to a spokeswoman of the protest organisers, 20,000 tribals and farmers living...
The Russian aluminium company, Rusal, says it plans to increase bauxite production in 2013 while commencing work on a new deposit. Officials of the company made the disclosure to President Donald Ramotar during a meeting at the Office of The President on Tuesday. The meeting was held between...
The Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) in Kolkata has developed a process to convert extremely inferior grade bauxite into refractory grade bauxite that can withstand very high temperature. This bauxite can then be used in the refractory industry, where it is used to make...
Vedanta Group's shutting down its Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Odisha on Wednesday due to non-availability of bauxite is emblematic of the problems dogging the entire aluminium sector. The situation is no different with other players and they too are hard-pressed for lining up the bauxite supply...
At a meeting on December 3, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Le Duong Quang, said that this is the first time Vietnam has such a large bauxite project. Because of lacking experience and unfavorable weather, the project has been implemented slowly. He also said that it is unavoidable to have...
National Aluminium Ltd, the Bhubaneswar-based integrated PSU aluminium maker, is still awaiting a temporary approval from the Union Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoEF) for resumption of operations at its bauxite mine in Odisha. Operations at its Panchpatmali in Koraput district was stopped...
China’s manufacturing expanded for the first time in 13 months in November according to a closely watched index of purchasing managers released yesterday, but troubles in the aluminum industry – the most widely used metal in transportation, packaging and the construction industry – paint a...
Bauxite development company, Australian Bauxite Limited has completed investigative drilling as part of its due diligence with respect to Mining Lease ML80126, located 25 km south of Mundubbera and 155 km southwest of Bundaberg Port in central Queensland. ABx confirms that the Inferred Resource of...
A monitoring committee will work with bauxite company XINFA to ensure that proper and necessary procedures are followed at the mine and jetty site in Bua. Acting provincial administrator Inoke Tagicakibau told the Bua Provincial Council meeting that the committee would meet bi-monthly. Mr...
With the aim of strengthening the aluminum industry across the world the industry is shifting its focus on developing it with countries which have high growth potential like India and China. The International Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium Society (IBAAS) is making serious efforts to bring...
National Aluminium Ltd, the Bhubaneswar-based integrated PSU aluminium maker, is yet to resume operations at its bauxite mine at Panchpatmali in Koraput district of Odisha. Mine operations stopped on November 17 in the absence of mine lease renewal. A temporary work permit for a year also eluded...
The Queensland LNP Government has taken the first concrete step towards its long-stated aim of exploiting the Aurukun bauxite resource in western Cape York. This time around, however, the right to mine will not be tied to the requirement to build an alumina refinery. Yesterday the Newman Government...
Vedanta Resources Plc is counting on a court verdict next month to secure raw material and revive a faltering $9 billion aluminum project in India. The Supreme Court on Dec. 3 may grant unit Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. access to a bauxite mine in Odisha, helping it to cut production costs by almost 24...
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), an expert panel of Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF), is expected to take a call by next week on granting fresh forest clearance to the Panchpatmalli bauxite mines of National Aluminium Company (Nalco) to enable the company secure temporary work...
Business and community leaders are describing the Queensland Government's call for fresh expressions of interest to mine rich bauxite deposits at Aurukun on Cape York as giving the indigenous people of the region new hope, prosperity and jobs. The $1 billion mine has the potential to employ 700...
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests granted temporary working permit to National Aluminium Company for operating the central and north block of Panchpatmaili mines in Koraput districts where bauxite mining was suspended on November 17 after the 30-year-old...
Privately-funded Alliance Mining Commodities has announced it will cost $812 million to develop its Koumbia bauxite project in Guinea, West Africa. The Perth-based miner released the results of its definitive feasibility study for the Koumbia project today, which flagged commencement of production...
It is reported that Henan Institute of Geological Survey has found more than 85,000 thousand tons of bauxite together with light rare earth resource in. According to the introduction, Henan Institute of Geological Survey found more than 62,170 thousand tons of bauxite in Li Zhuangzhai and more than...
