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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Bauxite and alumina can be considered as one of the most essential parts of Western Australia’s mining industry, underpinning the production of aluminium used worldwide in transport, infrastructure, and packaging. As one of the State’s most vital commodities, the sector is also closely monitored...
Terra Goyana Mining (TGM), one of the largest bauxite producers in Brazil, is leading the way with sensor-based sorting (SBS) technology in bauxite beneficiation, establishing a benchmark for mineral research, development, and commercialisation. TGM represents 5.5 per cent of Brazil's national...
Canyon Resources has confirmed the significant economic potential of its Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon, after completing a definitive feasibility study (DFS). The Australian miner has also begun early works on the project, which started in July. The definitive feasibility study (DFS)...
A key announcement has been made by one of the biggest mining companies of Australia, Canyon Resources Limited, a bauxite development and exploration company, regarding the results of a definitive Feasibility Study alongside an upgrade in the ore reserves for the ongoing Minim Martap bauxite...
IBAAS-IMMT-IIM 2025 Conference and Exhibition provides a global platform for innovation and witness developments in Indian aluminium industry. From October 8–10, 2025, the 13 th International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Conference & Exhibition (IBAAS-IMMT-IIM 2025) will welcome technology leaders,...
Metro Mining, an Australian mining and exploration company, has shown a strong turnaround for the first half of 2025, ending on June 30. The report directly reflects the company's expansion at the Bauxite Hills operation, where the shipment record rose to 1.9 million wet tonnes. The firm's earnings...
Guinea is tightening its grip on the global bauxite trade, shipping record volumes even as its own alumina refining sector lags far behind. According to sources, Guinea mined about 123 million tonnes of bauxite in 2023, up from 103 million tonnes the year before. Exports grew even faster, jumping...
China's domestic bauxite supply remained low and prices stood at high levels. In a bid to maintain stable operation, some inland refineries purchased bauxite sourced from Turkey and Montenegro with elevated prices due to the decline in stocks of domestic ore. Image for representational purposes...
Maaden Bauxite and Alumina Company (MBAC), a subsidiary of Maaden, one of the world's fastest-growing mining companies, has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Emerge. Emerge is a joint venture between Masdar, a global leader in clean energy, and EDF Power Solutions, renowned for...
Guinea exported 99.8 million tonnes of bauxite in the first half of 2025, a sharp 36 per cent rise from 73.4 million tonnes in the same period of 2024. That figure is almost equal to the country’s entire output in 2022. The rise is a result of strong run, with exports up 19.6 per cent in 2023 to...
An Australia-based mining and exploration company, Metro Mining, have charted their ambitious target of ramping up its production to 7 million tonnes by the end of 2025. This plan has been drafted with consideration of the expansion capacity and lowering of the overall costs in the production...
The tribals near the Serubandha Hills of Koraput district in Odisha, India, have been continuing their opposition to the bauxite mining project to be undertaken in the area by National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO). Concerning the opposition, public representatives for the residents residing in...
In a significant move impacting the global bauxite supply landscape, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), a leader in global aluminium production, has confirmed the complete cessation of its bauxite mining activities in Guinea, following the government's expropriation of its mining assets. The firm's...
China imported 20.06 million tonnes of all types of bauxite in July, higher by 34.2 per cent from the same month last year and by 10.7 per cent from June, according to the latest data from the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC). For the first seven months, total bauxite imports...
With a demand for the immediate opening of bauxite mines, the residents of Kalahandi, a district in Odisha, led by Lanjigarh Anchalik Vikash Parishad (LAVP), have set up a large-scale rally this Friday, August 22, 2025. The motto of the rally was securing local livelihoods and catalysing regional...
Alcoa’s plan to expand its bauxite mining operations in Western Australia’s jarrah forest is undergoing detailed environmental review. A recent study by engineering consultancy GHD highlighted potential risks to Perth’s water supply while also recognising measures the company has proposed to...
Saudi Arabia’s mining sector is fast emerging as a cornerstone of the kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030 transformation. With SAR 246 billion (USD 66.4 billion) in committed investments and untapped mineral wealth estimated at USD 2.5 trillion, the industry is poised to become the nation’s third...
US aluminium giant Alcoa’s proposed expansion plan of its bauxite mining operations near Perth has come to a crossroads where industrial growth, environmental responsibility and community expectations converge. As the essential raw material for aluminium – a metal central to modern infrastructure,...
