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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Environmental activists, NGOs and others have urged the Andhra Pradesh Government to cancel the MoUs (memoranda of understanding) signed with two companies — Jindal South-West and Anrak — for supply of bauxite to them through the AP Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC). The Union Minister for...
Sensing an opportunity to corner the Odisha government after it decided to cancel the joint venture pact of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) with a private firm for coal mining over rule violation, the state Congress unit on Monday demanded that OMC’s agreement with Vedanta for bauxite supply should...
The owners of the bauxite refinery on the Gove Penisula in the Northern Territory say they're working on ways to deal with an excess of waste water that accumulated on the site. Waste water is produced as part of the refining process, and the amount stored by the facility has been growing in the...
Opening of tender by state owned Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) for sale of 92,174 tonnes of bauxite has injected hope to Vedanta’s alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district that is staring at possible shutdown on bauxite crunch. “We will participate in the bid of GMDC for...
Trade body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) has urged the Union ministry of commerce and industry to ban bauxite exports fearing closure of alumina refineries for shortage of the key raw material required to produce alumina. “India has a large and developed aluminum...
Even when the protest against Vedanta over mining in Niyamgiri was at its peak, Hindalco Industries quietly carried on with its work in Mali Parbat, just miles away from the Vedanta project. But not anymore! With locals protesting against Hindalco’s move to mine Mali Parbat, the contractor who was...
Landowners in areas surrounding the bauxite mine in Bua are concerned at the amount of dust pollution from the mine. They raised the issue in a meeting with the Commissioner Northern last month. The dust comes mostly during the transportation of the bauxite from the mine to the jetty. Director...
Metal Bulletin and Industrial Minerals Events' upcoming 2nd Asian Bauxite and Alumina Conference is to be held from 30 October 2012 - 31 October 2012 in Singapore This is the premier event of its kind and will provide current, cutting-edge presentations to examine the challenges and opportunities...
Guinea secured $2.1 billion in debt relief from the World Bank and the IMF Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, paving the way for accelerated development of the minerals-rich West African state, officials said. The debt relief comes as a vote of international confidence in Guinea's...
Emerging bauxite development company, Australian Bauxite Limited has received a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) report by Como Engineers and a Stage 2 Mine to Port Logistics Study by GHD for the Goulburn Bauxite Project in Southern New South Wales. Whilst this work was in progress, ABx discovered the...
Villagers in Rayagada's Kashipur block continued to obstruct the road leading to the mines of Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL) for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday demanding development of the area. Sources said tribals have detained six heavy vehicles of the company at Kupakhal...
Union Tribal Welfare Minister Kishore Chandra Deo has vetoed the move by the AP Government to undertake bauxite mining in the eastern ghats of Visakhapatnam district and brought the curtains down on the controversy raging over the issue for the past few years. He has revoked seven mining licences....
Australian Bauxite's CEO Ian Levy spoke to Proactive Investors. Excerpts from the interview is given below: PROACTIVE INVESTORS Just touching on the global aluminium market, how is it currently faring in regards to supply and demand, and what are the drivers in potentially pushing the price higher...
Residents of Kwakwani and surrounding communities are angry at the recent comments by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Executive Member, Lance Carberry that the party will be challenging the recent Mining Licence issued to RUSAL to expand its bauxite operation “We met with officials from the...
Notwithstanding the series of controversies gripping mining in Odisha, South Africa on Monday evinced interest to invest in the mineral sector in the state. "Odisha is a mining state and South Africa is a mining country. We have a lot of similarities. Therefore, Odisha is strategically important...
The Government of Gujarat on September 24, 2012 has given their approval to Orient Abrasives Ltd for domestic sale / export of 301,072 MT low grade raw bauxite subject to fulfillment of certain terms and conditions as mentioned in their letter. The Orient Abrasives Ltd stock was trading at Rs.9.05,...
Responding to the demand from various quarters, the state government has decided to reserve areas bearing iron ore, manganese ore, chromite ore and bauxite for undertaking prospecting and mining operations through Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), the state controlled miner. The government would...
The Queensland government is calling for new expressions of interest over a vacated lease to mine bauxite on Cape York. The Aurukun bauxite lease was first issued to French company Pechiney in 1975, but was not used for 28 years and was repealed. The tender was then issued to Chinese miner Chalco...
