China’s bauxite imports continued to rise in the first nine months of 2026, with Guinea accounting for nearly 80 per cent of its total supply. Against this backdrop, Alurion Resources, an independent company following a demerger from Brazilian Rare Earths, is advancing its Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project in Bahia, Brazil, through infill drilling, bulk sampling and export-logistics studies, targeting a pre-feasibility study (PFS) by mid-2027. The company’s September 2026 quarterly activities report outlines plans to improve bauxite resource estimates, assess processing yields and evaluate export routes, as it works towards establishing a scalable direct-shipping bauxite (DSB) operation. Explore the production, demand and consumption forecasts of bauxite and alumina in our report: "Global...
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...
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The impact of Indonesia’s 20% tax on bauxite exports will have a minimal impact on the Chinese aluminum market long-term and the market is already starting to adjust to the higher cost, said a Beijing-based metals consultancy. Indonesia plans to slap a 20% tax on mineral ore exports by 2014, including bauxite. The nation produces 15% of the bauxite ore and 40% of the Chinese-made aluminum industry uses the ore. There are worries in the industry that this tax will hurt Chinese aluminum makers. However, Paul Adkins, managing director of Beijing-based metals consultancy AZ China, said analysis his firm has done suggests that these concerns are overblown. China, he said, stepped up its imports of bauxite during March, April and May when it was still unclear what Indonesia would do regarding...
CITA - Bauxite Smelter Plant - Indonesia - Construction Project Profile is a crucial resource for industry executives and anyone looking to access key information about the Bauxite Smelter Plant. CITA - Bauxite Smelter Plant - Indonesia - Construction Project Profile report utilizes a wide range of primary and secondary sources, which are analyzed and presented in a consistent and easily accessible format. WMI strictly follows a standardized research methodology to ensure high levels of data quality and these characteristics guarantee a unique report. Scope This report provides details on the Bauxite Smelter Plant project including: • Project description, overview and location. • Ownership structure, funding status and key funding news for the project. • Information on related projects...
Several residents of Stepney, Nine Miles, Higgins Land and neighbouring communities in rural St Ann have said they are worried that they have not been able to identify suitable parcels of land on which to continue farming since they were displaced by bauxite mining expansion. The disgruntled residents plight results from a decision by Bauxite Company Noranda to begin mining operations on lands in sections of these communities, located in the constituency of South West St Ann. The residents, most of whom are small farmers, asserted that they had been farming on the bauxite lands for several generations, and have nowhere else to go, as most of the land in the area is owned by the bauxite company. They have also complained that they have not been receiving assistance from their political...
RB Milestone Group LLC , a high-end corporate communications firm specializing in small-cap companies in a variety of industries, has just announced that Bauxite Resources Limited has retained RBMG to strengthen shareholder value with Market Intelligence, Corporate Advisory, Public Relations, and Equity Research initiatives. Bauxite Resources Ltd. is an emerging junior mining company specializing in the exploration of Bauxite and Alumina in Western Australia. Concerning the agreement, Ryan M. Brucato, Executive Director & Principal of the RB Milestone Group, stated, "We are extremely pleased to be working with Bauxite Resources to assist the company in moving forward with their goals within the U.S. investment community. To be assured, we will provide Bauxite with top notch solutions to...
Work at SouthGobi Resources Ltd.'s flagship Ovoot Tolgoi Mine will be "entirely curtailed" at the end of the second quarter, the coal miner said Tuesday, raising uncertainty for Aluminium Corp. of China Ltd.'s bid to buy a controlling stake in the Mongolia-focused miner. State backed Aluminium Corp. of China, or Chalco, has said it will pay more than $920 million to buy up to 60% in SouthGobi Resources from Canada's Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. IVN -4.29% But the deal has been in stalemate following the Mongolian government's suspension of SouthGobi Resources's mining licenses because of national-security concerns. SouthGobi Resources has been hit by regulatory complications in Mongolia as well as deteriorating market conditions, it said in a statement. Its Mongolian unit can't get that country's...
Dominican Republic will receive US$40 million in one year of the more than US$320 million projected for the next 10 years, as bauxite exports resume from Cabo Rojo, Pedernales province, to North America and China. The mine will export 90,000 tons of ore monthly, of which around 13,700 are ready to ship for use by cement makers, said Ramon Chaljub, head of mining and hauling of the company NOVAMAINI. He estimates one million tons in exports yearly through the miner Virgen de la Altagracia, which together with Chaljub will produce the material from mines located around 20 kilometers north of Cabo Rojo Port. The exports will provide an estimated US$4.0 million in government revenue yearly from Cementos Andino, in addition to US$1.5 million for use of the harbor facilities, with another yet...
After the state government restricted fresh issuance and renewal of lease for mining in the state, bauxite miners in Porbandar area of Gujarat are facing tough times. According to industry sources, over Rs 1,000 crore worth of investments of bauxite miners are believed to have been blocked due to the government's restriction. Porbandar District Chamber of Commerce and Industries officials maintained that about 8.3 million tonnes of bauxite stock is waiting for a dispatch permission from the authorities for past three years. The mining activity in Porbandar area has almost come to a stand still for last three years after the Gujarat government issued a resolution (GR) to curb illegal mining in this area. As per the resolution, the units using bauxite for calcinations and beneficiation...
Reuters reported that Indonesia's imposition of an export tax on 14 minerals is disrupting Asia's aluminium markets but the news for producers outside China may not be all bad. The most obvious distortion is the ramping up of Chinese imports of bauxite from Indonesia in the months prior to the tax being imposed. Bauxite is the main ore for alumina which is used to produce aluminium and Indonesia is the major supplier to China. Indonesian shipments of bauxite to China jumped 63% in May from the prior month to 5.56 million tonnes and they are up 55% year to date at 20.69 million. This represents 84% of China's total bauxite imports, and dwarfs the 3.6 million tonnes bought from Australia, the number two supplier. There is obviously an element of Chinese buying ahead of the 20% Indonesian...
The Tanzanin government will continue to support small scale miners and address various challenges they are facing including lack of equipment and reliable markets. The Minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo, said this during talks with representatives of small scale miners here on Saturday. The minister directed the State Mining Corporation (STAMICO) and the Geological Survey of Tanzania (GST) to help the miners develop skills and sources of equipment. Bauxite miners complained on lack of reliable markets, environmental and taxation challenges in their operations." We are taxed by so many institutions such as local authorities, forestry officials, Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and lands officers. This is too much," a miner said. Bauxite is used for manufacturing of...
Residents angry about plans to explore for bauxite in the South West have vowed to fight a bid to push ahead with the proposal, saying it puts some of WA's most productive farmland at risk. Chinese-backed Bauxite Resources Ltd got a red light this month from the WA Mining Warden to its application for three exploration tenements between Bridgetown and Manjimup. In his recommendations, Magistrate Stephen Wilson noted the applications covered "in part high-quality private farmland" and environmentally important State forests and reserves. "The standard conditions relied upon by (Bauxite Resources) to ensure it will safeguard the environment during its exploration activity do not go far enough," Mr Wilson said. The WA Farmers Federation said the case highlighted growing competition for the...
The WA Greens say the Mining Warden's recommendation that three licences for bauxite exploration in the south-west should be rejected is a step towards protecting the region from all forms of mining. The State Government is deciding whether to grant three licences for bauxite exploration to Bauxite Resources Limited, after the Warden recommended it either refuse the licences or refer them to the Environmental Protection Authority. The company wants the licences so it can search for bauxite in state forest and farming land between Manjimup and Bridgetown. Greens Member Giz Watson says the ruling is indicative of the environmental damage that can be caused by bauxite mining. "It's an historic recommendation for the Mining Warden and hugely significant for the future of bauxite mining in the...
West Australian Greens MLA Giz Watson has applauded a move by the state's Mining Warden's Court to reject three bauxite exploration licenses in the tourist-haven southwest region. Perth-based Bauxite Resources, which has already been granted exploration licenses over 59 tenements in the state's southwest, said on Tuesday its application for three additional licences between the towns of Bridgetown and Manjimup had been rejected by a mining warden. The warden had recommended to WA Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore the applications be refused. However, if the minister wanted to grant the licences, he should refer them to the Environmental Protection Authority with the warden's report. Mr Moore's department will consider comments and submissions from affected parties before making...
ASX-listed explorer Bauxite Resources on Tuesday told shareholders that it would push for the granting of three additional exploration licences, despite the Western Australian mining warden making recommendations that the licences be refused. In a June 15 statement, the mining warden suggested that if the minister of mines were minded to grant the licences, that it should be referred to the Environmental Protection Authority, and that the Warden’s hearing report should be included in this referral. Bauxite Resources said on Monday that the minister of mines was expected to make a decision after taking into consideration advice from his department and submissions from affected parties. The bauxite explorer currently holds exploration licences over 59 tenement areas in the south-west of...
The China-owned bauxite mine in Nawailevu in Fiji's Northern Island has benefited the Fijian economy greatly by bringing in the much needed export dollars and providing jobs to local people, a local mine manager said Wednesday. Vanuaca Basilio, mine manager of the Aurum Exploration Fiji Limited, told the media that about 2 million Fiji dollars (about 1. 14 million U.S. dollars) in revenue is generated into the economy every month from the bauxite mining. The mining has also had a lot of benefits to the humble Bua community including Nawailevu villagers, Basilio said. He further explained that the bauxite mine currently employs 150 permanent staff and 250 seasonal workers from around the island nation who would otherwise be unemployed without this development. The Northern Island, or Vanua...
As part of Brazil’s “Green Municipalities” program, Hydro is joining a project that will monitor deforestation throughout the Amazon region. Hydro’s bauxite mining operation in Paragominas signed an agreement June 18 with the Pará State Secretariat of the Green Municipalities Program and environmental organization Imazon to train 90 technicians who will work on the program. "Our commitment to making society more viable is strong,” says Johnny Undeli, head of Hydro’s Bauxite & Alumina business in Brazil. “Hydro's cooperation with the state of Pará and Imazon covers education and training of technicians to ensure that Pará has the necessary competence to monitor deforestation and thereby contribute to curbing climate change.” The technicians will come from Pará municipalities that have...
A West Australia mining warden has recommended that a proposal to explore for bauxite south of Bridgetown, in the state's South-West, be rejected. Perth-based Bauxite Resources, which has been granted exploration licenses over 59 tenements in the South-West, said today its application for three additional exploration licences south of Bridgetown did not get a mining warden's backing. The warden recommended to WA Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore that the applications be refused. But if the minister was minded to grant the licences, the warden recommended that he refer them to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). Meanwhile, the company's chief executive and executive director, Scott Donaldson, has announced he will step down from the dual roles by the end of year in...
Perth based Bauxite Resources Limited (ASX:BAU) chief executive officer and executive director Scott Donaldson will step down from his dual roles by the end of the year, after two years leading the company. Bauxite says Mr Donaldson had made a significant contribution and has overseen its joint venture with Yankuang Resources as well as the 700 per cent increase in JORC compliant resources. No statement has been made relating to a replacement. Bauxite booked a net loss of $3.2 million in the first half of its 2012 financial year.
The shareholders of Sesa Goa Ltd, who will gather on Tuesday to vote on the company’s proposal to create a new merged entity Sesa-Sterlite, not only have to evaluate the merits of the split verdict of two proxy advisory firms but also the extent to which the recent acquisition of bauxite mines by the parent Vedanta group could sweeten the debt-laden deal for them. Sterlite shareowners will face a similar dilemma on 21 June when they vote in Tuticorin. Minority shareholder activist, Institutional Investor Advisory Services, or IIAS, recommended voting “against” the proposal in its report last week citing “operational hurdles of VAL (i.e. mining rights) and the additional debt of VAL (Vedanta Aluminium Ltd) and Cairn India Ltd (total of Rs.50,000 crore) that will be transferred to the...
