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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TWO more districts in the province of Bua have been identified for bauxite mining, says Commissioner Northern Lieutenant Colonel Ilai Moceica. He said the districts of Nasarawaqa and Wainunu have been marked for mining operations. "Nawailevu bauxite mining has a lease of 22 years with three years...
Thanks to the wide-spread application of bauxite in the face makeup, dishwashers, cement, soda cans production, the demand for the mineral is rather healthy and is to retain the stable growth rates. Alumina in its turn is primarily utilized in the ceramic products and chemical processing, the...
China Non-ferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (NFC) released the 2011 annual report on April 13, saying that NFC International Alumina Development Company and Kaifeng Resources Holdings Limited, two companies controlled by NFC, have completed the bauxite field...
Environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan nixed yet another attempt by Vedanta to get Niyamgiri bauxite mines in Odisha that Rahul Gandhi had stood up against, saving the Congress and its scion some blushes. On Tuesday, she ordered that the preliminary nod given by her ministry to the...
Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, will proceed with a plan to ban exports of unprocessed metal ores including bauxite from May 1, while confirming an exemption for producers that intend to treat output locally. “If miners don’t have the business plan they will be prohibited from...
South Africans are spearheading a new bauxite thrust in Guinea, which hosts a quarter of the world’s bauxite reserves. Adonis Pouroulis, better known as the initiator of Petra Diamonds – now listed on the main board of the London Stock Exchange – is leading Alufer Mining Limited’s thrust from...
Rio Tinto has reported a solid first quarter of 2012, with production of iron ore, coal, bauxite, alumina and titanium dioxide all rising compared with a year ago. Releasing its operations review for the first quarter of 2012, the diversified mining company reported first quarter global iron ore...
Alufer Mining is laying the groundwork for a listing on the AIM market that will value the Guinea-focused bauxite specialist at between US$150 and US$200 million. As part of the float, which is expected to take place in the next four to five weeks, the company is raising US$40 million. The cash...
Over two lakh tribals are expected to be adversely affected due to the two aluminium plants coming up in the tribal areas of Vishakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh. Union minister for tribal affairs and panchayat-raj Kishore Chandra Deo warns against widespread unrest in this areas as these...
The situation in the Bauxite Mines is getting worse, after its electricity supply was cut off on Monday, and since it could be disconnected from the water distribution network in two days. According to unofficial information, the company s electricity debt, which has been accumulated for several...
Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) reported its first quarter earnings and discussed the following topics in its earnings conference call. Take a look. Portfolio Changes Michael Gambardella – JPMorgan: I have a question. Klaus, you’ve mentioned the word ‘portfolio’ when you were talking about your businesses,...
With increasing demand for Guyana’s bauxite, the country’s government has established a Bauxite Development Unit within the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission. The unit will coordinate, oversee and assist in making recommendations on all aspects pertinent to bauxite resources in Guyana, from...
Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds has urged bauxite workers to avoid conflicts and capitalize on the resurgence of bauxite mining operations. He noted that jobs and good wages come from profitable companies. It is the prime minister’s view that the decisions taken by government in relation to the...
The Supreme Court today agreed to expedite its hearing of Orissa Government's appeal against the Centre's decision to withdraw its environmental clearance to Vedanta group firm Sterlite for its bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri Hills. A special forest bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and C K...
The leaders of thousands of forest-dwelling tribesmen who have fought for years to preserve their ancestral lands from exploitation by an international mining corporation have promised to continue their struggle whatever the decision in a key hearing before the Supreme Court today. Dubbed the “real...
Bauxite, though contributes about one percent of the total mineral export receipts for the country, has the potential of becoming Ghana's second most important mineral after gold. For this reason, the Third World Network-Ghana (TWN) in October, 2010 commissioned a study to examine the...
Nalco is poised to clinch a crucial deal for bauxite sourcing from Gujarat. Its negotiations with Gujarat Minerals Development Corporation (GMDC) reached the “final stage”, the CMD of Nalco, Mr B.L. Bagra, told Business Line. The GMDC board recently approved the arrangement for sourcing through a...
Australian Bauxite Limited (ASX:ABZ) is pleased to provide their CEO Presentation at the 20-20 Investor series, regarding 'Developing East Coast Bauxite Projects'. To view the Australian Bauxite presentation, please refer to the following link below:...
