China recorded a bauxite price of USD 64 per dry metric tonne (DMT) on a CIF basis in August 2026, while India's quotation stood at USD 73 per DMT on an FOB basis, according to the supplied market assessment. The reported USD 9 difference highlights contrasting price levels across the two markets, although different shipping terms make a direct cost comparison difficult. China's CIF quotation includes freight and insurance, whereas India's FOB price covers the material up to loading at the port. Buyers sourcing bauxite from India therefore need to account for additional shipping costs to determine the final landed price. As a result, the USD 9 difference does not represent the actual gap between the two markets' delivered costs. Freight terms complicate regional bauxite price comparison...
Russian aluminium producer Rusal has reached an agreement with Ghana's state-owned Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation (GIADEC) to jointly develop bauxite mining and alumina refining projects, marking a significant step towards expanding the country's domestic aluminium value chain. Under the agreement, the projects will be implemented through two joint ventures in which Rusal will hold majority stakes. The proposed developments include bauxite mining operations with annual production capacity of up to 5 million tonnes and an alumina refinery capable of producing 1.2 million tonnes annually. The projects will target the Nyinahin bauxite deposit in southwest Ghana, where estimated resources exceed 100 million tonnes, according to Rusal. The agreement was announced during a...
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...Baker and McKenzie, which has operated in the Gulf region since the 1970s, has been advising Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Ma'aden on their joint venture worth $7.5 billion in Saudi Arabia...
...One will not fail to notice the convergence of thoughts of our mines minister B K Handique and Klaus Kleinfeld, CEO of the world’s largest producer of the white metal, Alcoa, on the long-term demand and price outlook for aluminium. Both believe the use of aluminium, favoured for its light weight, malleability and recycling qualities, will continue to grow strongly through 2020. This will ensure the shifting of balance of supply and demand in favour of aluminium makers...
...Rio Tinto is planning to sell some of its Alcan aluminum smelters and bauxite refineries, The Australian newspaper reported Monday...
...WHILE THE global downturn in the bauxite industry was wreaking havoc with economies the world over during the last two years, in Jamaica one company continued to maintain its commitments to the communities dependent on it for their economical survival, even ramping up its operations in some cases...
...Nalco eyes acquisitions abroad: Handique Press Trust of India / New Delhi December 07, 2010, 17:26 IST State-owned National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) is scouting for mineral assets, particularly bauxite, copper, coal and uranium, in overseas countries, including Chile, Namibia and Indonesia, the government said today. "The company (Nalco) is exploring acquisition of mineral assets, particularly bauxite, copper, coal and uranium in various countries, including Chile, Namibia and Indonesia," Mines Minister B K Handique told the Lok Sabha in a reply to a query...
...Anglo-African Minerals plc Symbol: FSE: AMQ, ISIN: IE00B66ML191 WKN A0N9YH Release Date: 6 December 2010 Anglo-African Minerals Plc completes the acquisition of a 62% interest in 1 billion tonne Bauxite resource in Guinea The Directors of Anglo-African Minerals plc (FSE: AMQ) the special situations mining investment company are pleased to announce that AAM has today completed the acquisition of a 62% interest in Toubal Group Limited which owns Tougu? ...
...December 3, Shanxi province issued tender to sell for two bauxites in Yu County. Little Rock mine with an area of 19.8 square meters is estimated with 15,690,000 tons geological resources and is transacted for 82,680,000 Yuan; White earth slope with an area of 28.8 square meters is estimated with 17,250,000 tons geographical resources and is transacted for 86,920,000 Yuan...
... 178547 - 2010-12-02 - BS reported that dispatch and transportation of bauxite from mines in Gumla and Lohardaga districts of Jharkhand to ...
...Noranda to raise capital through share offer • Aluminium business company paints positive picture of industry over medium term...
...Brazil's Federal Public Ministry has filed court action requesting a suspension order on production at part of miner Vale SA (VALE, VALE5.BR)'s Paragominas bauxite mine in Para state, north Brazil, alleging environmental irregularities, local Estado news agency reported Tuesday...
...Minister for Environment, John Day MLA, has dismissed all appeals under the Environmental Protection Act against the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) level of assessment for Bauxite Resources Limited (ASX:BAU) (BRL) mining proposal for north Bindoon...
...Hundreds of contractors jobs are at risk as AE&E Australia is placed into administration. It is following in the footsteps of its Austrian parent company, which was placed into administration last month...
...The government Wednesday said there is no proposal to ban public sector firm Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd's (BALCO) bauxite mining projects in Chhattisgarh. "The environment ministry has accorded environmental and forest clearance to the two bauxite mining projects after following due process," Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh replied to a written question in the Lok Sabha...
...The shareholders of ASX-listed Bauxite Resources on Thursday gave the nod for the development of an alumina refinery in Western Australia, with joint-venture partner Yankuang...
...Bauxite reserves in Vietnam may total 11 billion metric tons, enough to ensure the long-term supply to the country’s alumina industry, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung...
...Though he paid special attention to bauxite mining in the Central Highlands and sent a letter to the National Assembly Chair on this issue, deputy Duong Trung Quoc didn’t question Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang about bauxite projects in the Q&A session on November 22...
...It is a kind of aluminum ore because they contain iron oxide and yellow to red, it is also known as "iron bauxite.", which is the main raw material for aluminum smelting. Bauxite is a kind of gel composition mixed by three different mixture ratio of the aluminum hydroxide ...
...At least eight leading tribal organisations from Kalahandi and Rayagada districts have moved the Orissa High Court against the recent verdict of the Union ministry of environment and forests to deny permission to Vedanta Aluminium’s plan to expand its refinery project in Lanjigarh, Kalahandi...
