International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC) has completed a project examining aluminium and bauxite supply chains to improve transparency and traceability in materials supporting the renewable energy transition. The project brought together wind energy company Siemens Gamesa, Dutch cable manufacturer TKF, Digital Product Passport (DPP) technology provider Minespider, and project partner Responsible Trade. The initiative mapped selected upstream aluminium and bauxite supply chains and tested secure DPPs to organise and present traceability and sustainability information across multiple supplier tiers. Explore the production, demand and consumption forecasts of bauxite and alumina in our report: " Global Bauxite & Alumina Market Forecast to 2036: Supply–Demand, Trade Flows & Price...
Mount Ridley Mines has reported 94.9 per cent gallium recovery from a third-party bauxite sample using its patent-pending Selectro process, alongside recoveries of 92 per cent aluminium and 97 per cent iron in a single low-temperature leach. The test also produced a silica-rich residue instead of conventional red mud, highlighting the technology’s potential to recover multiple metals from bauxite through one processing route. The sample was provided by Australian Silica Quartz Group from its Darling Range bauxite project in Western Australia. It comprised material collected from 16 vacuum drill samples across four holes at the Athena and Ceres prospects. Containing 80 parts per million of gallium, the sample yielded an extraction rate of 94.9 per cent into solution. Mount Ridley said this...
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Discovery Bauxite, an Atlantic Alumina subsidiary that aims to plant 200,000 trees over three years in support of the National Tree Planting Initiative, has announced that it is ahead of schedule. Operation Discovery Tree was launched in December of last year. Ackee, jackfruit, apple, kola nuts, pimento, cedar, mahogany, blue mahoe, moringa, citrus, mango, breadfruit, and avocado trees have been planted so far. According to Discovery Bauxite, the initiative also contributes to its community-wide land restoration and replanting programme, which includes rehabilitating mined-out sites around Lime Tree Gardens, Water Valley, Tobolski, and other regions. This was stated in the company's newsletter for December. Delroy Dell, the Vice-President and Country Manager of Discovery bauxite, said,...
On December 19, 2022, the construction work on a bauxite-alumina mining industrial complex, one of Vietnam’s most significant projects in Lao, was initiated in Dakcheung district, the southern Lao province of Sekong. The investment is counted as one of the biggest investment projects in the country’s Sekong province. The bauxite mine, which spans 8.692 hectares and is valued at USD $1 billion, can produce 1 million tonnes of aluminium ore annually. However, it is anticipated to run for 30 years, with a potential 50-year extension. Phuong Minh Hue, the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and General Director of Viet Phuong Group, vowed to see the project through to completion while fostering bilateral economic ties between the two countries, particularly in the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia...
According to our report, it has been confirmed since December 15 that the road transportation of bauxite and coal from the Indian state-owned Mormugao Port has been halted due to opposition from Vasco City inhabitants to the transit of these commodities due to pollution concerns. The port is now home to about 100,000 tonnes of bauxite cargo that belonged to clients, including Hindalco Industries Ltd and UltraTech Cement Ltd (owned by the Aditya Birla Group). Due to the protesting locals, the material cannot use the two export-import gates of Mormugao port. A port official stated, “In the last three days, 30,000-40,000 tonnes of cargo were expected to be transported out of the port by road. The port will soon become congested." “It’s strange that some 10-15 people have completely stopped...
On November 24, 2022, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a ruling that mandates the Jamaican government take action to address the effects of bauxite mining on the health of people of particular St Ann villages. The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) applauds this decision. The non-profit, non-governmental membership organization based in the Kingston and St. Andrew area, the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), was established in 1991 by a group of citizens concerned about the state of Jamaica's natural environment. Among other things, the human rights non-profit organization Freedom Imaginaries alleged that exposure to bauxite dust had severe and detrimental consequences on the overall health, documented medical conditions, and illnesses of the people in their appeal...
China’s bauxite imports in October 2022 amounted to 8.98 million tonnes, reflecting a month-on-month rise of 9.27 per cent but a year-on-year downfall of 5.87 per cent, found the General Administration of Customs. Guinea, being the top exporter, provided 4.41 million tonnes, up both M-o-M and Y-o-Y by 6.38 per cent and 1.84 per cent, respectively. From Australia, China imported 3.31 million tonnes of bauxite in October – 22.3 per cent more than the previous month and 15.25 per cent higher than a year ago. Import from Indonesia also edged a 20.88 per cent hike on a M-o-M basis to stand at 1.06 million tonnes but registered a plunge of 51.45 per cent on the year. Montenegro, Jamaica, Ghana, Malaysia and India emerged as the new bauxite suppliers to China in October’22. China’s bauxite...
In the third quarter of 2022, the United States imported 669,000 tonnes of crude and dried bauxite, recording a sequential growth of 25,000 tonnes or 3.88 per cent, found the US Geological Survey data. In the second quarter, the import volume was 644,000 tonnes, down by 12.50 per cent from 736,000 tonnes in 1Q2022. Although the bauxite imports into the United States grew over a quarter for Q3, it decreased annually by 24.06 per cent from 881,000 tonnes. In the entire nine months of 2022, the United States imported 2.050 million tonnes of crude and dried bauxite - 11.25 per cent less than 2.310 million tonnes during the same period last year. Jamaica continued to be the highest exporter of bauxite to the US in Q3, but volume decreased by 21.04 per cent Q-o-Q from 637,000 tonnes to 503,000...
OZ Minerals, Boliden, and Rio Tinto will work together to develop new and innovative tailings management technologies, allowing the mining industry to reduce risk even further while extracting the materials needed for the energy transition from what was previously regarded as "waste." The three companies mentioned above will fund and support innovators striving to reinvent mining and processing to eliminate, minimize, reuse, or find value in mine tailings as part of the Think & Act Differently (TAD) incubator programme. The three organizations will also collaborate on more projects to boost production and achieve benefits like lower emissions and less waste. Michelle Ash, the Technology Executive at OZ Minerals, said, “We can accelerate technology much faster by working together. This...
The Indian apex body promoting the interests of all mining companies, the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI), has called for the withdrawal of export duties on bauxite, stating that the move will lead to the optimal exploitation of low-grade mineral resources by facilitating the reopening of closed bauxite mines, creating jobs, and earning foreign exchange. In its pre-Budget proposals to the Finance Ministry, FIMI said, "The export duty of 15 per cent on bauxite is detrimental to the Indian non-metallurgical bauxite producers and exporters. Therefore, this Federation requests the complete withdrawal of export duty on bauxite exports." It said that India is self-reliant in meeting its requirement and has enormous potential to be a significant player in the international bauxite...
On November 27, 2022, the Guinean mining company, Compagnie des bauxites de Guinée (CBG), officially launched a ceremony for the upkeep, maintenance and securing of old sites rehabilitated with native species for rational or sustainable management. The CBG laboratory meeting room served as a framework for this meeting, which took place in the presence of the regional inspector, the prefectural director of the environment of Boké and all the administrative, municipal, CBG and representatives. The general management of the CBG was commended for this project initiative on this occasion by Mamadou Oury Bah, the mayor of the rural commune Sangaredi, on behalf of his populace. He claimed the CBG had replanted numerous hectares of land in several Sangaredi localities affected by the mining firm....
On November 20, 2022, St Ann, Jamaica police reported that two people is found deceased following a bauxite train derailment. On Monday, a thick pall of sadness hung in the air as co-workers of two men killed in a train crash on Sunday night struggled to cope. A police investigation has been launched following the fatal derailment of a bauxite train on Sunday in the Retreat district of Brown's Town, St. Ann. Shane Powell, a Clarendon security guard, and Orlando Brown, a resident of Brown's Town, St. Ann, have been identified as the deceased. The men, according to police, were aboard the bauxite train when it developed mechanical problems, derailed, and crashed in a gully in Retreat, St Ann. Both were critically injured and died on the spot. The crime scene was investigated, and their...
Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) is reportedly working on increasing the production capacity of the Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) from one million tonnes per annum to two million tonnes per annum. The news came after Mr Michael Ansah, the Chief Executive Officer of the GIADEC, said it had been working diligently with various stakeholders to boost the production capacity. According to Mr Ansah, GIADEC is working with the government of Ghana and its new partner Ofori Poku Company Limited (OPCL), who recently acquired 80 per cent stake in Ghana Bauxite Company, which a Chinese mining giant Bosai Minerals Group Limited previously held. Mr Ansah explained the aim to increase GBC’s production capacity was part of the short to medium term goals as GIADEC recently...
The Ghanaian holding company, Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), dealing with all government investments and interests in the nation's integrated aluminium business, has introduced OPCL as the new majority shareholder of Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) to the traditional leaders, Chiefs and people of Ahwiaso and Sefwi Bekwai in the Western North region. A 100 per cent owned Ghanaian company, OPCL, in March 2022, acquired 80 per cent shares in GBC, which a Chinese mining giant previously held, Bosai Minerals Group Limited, while the remaining 20% is owned by the Government of Ghana (GoG). The Chinese mining firm Bosai Minerals backed out of operations and left the country. The traditional leader, who doubles as the President of the National House of Chiefs, made...
A leading investment fund in the MENA region focused on unlocking a positive future for the region, and beyond, the Dubai Investment Fund (DIF) asserts that India's untapped resources will need to be explored to navigate the nation's demand for new infrastructure and facilitate the housing bubble. The international asset management company headquartered in Dubai says India enjoys a notable cost advantage in producing aluminium and steel. However, due to its beneficial position, it has the advantage of export probability to rapidly growing markets in Asia. As of 2022, The total number of mines in India that filed reports is expected to attain 1,425, with 720 mines filing reports for non-metallic minerals and 525 mines for metallic. The mining industry's proliferation is essential for a...
On November 5, 2022, as part of its first 2022 edition, Mines Awards Guinea organized in Conakry at the national capital, a ceremony to reward the best companies and leaders operating in the Guinean mining sector, as well as the localities exploited for the excellent use of taxes paid to them. This event occurred in a local hotel receptive and brought together several personalities from multiple public and private administrative sectors in Guinea. Mining giants such as RUSAL have benefited from trophies in Guinea. According to our report from West Africa, several other key mining players have also received distinctions. The Mines Awards Guinea aims to recognize mine safety records in Guinea. The Mines Awards Guinea intends to award prizes every year, as a reward, for mining actors'...
The soaring energy prices in Europe have caused a severe impact on aluminium production and shifted output to China. However, due to China’s increasingly depleted bauxite reserves, this repositioning has increased bauxite shipments, benefitting the West African nation, Guinea, the world’s largest exporter of bauxite, which accounts for around half of traded volumes and has seen a 14.9% growth in bauxite shipments by now in 2022. As a result of growth in bauxite and coal volumes, capsizes have been relieved this year. A decline in Chinese iron ore demand and reduced congestion has caused the Baltic Exchange's Capesize 5TC index to fall on average 50.6 per cent Y-o-Y. Filipe Gouveia, the shipping analyst at BIMCO, said, "Weaker iron ore demand led operators to relocate ships to alternative...
According to our report from West Africa, almost all of the unloading operations for two Bedeschi shiploaders and one echopper shipped fully erected from Jebel Ali Port, Dubai to Ghana Takoradi Port have been accomplished. Jebel Ali is a deep port located in Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is the world's ninth busiest port, the largest man-made harbour, and the biggest and by far the busiest port in the Middle East. Bedeschi SpA was established in 1908 and is today one of the oldest European companies specialising in the creation of turn-key solutions for bulk handling material, mining, etc. The machines will soon commence installation and operation, with the machines being pushed into their correct positions. Specifically, the scope of the project is to provide handling...
MYTILINEOS S.A., a Greece-based industrial conglomerate, has bagged the ASI Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V1 (2017) Certification for its corporate headquarters and upstream activities, including bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminium smelting and casting. The news came after the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced the successful certification of MYTILINEOS for bauxite mining activities at Distomon site; refining, smelting and casthouse activities at the Aluminium Of Greece Plant; port facilities at the Aluminium Of Greece Plant; and corporate headquarters at Athens. The company’s upstream annual production capacity exceeds 198,000 tonnes of aluminium, 860,000 tonnes of alumina, and 630,000 tonnes of bauxite. In 2021, MYTILINEOS achieved the ASI Performance...
The Australian mining and exploration company Metro Mining Limited has extended the Strategic Cooperation Agreement with China's Xiamen Xiangsen Aluminium Limited (Xiangsen) for 1.5 million DMT per annum for 2 years until 2026. In addition, binding terms for the 2023 offtake component have been agreed upon, making the total binding offtake for 2023 5 million WMT. It was announced on November 25, 2022, that Metro would supply approximately 5 Million WMT of bauxite between 2022 and 2024 to Xiangsen Aluminium. This supply agreement has been extended by a further 3.4 million WMT over two years into 2026. The quality specification continues to be the Metro Blend. The 1.1 million WMT of offtake commitments by Xiangsen under previous and current agreements have been met. The 1.7 million WMT...
