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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JISCO Alpart, specialised in the refining of bauxite ore into alumina, is eyeing to mine more ore to feed its refinery, which is expanding at a cost of US$1.1 billion. As per the report, the bauxite-alumina producer will dig through 700 acres of land known as the ‘Outer Valley,’ requiring the relocation of small farmers. JISCO already has a prospecting licence for mining – SEPL 541 Outer Valley. The land has inhabitants of communities of Pepper, Long Hill, Friendship, Fellowship, Southampton, Northampton, Goshen, Gilnock, Santa Cruz, Mitchell and Peru Pen. The environmental impact assessment report of the mining, done by EnviroPlanners Limited, notes that the Outer Valley holds “the quantity and quality of bauxite required by JISCO Alpart for a viable plant upgrade and expansion...
On Wednesday, April 27, Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor (MP), Minister of Lands and Natural Resources announced that aluminium has been globally identified by the government as a critical commodity for the energy transition initiative. The announcement was made while he was leading a Ghanaian delegation to this year's Bauxite and Alumina Conference in Miami, Florida, United States of America. Ghana has tremendous prospects for those willing to invest in the downstream. The purpose of the conference was to promote Ghana's Integrated Aluminium Industry and to sell Ghana's strategy to push integration and value addition processes throughout the bauxite to the aluminium value chain. Hon. Jinapor told the investment community that Ghana is ready for business because of its open society, thriving...
Graham Kerr, the CEO of South32 does not anticipate a global recession but said that the economic outlook is dormant because of the war in Europe, the Covid epidemic in China and rising commodity prices that may worsen in the coming months. On Tuesday, mining and energy stocks were mostly released for purchase fearing a lockdown in China which would hinder the demand for commodities. Moreover, the Russia-Ukraine conflict had already inflated the market putting severe pressure on the metal industry. Primary signs of “demand destruction” were visible amid the inflationary pressures; specifically in the car manufacturing industry and the World Bank, since last week the latter lowered its global growth forecast from 4.1 per cent in January to 3.2 per cent as noted by Alcoa that time. South32...
Under President Akufo-Addo’s government in Ghana, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has assured people for no deliberate exploitation of the Atewa Forest area. They will rather try to utilise it for the benefit of the Ghanaian people. “Government and GIADEC continue to be fully committed to the preservation of the Atewa Forrest and ensure that the exploitation of the bauxite in Atewa is in the ultimate interest of the Ghanaian people and is in the public interest. They are also working to ensure that the integrity of the forest is preserved,” Jinapor said. On April 24, 2022, while speaking with the Aljazeera media network, the Minister agreed that Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) considers Atewa Forrest as one of the primary...
China’s bauxite import for March 2022 witnessed M-o-M hike of 13.58 percent and 15.79 percent Y-o-Y, says the customs data. In total, China imported 11.7 million tonnes of bauxite in March. For the same month, Australia imported a total of 2.95 million tonnes, rising by 15.62 percent M-o-M but down by 4.64 percent Y-o-Y. Imports from Guinea settled at 6.18 million tonnes, which experienced a surge of 2.89 percent M-o-M, but down by 7.83 percent Y-o-Y. Indonesia’s imports for March were pegged at 2.48 million tonnes, which went on to reflect a surge of 45.22 percent M-o-M, followed by a Y-o-Y surge of 104.75 percent. Bauxite was first imported into China from Montenegro and Iran. In Q1, China bought 32.7 million tonnes of bauxite, up 20 percent year on year. Imports from Australia were...
The West African nation Ghana, which gained independence as the first sub-Saharan nation has invited Indian organizations in the capacity of mineral refining including bauxite among other minerals like gold, lithium, diamond, crude oil and manganese. to explore investment paths. Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, the High Commissioner of Ghana in India, while speaking at an interactive session organised by MVIRDC World Trade Center, Mumbai and All India Association of Industries said, “We are willing to offer mining leases and export licenses for refining gold and other raw materials to Indian companies.” The High Commissioner further added, “Indians have already set up business in timber, teak, cashew processing, steel manufacturing and IT sectors. The African nation has a fair and transparent...
Bauxite exports to China reached new highs in the first quarter of 2022, expanding at a rate of 12.8 per cent annual pace between 2017 and 2021, much surpassing all other commodities, which rose at a combined rate of only 4.3 per cent each year. Bauxite arrivals climbed 13.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, with exports from Guinea accounting for 57 per cent of total volumes. “In the first quarter of 2022, China’s bauxite imports hit record levels, increasing 15.4% y/y. This is in stark contrast to China’s total bulk imports which, excluding bauxite, dropped by 10.5% y/y,” said Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO. The demand for bauxite imports has remained strong so far in 2022, and the price of aluminium has risen to its highest...
The Australian exploration and mining company, Metro Mining, which is based in Brisbane, Queensland functionalizing its flagship project, the Bauxite Hills Mine has re-established and drawn down a short term bridge loan with Greenstone Resources, a private equity fund specialising in the mining and metals sector and Lambhill. A bridge loan is a financial arrangement where the borrower can get access to Short Term Loan (STL) to meet short-term liquidity requirements. Metro’s $5 million loans are based on the same terms as it was catered to in January 2022. The loan was drawn up but not taken up at the time. However, Greenstone Resources and Lambhill are the related parties. The unsecured loan has a term of 6 months at a rate of interest of 14%. Metro Mining stated, “We have decided to...
Rio Tinto, an Anglo-Australian multinational mining group, has published its quarterly production report for the first quarter of CY2022, whereby it has announced a 4 per cent Q-o-Q increase in bauxite output to 13.625 million tonnes. But on a year-on-year basis, it registered no change. Bauxite shipments to third parties also grew by 12 per cent year-on-year and 13 per cent quarter-on-quarter to 10.135 million tonnes in 1QCY2022. On the other hand, the company’s alumina production recorded a 7 per cent decline year-on-year and 1 per cent quarter-on-quarter to 1.901 million tonnes, as a result of unplanned outages at refineries due to Australian sanctions on Russia. Aluminium production of 0.7 million tonnes in Q1 2022 also registered a downfall of 8 per cent year-on-year and 3 per cent...
The West African nation, Guinea which is recognised as the world's biggest exporter of bauxite is currently ruled by the Guinean military junta’s resolution to amplify the revenue generation from its bauxite and iron ore resources is anticipated to hurt the Chinese endeavour to make an invasion into the bauxite rich nation. However, in spite of all the assurances delivered by the present government that it would respect all the “existing regulations, contracts and investments” following the dethroning of Alpha Condé as President in September 2021, Guinea has been deploying more pressure on foreign mining firms. Freshly, it instructed foreign companies to design a plan for locally processing bauxite into alumina construct and in March the government also suspended operations at Simandou,...
During the period 2020-2021, Odisha produced minerals worth INR 27,997 crore and had the biggest proportion of Bauxite and Iron Ore production in India. As per the Union Ministry of Mines, Odisha had 149 reporting mines in 2020-21. The state owns 76 percent of bauxite output and 51 percent of iron ore production, respectively. “The production of Bauxite at 20,379 thousand tonne during 2020-21 registered a decrease of 6.67 per cent as compared to the previous year. Odisha with 76.3 per cent contribution was the leading producer of Bauxite,” stated the Union Ministry of Mines. Odisha also has the biggest proportion of expected value of mineral output in India for 2021-22, according to a research by the Union Mines Ministry. “During 2021-22, mineral production was reported from 21...
According to the data shared by the government, India’s mineral production had heightened by 13.2% Y-o-Y from April to February 2021-22. In February 2022, around 2120 thousand tonnes of bauxite was produced, reflecting a year-on-year surge of 8.3%. On Thursday, April 14, the Ministry of Mines informed that the India's mineral production climbed by 4.5 percent in February 2022 compared to the same month a year ago. Coal output was 795,000 tonnes in February, lignite 47000 tonnes, natural gas (used) 2,515 million cubic metres, and petroleum (crude) 230,000 tonnes. Diamond, lignite, phosphorite, and bauxite were among the minerals whose output increased. While there was considerable rise in the production of certain minerals in February 2022, the output of some minerals decreased year over...
Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) donated an amount of US$600,000 for the renovation work of the retirement home, St Ann infirmary in The Caribbean which has adjoining localities embedded in history. At a ceremony held recently at the infirmary a cheque along with articles of clothing and care packages, were handed over to the authority. A major portion of the fund would be separated for the urgent repairing of some parts of the refinery. The institution derives its funding from the Ministry of Local Government through the local authority (St. Ann Municipal Corporation). Donations are usually made by non-governmental organisations, service clubs and churches. JBM’s client relations manager, Deborah Smith, remarked, “Two hundred thousand dollars is to buy some necessities that they need...
The newly appointed directors to manage the board of Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) has paid an official visit to the multi-decade old bauxite company’s mining site in Awaso to acquaintance themselves with the mining operations. Isaac Ofori Poku, the Executive Board Chairman of Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) led the team to tour the facilities at the bauxite mining site together with Frederick Sarkodie, the General Manager of GBC. The Director’s delegation visited the Administration, the Community Hospital the Community School, recreational Centres and GBC Guest Houses, the various mining concessions, the Haulage Area, the Crusher, the Washing Plant and the other required units. However, the Board conversed with the workers to find avenues to discourse prevailing disputes at the bauxite mines...
The mining and exploration company established in Guinea, Dynamic Mining has secured the renewal of a status permitting it complete rights to set up the infrastructures of its future bauxite mine at Bon Ami. Now, without this license, the bauxite mining project’s development might have been compromised. Dynamic Mining, a subsidiary of the Indian group Jaguar Overseas, which following weeks of conversations with the Guinean authorities, in March 2022 had the "Project of National Interest" (PIN) status of its Bon Ami bauxite programme renewed for three years. In 2018, the permit was awarded to Dynamic Mining, but in November 2021, the status got expired. However, it restricted the granting of permits to other mining organizations on the same boundary line and push off it unconfined to erect...
Bauxite Residue Management Best Practice, previously published in 2015, in its latest script released by the International Aluminium Institute, has specified updated guidelines for the sustainable transformation of bauxite residue. This document illustrates the lifecycle of bauxite residue or red mud through definitive case studies showing how stakeholders could be prioritized in its sustainable management. Bauxite ore, the element required to extract alumina is in abundance on the surface of Earth and is estimated to be a collection of 30 billion tonnes with resources accounting for between 55 to 75 billion tonnes. Bauxite residue commonly known as red mud is produced while extracting alumina through the Bayer Process, which has been the adapted mechanism since the 1800s. Global...
Russian aluminium giant Rusal has transported its first bauxite shipment from its Guinean mines in over a month, according to an analysis revealed by Refinitiv shipping data on 6th April. A vessel had left Guinea's Kamsar port on 5th April after being loaded by a trans-shipping vessel that claimed of working for Rusal. The consignment marked Dian-Dian's bauxite export from 12th March. Rusal’s supply network had been impacted in a big way owing to the Ukraine-Russia crisis and its ensuing reaction. Oleg Deripaska, the founder of Rusal had also been named on the sanction list, following the crisis. Rusal's Dian-Dian operations, which primarily feed the company's Aughinish refinery in Ireland, export bauxite via Kamsar. However, Rusal's other Guinean bauxite mines, the Kindia operations,...
Aurukun Bauxite Project is being felicitated as the newest member of the exploration membership class by the Australian Aluminium Council. It is a joint venture between Glencore and MDP Bauxite Pty Ltd (under Mitsubishi subsidiary) and is extended all over the bauxite mining area near Aurukun situated on the west coast of Cape York, Queensland. This project has the potential to yield 8 million metric tonnes of bauxite per annum, sustaining the unit for at least a decade from inception. The project would need approval from the government and other regulatory boards along with an acceptance document coming from the traditional owners of the mining ground. When operational and at its full capacity, the project would employ at least 400 people. Another 300 would receive daily wage employment...
