
Metro Mining's Bauxite Hills operation delivered record quarterly production as lower unit costs and a broader customer base strengthen its growth profile. Metro Mining is building momentum at its Bauxite Hills bauxite mine in Queensland, with record quarterly output, lower unit costs and improving...
What happens when the world’s biggest bauxite supplier produces too much of the one commodity it dominates? Guinea’s bauxite market is offering a striking answer. Record exports have strengthened its position in global trade, but the surge in supply has also pushed prices lower. Australia,...
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After a month-long restraint, bauxite (4.5≤Al/Si<5.5) Henan price has increased by RMB 27.50 per tonne to stand at RMB 387.50 per tonne as of Monday, July 12, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 365-410 per tonne. Among other primary aluminium...

On 11th July 2021, Emirates Global Aluminium earmarked the 100th shipload of bauxite exported from Guinea, since the company’s initiation in August 2019 from its wholly-owned bauxite-mining subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation. The UAE based aluminium company, EGA uses Capesize vessels to...

The Australian exploration and mining company Metro Mining (MMI) has signed two binding spot cargo agreements with Shanxi Liulin Senze Aluminium Company of China. The two cargo agreements are for around 60,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT) from Metro’s flagship project, the Bauxite Hills Mine, located in...

Australian exploration and mining company, Metro Mining has appointed Simon Wensley as the new Managing Director and CEO. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Simon Finnis have stepped down from his role effective 5th July 2021 following six and a half years in the position. Simon Wensley...
The metal aluminium does not exist in a pure state in nature and it begins with bauxite ore exploration then processing to alumina, which further transforms to aluminium. Canada is ranked among the top global primary aluminium producers. There are 10 primary aluminium smelters in Canada, one is...

The Australian exploration and mining company, Metro Mining Limited based in Brisbane, Queensland has floated a $25.5 million equity raise incorporating an arrangement and a pro-rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer. As per the information, approx. 1.6 million shares will be issued at...

The innovative business by Australian Bauxite Limited, which has developed new technologies to improve bauxite application across the aluminium, cement and fertiliser industries has shown the intent of another new and larger bauxite mine at Fingal Rail, near Conara in Tasmania. Since 2015, the...

Indian Industrial Value Chain Collective (IIVCC), a group representing organisations involved in the industrial production and consumption supply chain activities across India, released data on Tuesday, June 22, indicating India’s loss from bauxite import activities. In Q1 2021, the country...

The world bauxite market this week during May 14-18 witnessed a myriad of events starting from Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée’s (CBG) official launch of new visual identity to the appointment of André Henry by Canyon Resources Limited as Director of Port and Rail for Camalco SA. Compagnie des...

The JV between DADA Holdings and Enervoxa, ElementUS Minerals LLC has appointed Joseph Carrabba as its Chief Executive Officer. ElementUS is developing a processing plant in Gramercy, Louisiana that will extract highly strategic rare earth elements and other crucial minerals from residual bauxite....

Guinea, known for having the world’s largest bauxite reserves, is set to expand production after the Societe Miniere de Boke’s (SMB) railway project is complete linking Santou II and Houda blocks to the Port of Dapilon. The railway project has been inaugurated on Wednesday, June 16, whereby...

Ukraine imported 2.185 million tonnes of aluminium ores and concentrate (bauxite) in the first five months of 2021. That marked an increase of 12.3% compared to the same period last year, according to statistics released by the State Customs Service. Bauxite imports in monetary terms rose to...

The developer of the world-class Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon, Canyon Resources Limited has appointed André Henry as Director of Port and Rail, for Camalco SA. Camalco SA is the 100% owned Cameroonian entity that holds the authorizations for Canyon Resources Minim Martap Bauxite Project...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, bauxite (6.5≤Al/Si<7.5) price in Guizhou has climbed by RMB 10 per tonne to come in at RMB 370 per tonne on Tuesday, June 15. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 340-400 per tonne Bauxite (4.5≤Al/Si<5.5) price in Henan has grown by RMB...

On 11th June 2021, the largest single producer of bauxite in the world, Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) declared the official launch of its new visual identity. The launch event was witnessed by the directors of the company, major players of the Guinean mining world, several diplomats, the...

The last week saw some of the leading companies announcing new agreement for bauxite supply and submitting the ‘Environmental and Social Impact Assessment’. Let’s explore the top stories covering the downstream products vertical for the week that went by: Metro Mining Limited has signed two new...

Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG), the world’s leading company in the bauxite sector, has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as a new Production and Transformation member, bringing the total number of ASI members to 174. CBG operates mines in the area of Sangarédi in the north-western...

Metro Mining Limited has signed two new Binding Offtake Agreements with China’s Xinfa Group for a total 7 million dry metric tonne (DMT) of bauxite, aligning with Metro’s Stage 2 expansion plans. The new deal is likelyt to start next year. Metro Mining Managing Director and CEO Simon Finnis said:...