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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The main minerals mined in Sierra Leone other than bauxite are diamonds, rutile, gold, iron and limonite, though diamond mining makes the highest revenue in the overall mining sector. Diamond mining in Sierra Leone has been seen as one of the key factors for instability in the country and one of the reasons for the country's recent civil war. Sierra Leone's production of bauxite, an aluminium ore, is around 1% of the total global production. Deposits occur between Moyamba and Mano, on the Freetown Peninsular, at Krim-Kpaka in the Pujehun District, southern Sierra Leone; in the north on the road from Falaba to Waia, at Kamakwie and Makumre. Sierra Minerals Holdings is the only company mining bauxite in the country and the second-largest employer in the mining industry. It runs the Sieromco...
Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) declared that: “outbreak of COVID- 19 is currently hitting Ghana’s economy as there are indications that aspects of the Sinohydro deal will be delayed.” CDD-Ghana has raised concerns regarding the need for the government to initiate socio-economic reforms to mitigate the effects of Coronavirus on the country’s economy. The statement also stated: “as a net consumer of goods and services, any disruptions in the global economy ripples down to Ghana. Currently, there are indications that the aspects of the Sinohydro Bauxite agreement will be delayed due to disruptions in the Chinese economy. Should this happen, this could have a significant impact on the government’s development agenda.” The Sinohydro Bauxite Project is expected to bring...
Aumund Fördertechnik GmbH, the German-based producer of conveying technology will be delivering an arched plate conveyor to Mytilineos S.A. in Agios Nikolaos on the Gulf of Corinth (Greece). The location, at which the Mytilineos metallurgy and technology group operates a plant, produces aluminium in a two-step process. After the mining and processing of the bauxite, Mytilineos generates alumina from the enriched ore, which forms the basis for the electrolytic production of metallic aluminium in Agios Nikolaos. As this is a specialized requirement in terms of both the material and the application, so the conveying process in the plant consists of discharging bauxite from a silo, and onward transportation to a rod mill by an arched plate conveyor type BPB 250-1200. In designing the Arched...
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), on 01 st April’20, declared in a statement that it has recorded a three-sixty degree success in bauxite and alumina productions in the fiscal year 2019-20. The company has utilized its full capacity at Panchpatmali mines and achieved bauxite production of 7.30 million tonnes. This is the highest ever production since the journey of Nalco started. The officials of Nalco said: “the bauxite transportation of the company has increased to an all-time high of 7.30 million tonnes”. Nalco’s alumina refinery has raised the bar by reaching its highest ever production of 2.16 million tonnes of alumina hydrate. The steam and power plant (SPP) of the refinery has also achieved the highest-ever net power generation. Despite all these, the aluminium smelter of...
The Australian mining and metal company Australian Bauxite has started to increase its production to support fertilizer production in Tasmania. The Australian securities exchanges listed (ASX) Australian Bauxite company declared that it has started the delivery of 800 tonnes of its special fertilizer bauxite as part of an ongoing contract to regularly supply bauxite to a fertilizer production plant operated by Impact Fertilizers in Hobart. This “just in time” delivery of fertilizer grade bauxite by ABx was required by Impact Fertilizers before Friday 3 rd April because its stocks of ABx’s special bauxite product were low and production would have been curtailed, affecting its 50 direct employees, its supply of fertilizer to the agricultural industry and also interrupting Impact’s supply...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, the average Bauxite (4.5≤Al/Si＜5.5) price in Shanxi stands at RMB 415 per tonne on Tuesday, 31 March 2020, down RMB 35 per tonne or 7.78 per cent, after remaining flat at RMB 450 per tonne since March 10. The average price is expected to move within a range of RMB 380-RMB 450 per tonne. The average Bauxite (4.5≤Al/Si＜5.5) price in Henan has declined from RMB400 per tonne to RMB380 per tonne today. The average price is expected to move within a range of RMB 370-RMB 390 per tonne. The average spot alumina price in China has dropped from RMB 2370 per tonne to RMB 2343 per tonne on March 31. This marks a drop of RMB 27 per tonne or 1.14 per cent today. The prices of alumina in East, Central, and North China markets have reduced by RMB 30 per tonne, RMB 30...
Lindian Resources has communicated by stating the confirmations of significant extensions to its high-grade conglomerate bauxite resource at the Gaoual Bauxite Project in Guinea, West Africa. The company reported at the beginning of the month that they located two new areas of conglomerate bauxite at Gaoual post new geological work has been carried out. These included a one-kilometre northern extension to the Bouba Plateau at Gaoual and a new area to the south of the plateau called Bouba South. <iframe width="500" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eI4a7gU7AAk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Lindian has now accomplished its drilling program on these areas and has confirmed that the...
Ukraine has been raising the import of aluminium ore Y-o-Y, thus sending a positive message to the global bauxite/aluminium industry. The total bauxite import during 2017-19 stood at 15.48 million tonnes, whereas the import estimation for 2020 stood at 5.80 million tonnes when added the volume stands at 21.28 tonnes. The total foreign revenue expenditure reflects at $909.45 million for bauxite importation during 2017-20. Ukraine in 2017 raised imports of bauxite in natural terms by 21.8% compared to 2016, to 4.86 million tonnes, in monetary terms by 36.9%, to $212.34 million. In January-July 2018 some 45 tonnes of bauxite were re-exported to Poland for $5,000, whereas in January-July 2017 some 22 tonnes of bauxite were re-exported to Poland for $1,000 and 140 tonnes worth $9,000 to...
As shown by the latest US Geological Survey data on bauxite and alumina imports in the fourth quarter of 2019, the United States imported 1 million tonnes of crude and dried bauxite, up 8 per cent from 929,000 tonnes in the third quarter and 15 per cent more than 840,000 tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2018. With this, the US’ total bauxite imports in 2019 came in at 3.71 million tonnes, as compared with 3.33 million tonnes in the whole of 2018. Jamaica was the leading supplier of bauxite in Q4 2019, followed by Brazil and Turkey. While Jamaica exported 702,000 tonnes accounting for 70 per cent of the total bauxite import by the US, Brazil contributed 27 per cent by supplying 272,000 tonnes. From Turkey, the US imported 28,200 tonnes in Q4. Imports of alumina during Q4 2019 totalled at...
Metro Mining has made public that it will resume mining at the Bauxite Hills Mine in early April’20, as formulated, with the first vessel to commence loading two weeks later. In general mining operations activities are kept in halt at the Bauxite Hills during the December-March wet season period. Though perfect dates are always subject to weather situations, long-term forecasts have indicated that the restart is expected to be smooth. Metro has confirmed the shipping schedule for the 2020 first quarter of operations is now finalized, and all production planned until the end of June’20 is spoken for and anticipates producing and shipping about 1million tonnes of bauxite during this period. Metro’s MD and CEO Simon Finnis said that while it may seem like a business, as usual, the company is...
Canyon Resources Ltd is relentless of development at its 100% owned Minim Martap Bauxite Project in central Cameroon, Africa, with the conveyance of the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) on course. The study of the maiden ore reserve for the project is anticipated to be delivered in the second quarter of 2020. Managing director Phillip Gallagher said: “We know we are in unprecedented times and that everyone is in some way affected, however, as a business we are in a strong position to continue to deliver on the project whilst protecting our people. “This has been the result of careful contingency planning and having selected the right people and organizations globally to partner with for the delivery of the PFS.” The PFS is reinforced by Minim Martap’s portrayed mineral resource of 892 million...
Vietnam Association of Environmental Economics (VIASEE) has just sent a petition to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on strategies and solutions for Bauxite mining, promoting the development of the aluminium industry in the Central Highlands. The contribution of ideas toward the construction and completion of the draft of the XIII Party Congress Document on socio-economic issues by the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, as the head of the Subcommittee. The matter is of great strategic significance, contributing to creating a large revenue source for the State Budget to help promote the country's socio-economic development. The Vietnam Association of KTMT evaluates Bauxite as a mineral resource with large reserves and value in the largest category of our country today. It has been...
Dr Peter Phillips, President of the People’s National Party of Jamaica, has called on Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, to declare a national day of prayer as Jamaica battles the Corona-Virus. During the budget session in parliament on 17 th March’20, Phillips made the call after briefing a raft of suggestions to address the anticipated COVID-19 fallout Dr Peter also stated apart from the possibly devastating impact of the physical health of Jamaicans, the economic effects must be considered. Jamaican island has already begun to see the impact in the main productive sectors, mainly Bauxite and tourism. As the cargo, stop-over, and cruise shipping numbers have been hugely affected. The demand for bauxite and alumina has already been curtailed and bauxite prices continue to fall due to...
The bauxite import of Austria remains dwindling, as the total volume of bauxite imports from 2017-2019 stood at 39,679 tonnes, whereas the total revenue expended was $10.34 million. The bauxite import in 2020 is forecasted at 11,088 tonnes, when added to 2017-19 the import stands to 50,767 tonnes and the projected amount is $3.46 million. When the projected amount is added to the previous few years, it stands to $13.38 million. In 2017 the bauxite import for Austria was recorded at 12,086 tonnes, while the foreign revenue expended was $2.89 million. The bauxite import for Austria in 2018 saw a huge jump by 41.29%, as the total import remained at 17,077 tonnes. The revenue paid for the import stood at $4.32 million. In 2019 the bauxite import saw a steep fall of 38.42%. The total amount...
Guyana, a country with a population of 780,000, neighbouring Brazil and Venezuela in the region’s northeast corner, is expecting to bloom its economy to 86% in 2020 after expanding 4.4% in 2019, as per International Monetary Fund. Bauxite was the country's leading industry in 2002, and gold and bauxite/alumina were the country's second-and third-ranking export commodities; bauxite and gold accounted for one-fifth of the country's GDP. Guyana was the fifth-largest bauxite producer in Latin America. <iframe width="500" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tPQH6ixUTgI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> The total bauxite export of Guyana stood at 5.56 million tonnes during 2017-19. In 2017 the...
The bauxite import of Portugal has been showing positive during 2018-20. The total bauxite import during 2018-19 was recorded at 8943 tonnes and the foreign exchange paid was $5.42 million. The projected bauxite import of Portugal remains strong in 2020 with a total volume of 5317 tonnes, while the forecasted revenue to be paid will be $3.70 million. Portugal’s total bauxite import during 2018-2020 is reflected at 14,260 tonnes and the revenue paid remained at $9.12 million. In 2018 the import accounted for 4268 tonnes, whereas the amount paid was $2.41 million. The bauxite import rose by 9.53% in 2019, as the total volume stood at 4675 tonnes. The revenue paid for bauxite imports was $3.01 million. In 2020 the bauxite import shows rise by 13.73% on Y-o-Y. The countries majorly exporting...
Yofi Grant, the CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) said: “the government’s flagship programme One District One Factory (1D1F) presents unlimited opportunities for both internal and external investors to thrive.” Yofi Grant’s communicated that the 1D1F drive incorporated with other business programmes being accomplished, which prosperous investment opportunities to be extensive in Ghana. The CEO was very much clear to his words, as he said: “I seriously believe that the Ghana opportunity is almost limitless at this moment. I mean we have bauxite and so we do have quite a significant amount of other mineral resources which we haven’t exploited yet, and so for me, that is not even the limit to it because we have the 1D1F which is a fantastic opportunity for investors both...
The Bauxite import of the South American country Argentina has slowed down during 2017-2019. The projection for 2020 also shows a dip of 8.73%. The total bauxite import of Argentina from 2017-19 stood at 408,789 tonnes and when projected for the year 2020, the Y-o-Y shows a dip. The total import from 2017-20 shows 523,676 tonnes and the total foreign revenue expended from 2017-19 accounted to $ 163.77 million and when the year 2020 is added it reaches $230.83 million. In 2017 the bauxite import showed some positive trend with total volume stood at 153,424 tonnes and the foreign revenue expended has been $47.58 tonnes. The bauxite import of Argentina in 2018 showed downfall by 23,947 tonnes, de-growth by 15.60% and the total volume stood at 129,477 tonnes, whereas the amount paid showed a...
