The acquisition gives Rio Tinto control of a major undeveloped Cape York resource as it expands its existing Weipa operations and advances new mining areas. Rio Tinto is expanding its Cape York bauxite portfolio by acquiring the Aurukun bauxite project from Glencore and Mitsubishi, adding a...
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...
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Private investment firm Via East West Capital (VEWC) has reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with One Minerals Mining Sdn Bhd to provide funding of RM1.47 billion for 7,000 acres of bauxite mining area in Johor. As per the report, the investment firm will initially give US$50...
Canyon Resources Limited has recently found high-quality results from aircore drilling at Ngaoundal within Minim Martap Bauxite Project, a World Class, Tier One Bauxite asset in Cameroon. Results averaged 43.5% aluminium oxide and 1.05% silicon dioxide for the 49 aircore holes drilled at the three...
IBAAS and GAMI are jointly organizing the 8th International IBAAS-GAMI Conference & Exhibition at the picturesque city of Guiyang, China from September 4 - 6, 2019. The theme of the IBAAS-GAMI Conference is “Technological Advances in Alumina, Aluminium Smelter, Downstream Fabrication, Energy...
There has been a buzz in the metals market that Indonesia might bring forward a planned ban on mineral ore exports from 2022. However, a key Indonesian mining ministry official said that there is no speculation on whether the government might bring forward a planned ban on mineral ore exports from...
Metro Mining has released results for the month of July and reported bauxite production of 443 thousand wet metric tonnes (WMT) and shipments of 463 thousand wet metric tonnes (WMT). This marks a month-on-month growth of 3.8 per cent in production and 24 per cent in shipments, bringing the total...
Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) announced on August 4 that its first ship loaded with metallurgical-grade bauxite sailed from transhipment location near the company’s port in Kamsar to world markets. This marks the first bauxite ore exports from GAC and the beginning of commercial production for...
The latest Customs data showed that China’s bauxite imports in the first six months of 2019 came in at 56.63 million tonnes, after expanding by 39.26 per cent from the same period last year. Greater domestic production of alumina and tighter supply of the ore could be the two reasons for this...
The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for bauxite mining and export in Pahang, Malaysia, is ready to be finalised, bringing miners one step closer to resuming bauxite ore extraction activities. Such was the announcement by Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr. A. Xavier Jayakumar on...
As the week has come to an end, let us once recapitulate how the aluminium market in China rolled over the entire week. Beginning from bauxite, the price of the Bauxite (6.0≤Al/Si＜7.0)Shanxi recorded a growth of RMB 20 per tonne to RMB 560 per tonne on July 31, according to Shanghai Metals Market....
Rio Tinto has released H1 2019 results. Though aluminium business suffered due to lower aluminium prices, it was stable from an operational perspective. Bauxite and alumina section performed better in comparison to primary metal. Bauxite volumes rose following the completion of Amrun with third...
Australian Bauxite Limited posted increasing sales of Tasmanian fertiliser-grade bauxite in its second quarter report. The company said in the report that superphosphate fertiliser made by acid processing bauxite from the Bald Hill Mine near Campbell Town gained strong sales. In early June, about...
After remaining muted for about three months at RMB 540 per tonne, the average price of Bauxite (6.0≤Al/Si＜7.0)Shanxi has recorded a growth of RMB 20 per tonne to RMB 560 per tonne, as of July 31, learned Shanghai Metals Market. This is the third change in Bauxite (6.0≤Al/Si＜7.0)Shanxi price this...
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, popularly known as DR Congo, Mr. Felix Tshisekedi has reportedly invited Engineers and Planners to start commercial bauxite mining in the area. Mr. Felix has also sought support from Engineers and Planners to build the capacity of the power sector...
The global export-import data found that Ukraine is incessantly recording a rise in bauxite import over the past few years. In 2016, the country imported 2.4 million tonnes of bauxite, which in 2017 increased to 4.8 million tonnes, representing a 100 per cent growth. Further extending the rise,...
Lindian Resources Limited has reportedly received approval for raising a fund of up to $1.3 million from professional and sophisticated investors to be used to undertake the company’s inaugural drilling programme at the Gaoual Bauxite Project in Guinea. The $1.3 million includes $200,000 from...
Canyon Resources Limited has reportedly acquired a fund of $4 million for the pre-feasibility study (PFS) development stage of Minim Martap Bauxite project in Cameroon. Canyon has successfully raised the fund by way of a private placement of shares to sophisticated and professional investors at an...
Metro Mining has released results for its June quarter and reported bauxite production of 880 thousand wet metric tonnes (WMT). The company’s June quarter bauxite shipments stood at 836 thousand Wet Metric Tonnes (WMT). Shipping levels since mid-June have exceeded the estimated annual rate of 3.5...
Tenova TAKRAF, an integrated solutions provider to the global mining, bulk material handling and minerals processing sector says that a 48-hour performance test is successfully completed for bauxite-carrying trains in Kamsar, Guinea on July 1. Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) has started a a...
