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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Once again, Canyon Resources Ltd. has reportedly identified a world-class high-grade bauxite zone within its Minim Martap project in Cameroon. The last time when Canyon had found a cluster of high-grade, low-containment bauxite trend within the same project was in November 2018. The recently-found high-grade inferred resource zone is of 250.9 million tonnes at 50.8 per cent aluminium oxide and 1.9 per cent silicon dioxide. Additionally, over 50 per cent of the area drilled for the resource grades is of more than 50 per cent aluminium oxide with 1.3 per cent silica. Canyon believes than Minim Martap is one of the world’s highest grade bauxite resources with low silica. Alexander Shaw, the chief geologist of Canyon, said, “By conducting a more detailed assessment of the historic resource,...
Kuantan lawmaker Fuziah Salleh has reportedly urged the public to attend a dialogue session on bauxite mining standard operating procedure (SOP) on April 14. She said the public must attend the programme to meet, discuss, and voice out their opinion and concern on the matter to officials from the Water, Land, and Natural Resources Ministry and other stakeholders. “They (public) will be able to ask questions and get immediate feedback at the session. They can seek further information on various aspects including the SOP for the pre-mining to post-mining stage,” she said in a WhatsApp message today. Yesterday, the Resources Minister Dr. Xavier Jayakumar had made an announcement about the public hearing, which will be held on April 14 with all stakeholders including non-governmental...
The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is preparing to enter phase seven of the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP), as said by BCDP Project Coordinator, Clarence Osbourne. Under phase seven, another tranche of funds is expected to be paid over to the Programme for its multifaceted projects. “The submissions have been sent to the Ministry of Transport and Mining and they have, in turn, taken it to the Ministry of Finance for them to provide the necessary support,” he said. The BCDP was formed to ensure sustainable development for communities in and around bauxite mining areas. It was developed by the JBI along with consultants from the then Ministry of Agriculture and Mining. The program aims to facilitate the reinvestment of earnings from the bauxite/alumina industry in the...
According to a recent report, the Malaysian government announced that bauxite mining activities in Pahang should be on hold unless the miners conduct a study on the environmental impact of their sites. However, the date for when the environmental impact assessments (EIAs) will begin is not yet set. The resources ministry said that each mine would need at least six months to complete the assessment of the environmental impact. Thus, there will be a slower-than-expected restart in bauxite exports from Malaysia, resulting in disrupted global supply and price hike for a few more months. The Resources Minister Xavier Jayakumar said,” Mine operators will need to fulfil strict requirements, some of which will be based on the findings of the EIAs before they are granted licences to operate.” He...
A subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), Guinea Alumina Corporation is about to secure financing of US$700 to US$750 million for a new bauxite project in the Republic of Guinea, EGA’s chief financial officer Danny Dweik told Reuters on Monday, March 11. He confirmed that the financing is towards a US$1.4 billion bauxite mining project EGA is developing through its wholly-owned subsidiary in Guinea. That would be the largest Greenfield project in the West African country in the last four decades. “The project financing is ongoing, it is in the final stages,” Dweik said. “We are hoping to close very soon.” Dweik revealed this after the company announced its financial results for 2018 yesterday. EGA reported net income of 1.2 billion dirhams ($325 million) for 2018, down 64 per cent...
Indonesian state miner PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) recorded a profit of 874.42 billion rupiah ($61.06 million) in 2018, compared with 136.50 billion rupiah in 2017. The increase was due to higher output and sales of commodities such as nickel and bauxite, as well as lower costs. Antam achieved revenue of 25.24 trillion rupiah in 2018. This was up 99.53 per cent from 12.65 trillion rupiah in 2017. The company’s bauxite output was 1.10 million tonnes last year, an increase of 70 per cent from a year earlier. Bauxite sales volume amounted to 920,031 tonnes, a 10 per cent increased from 2017. Antam aims to start building smelter-grade alumina refinery in Mempawah, West Kalimantan in 2019. First stage will sees the construction of the refinery with a capacity of 1 million tonnes. Finance Director...
Metro Mining has reportedly appointed MBA and honours degree graduate Fiona Murdoch to its board. Murdoch is delighted to be joining the board and looking forward to contributing skills to ensure that Metro maximises all available opportunities, said herself according to the report. Giving her appreciation to the board, senior management, and the entire team who had been the constant pillars of the company from explorer to miner, she made a special mention that “construction of the Bauxite Hills Mine was conducted in just five months and production guidance was reached in the first year of mining operations.” She further added, “The challenge is now to build upon that, reduce costs, and increase value for all shareholders.” The newly appointed board member Fiona Murdoch is a graduate from...
Rio Tinto has completed commissioning of the Amrun bauxite mine in Queensland, Australia. The company said that the mine and associated processing and port facilities will replace production from Rio Tinto’s depleting East Weipa mine. Rio Tinto will increase annual bauxite export capacity by around 10 million tonnes, at a time when higher-grade bauxite is becoming scarcer globally. Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said: “Amrun was completed early and under budget, demonstrating Rio Tinto’s productivity and innovation capabilities. By applying fresh thinking we also delivered safety, environmental, cost and timing benefits. “Amrun will provide jobs, support businesses and contribute to growth in the region for the next 50 years, building on $A2.2 billion of contracts with local, State...
Lindian Resources Ltd announced that it had lodged applications for two additional tenements with a total area of 96.85 square kilometres. The new applications follow the identification of new areas of high-grade bauxite mineralisation across both the PL/13400/2018 and PL/13564/2019 tenements during recent fieldwork programs. PL/13400/2018 comprises two deposits, the Magamba South Deposit and Kidundai deposits, and is located within the broader Lushoto Project area. PL/13564/2019 contains the Pare deposit, where the rock chip sampling confirmed high-grade mineralization. Source:Lindian Resources Lindian chairman Asimwe Kabunga commented: “We are continuing to actively build our portfolio of high-grade bauxite tenements in Tanzania and the granting of these additional licences will...
Russian news agency, Sputnik, reported yesterday, March 3 that the parent company of Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) RUSAL has suspended their bauxite operation due to the on-going strike by the workers. The media report also confirmed moving of all mining equipment to a warehouse after suspension. There is a pay conflict going on between Rusal and the mining employees in the South American nation. In an email statement on Sunday, Rusal said that the workers at Bauxite Company of Guyana Ltd. "declined to work and demanded a pay increase, even though their salaries had been adjusted for forecast inflation at the end of last year." On Saturday, Guyanese media Demerara Waves reported that the local government was considering a temporary shutdown of Rusal operations after the company...
Chinese-owned Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Inc. is reportedly investing US$23 million as part of its expansion plan for Linden, Region 10, bauxite operations. The news arrived after Bosai made the announcement on Friday morning, March 1, which also said that this expansion would create additional long-term employment for the residents of the community Per the report, Bosai has already commenced preparatory works for a new number 15 rotary kiln for calcined bauxite production. The new kiln and its auxiliary facilities are worth of US$20 million and expected to produce 170,000 tonnes of refractory A Grade super calcine bauxite per year. According to the mining company, it is also financing a new number 16 drier and its auxiliary facilities worth US$3 million. This project is expected to...
Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh reportedly said that bauxite mining activities are unlikely to resume in a month’s time. Explaining further, she said that the mining activities look difficult to restart in next one month time because Pahang government has not yet made standard operating procedure (SOP) clear. "It was discussed in the Cabinet that the moratorium should only be lifted if the SOP was satisfactory. So technically, I do not see how the moratorium can be lifted next month," Fuziah said after visiting SM Chong Hwa here on Friday, March 1. Fuziah further said that environmental impact assessment report is also yet to be submitted by the state government. She added that former minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar had earlier proposed the delimitation of bauxite mining hectarage...
The Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry of Malaysia said in a statement that the government would be holding a public hearing and engagement with all parties on the new bauxite mining Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The ministry said this initiative is taken to improve the SOP that covers mining planning, bauxite mining site management, transportation and enforcement, stockpile site and port management as well as exportation procedures. The statement said the public hearing will also consider the opinions of local people as well as environmental NGOs. They would be allowed to access and review the SOP at a date to be announced. "To ensure the involvement of all parties, this engagement that will be held before March 31 will also take into account the interests of the people as...
Developing an integrated aluminium industry with the help of private investors from all around the globe is the goal of Ghana’s government. Such was the message from President Nana Akufo-Addo to Parliament late last week, assuring that a request for proposal would be sent out by the end of February. According to President, the groundwork is already in place to ensure the achievement of this Ghana’s goal in a timely manner. He particularly said, “We intend also to mine at long last our bauxite deposits, in order to establish an integrated aluminium industry in Ghana. The Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation, a statutory corporation has been set up with the support of parliament to spearhead Ghana’s commitment to create an integrated aluminium industry.” Highlighting the work...
Emirates Global Aluminium announced that the final major piece of equipment for its under-development bauxite mining project has arrived in Guinea. The Barge Loader will now be installed at the end of the mining project’s 1.5 kilometre pier, where it will load bauxite ore into self-propelled barges for transport to waiting bulk cargo ships offshore. The Barge Loader, which is the height of a four-storey building, is the last in a series of massive pieces of equipment for the project to arrive in Guinea. The equipment was shipped to Guinea from ThyssenKrupp’s fabrication facility in India Abdulla Kalban, EGA’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, said: “All the major pieces of equipment for our Guinea project have now safely arrived, completing a series of challenging engineering...
Metro Mining Limited plans to expand bauxite production its Bauxite Hills project in Far North Queensland by 17% to 3.5 million wet metric tonnes (wmt) during 2019, a news report from proactiveinvestors AUSTRALIA says. In its half-yearly report for the period ending December 31, 2018, the company announced its plan to implement a series of low-cost operational improvements and upgrade initiatives to carry out the expansion.The company has already started working on implementing the changes required to achieve the expanded production forecast. The expansion work is being done during the wet season shut down and hence will not affect the restarting of operations in April 2019. The existing plant and infrastructure at Bauxite Hills has already been designed in such a way so that they can...
As on February 25 2019, as reported by Shanghai Metals Market; average Bauxite (6.5≤Al/Si＜7.5) price in Guangxi dropped RMB 30 per tonne to RMB 270 per tonne. The average price is expected to stay within a range of RMB 220-RMB 320 per tonne. The average Bauxite (5.5≤Al/Si＜6.5) price also declined RMB 25 per tonne to RMB 200 per tonne. The average price is expected to stay within a range of RMB 180-RMB 220 per tonne. Price of bauxite remains unchanged in all the three major China markets (Shanxi, Henan and Guizhou). In another update from SMM, A00 aluminium ingot price again witnessed a growth of RMB80 per tonne or 0.59 per cent on Monday February 25. Aluminium ingot price stood at RMB13590 per tonne. The average price today is expected to range between RMB 13570 per tonne and RMB 13610...
Malaysia health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad reported that his ministry is constantly monitoring the health of residents who live around bauxite-mining areas near Kuantan. He said the monitoring is carried out by obtaining regular health reports from various health and medical facilities in the area. “We monitor through case statistics, such as respiratory infections in clinics. We check whether there has been a significant increase in the problem. We also monitor the quality of fresh water and fruits, looking for traces of heavy metals in them,” Dzulkefly Ahmad told a media conference at the ministry. He continued, “We want to ensure that the people do not suffer as a result of bauxite-mining activities,” while adding that the matter was also brought up at the Cabinet meeting. All activities...
