
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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China Customs data found that bauxite imports into China jumped in 2018 to total at 85.61 million tonnes against 64.63 million tonnes in 2017. The Chinese government’s environmental restrictions and crackdowns on the black market tightened domestic supplies and thus prompted increasing imports of...

Rusal produced 3,719 thousand tonnes of bauxite in the fourth quarter of 2018, a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 3.4 per cent.The company had produced 3,848 thousand tonnes of bauxite in the third quarter of 2018. For the full year of 2018, the company achieved total production of 13,847 thousand...

Depending on the incessant increase in bauxite demand for primary aluminium production, one country that has come a long way as bauxite exporter in the last three years is none other than Montenegro. After a plunge in total export last year, the Balkan country is expected to turn around with a...

According to a report by Antara on February 5, the Environment and Forest Ministry has stationed a team at bauxite mining sites in Bintan District for the investigation of alleged environment damage in the region. The Environment and Forest Minister Siti Nurbaya said the team arrived at the spot on...

Water and wastewater treatment company De.mem Limited announced that the company has secured A$780,000 ($564,868) operations and maintenance contract for Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite mine in Queensland, Australia. De.mem will manage potable water and sewage treatment plants at the mine, for 12 months...

Environmental organisations this week reportedly renewed calls on government to stop all mining and prospecting activities in the Atewa Forest Reserve due to grievous repercussions on the country. The environmental groups said the Atewa Forest provided a variety of ecosystem service and other...

Australian Bauxite Limited has begun mining and screening operations at its Bald Hill mine near Campbell Town, northern Tasmania, as it prepares for the next cargo of seaborne cement-grade bauxite. The company has worked with the customer for the 4 months to achieve the optimum product...

After almost two months, the spot price of bauxite recorded a change on January 28, according to Shanghai Metals Market. The bauxite price dipped by RMB 20 per tonne and stood at RMB 550 per tonne. Prior to this, the aluminium ore price was at RMB 570 per tonne from December 3, 2018, to January 27,...

Canyon Resources has reportedly appointed Steven Zaninovich as a non-executive director to strengthen its board with project development. Zaninovich comes with over 25 years of experience in the mining industry working in the development of multiple mining operations across various commodities and...

Metro Mining has published its 4th Quarter Report. Bauxite production for the quarter was 743k wet metric tonnes (WMT). About 816k WMT bauxite was shipped in the quarter. The shipment volume remained same as the third quarter while production dropped slightly due to bad weather. Annualised...

Australian Bauxite Limited announced that they would ship about 30,000 tonnes of Tasmanian bauxite from the Bell Bay port around March 1. The cement grade bauxite will be from Australian Bauxite’s Bald Hill mine, near Campbell Town. The negotiations with the customer took three months as Australian...

Emirates Global Aluminium has achieved a milestone at its under-construction Guinea bauxite mining project as the first bauxite train travelled from its subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation’s mine to the coast. EGA said the 80-wagon train carried some 6,800 tonnes of bauxite. The bauxite will be...

Global miner Rio Tinto announced fourth quarter and full year 2018 production results. Rio’s bauxite production in 2018 was one per cent lower than 2017, with strong production at Gove and the Andoom mining area in Weipa was offset by lower production at two non-managed operations. The CBG mine in...

Alcoa said it expected the bauxite market to remain in surplus with global stockpile growth projected to continue in 2019, ranging between 7 million and 11 million tonnes, driven by China, which strategically holds bauxite due to uncertain sourcing within and outside of the country. The company...

The German association of the aluminium industry (GDA) had pointed out in August 2018 that the development of business activity in the German aluminium sector until then remained positive. The production reportedly increased in the first half of the year – up 0.9 per cent by aluminium producers and...

According to a recent report, Konecranes, the leading manufacturer of crane and lifting equipment, has won orders for two Gottwald Model 8 floating cranes from COSCO Shipping Bulk Co. COSCO Shipping Bulk is a subsidiary of COSCO, the third largest shipping company to handle bulk cargo. Per the...

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung urged the Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) to improve the efficiency of its bauxite projects and pay attention to environmental protection and promote local socio-economic development, Vietnam News reports. Trinh...

Fitch Solutions Macro Research study shows that in spite of a positive outlook for India’s bauxite mining industry, tightening environmental regulations and tribal tensions may pose downside risks by slowing new projects. Nevertheless, the study also indicates that India’s bauxite output growth...