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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Metro Mining has shipped one million tonnes of bauxite from its Bauxite Hills Mine north of Weipa since mining operations commenced. The millionth tonne of bauxite was loaded aboard the bulk carrier ISA OLDENDORFF as part of a 60,000 tonne shipment bound for Metro’s foundation customer Xinfa Group....
China Customs data reveals that increased bauxite exports by Guinea to China after the rainy season has rebounded China’s bauxite imports in August. As per the data, China imported 7.89 million tonnes of bauxite in August, 8.4 per cent up from 7.28 million tonnes in July. China Customs data found...
Metminco Limited has announced it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of shares of Sunshine Metals Ltd. Sunshine Metals holds 80% of the Jejevo Nickel Project on Santa Isabel Island and an 80% interest in an early stage bauxite prospect — the Tausere bauxite Project, on the...
According to the international export-import statistics, bauxite export from Solomon Islands is estimated to stand at 1.9 million tonnes in 2018, up 19 per cent YoY. The country has a great potential of bauxite. China is the largest bauxite market for the country. On a quarterly basis, Solomon...
Jamaica’s Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Robert Montague defended the bauxite mining deal that Jamaican Government signed with New Day Aluminium at the parliament. He said that when New Day/ DaDa Holdings, LLC (New Day) acquired 49% stake in the Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partnership in Jamaica...
Metallica Minerals and Melior Resources on Thursday, September 13, announced that they signed an agreement together to create a diversified Queensland mining company with the aim to boost near-term production potential and the future growth opportunities. Metallica Minerals Ltd. is an Australian...
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) has announced the company’s half yearly report on September 12, noting each of its activities during the period. The most notable one is its incorporation of ALCORE Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary to fund and manage the ALCORE project of developing aluminium...
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the Second Quarter 2018 , imports of crude and dried bauxite by the U.S. in Q2 2018 were 917,000 tonnes, 41% more than the volume of 651,000 tonnes in the first quarter of 2018. On a YoY basis, import of bauxite is up 13% from the...
On September 11, 2018, Viet Phuong Group (VPG) of Vietnam reportedly inked a contract with the Lao Government for exploiting and processing bauxite ore and building an alumina factory in Sekong province of Laos, in presence of VPG General Director Phuong Minh Hue. Hue thanked the authorities of...
Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar said in a statement on September 10, 2018 that the Pahang government will not issue export licenses to any firms that violate the moratorium period. He said the ministry had been informed illegal bauxite mining activities were taking...
On Thursday, September 6, Jamaica Government signed a new mining agreements with New Day Aluminium (Jamaica) Limited, which is affiliated to Dada Holdings LLC and acquired Noranda's stake in the St Ann Bauxite Limited in 2016. The agreement secures protection of the Cockpit Country and thousands of...
The government has agreed to issue temporary approved permits (APs) to the relevant firms to export and clear the remaining stockpile of the ore located in Pahang. Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr A. Xavier Jayakumar said the decision came after talks between the ministry and the...
After managing to run 2 million tonnes per annum refinery for past 10 years with bauxite sourced from several parts of the state and abroad, the aluminium major The Vedanta Limited for the very first time received the raw material from OMC’s Kodingamali mines recently, reported Vedanta’s external...
China’s bauxite imports found decreased in July by China Customs from a month ago as rainy season lowered the supply from Guinea. {newsStudioGallery} Data showed China imported a total volume of 7,280,000 tonnes of bauxite in July, compared to 7,440,160 tonnes in June. This means the volume dropped...
Mining operators have urged the state government to allow bauxite mining activities after the moratorium end on December 31, 2018. LLT Group (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, director Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Abdul, said a set of standard operating procedure (SOP) for bauxite mining activities have been handed to...
Canyon Resources Limited has reportedly upgraded the JORC 2004 resource for its Minim Martap Bauxite Project in the Adamawa region of Cameroon, alongside Canyon’s existing Birsok Bauxite Project, to a JORC 2012 compliant resource. The resource has 550 million tonnes of an average grade of 45.5 per...
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced the signing of $2 billion Master Project Support Agreement (MPSM) between the Government of Ghana and Sinohydro Corporation Limited. The agreement was signed during a state visit to China by President Nana Akufo-Addo. Under the deal Sinohydro will...
Metro Mining Ltd has signed a new binding contract with China’s state-owned State Power Investment Corporation Aluminium and Electric Power Investment Co. Ltd (SPIC) for the delivery of 300,000 WMT (+/- 10%) of bauxite in calendar year 2018.The company said that the demand for Bauxite Hills ore...
