Metro’s shipment from Bauxite Hills Mine continues to increase amidst slow mining activities

Even amidst the slowdown in mining activities at the Bauxite Hills Mine, Queensland, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Metro Mining Limited has not witnessed any dive in its shipments. Rather the company’s shipments have continued to grow, having August shipping rates returned to the levels recorded prior to July.

Metro shipped 520,000 wet metric tonnes of bauxite in August, up by 64,000 tonnes from 456,000 wet metric tonnes in July. So, the total amount shipped year to date comes in at 2.23 million wet metric tonnes.

In the June quarter, Metro mined 1.42 million wet metric tonnes.

Metro stated the mine’s 2020 operational results demonstrated the capability of the Bauxite Hills Mine operating at a four million tonnes a year rate using its existing plant and equipment.

Metro managing director Simon Finnis said, “We continue to see improvements in the market and are regularly fielding new enquiries. We continue to make good progress in our negotiations for further bauxite sales.”

Metro announced last month that it would bring forward the closure of mining activities at the Bauxite Hills mine for the wet season due to the impacts of the COVID19 across the aluminium supply chain.

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