Noranda Bauxite confirms 3.8 million tonnes export in 2019, showers positive update

The Jamaican bauxite mining operation of New Day Aluminium, Noranda Bauxite, declares that bauxite exports from its St. Ann facility were accounted for approximately 3.8 million wet metric tonnes for the calendar year 2019.

The bauxite exports covered sales to its sister Alumina refinery, Noranda Alumina, as well as their third party shipments to entities in Asia and the USA.

Noranda bauxite has amenities to export roughly an extra 2 million tonnes of bauxite annually from its deep-water port in St. Ann.

Noranda bauxite is the only bauxite producer, licensed to export bauxite from Jamaica.

Chris Young, Noranda Bauxite’s Vice President of Business Development, stated: “We have in Jamaica some of the world’s best bauxite, with excellent available alumina content as well as extremely low silica. With the Jamaican Government’s commitment to providing us with nearly 250 million tonnes of bauxite through 2066 and our easily accessible deep-water port, we are well-positioned to supply not only alumina refineries across the globe but also to supply bauxite for other applications, such as in the cement industry.”

Noranda Bauxite has also communicated that its Jamaica rooted plant and port facilities were out of any impact from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, which recorded approximately 86 miles northwest direction of Montego Bay, Jamaica on 29^th January’20.

Vice President and General Manager Delroy Dell of Noranda Bauxite commented, "We continue to operate our plant and port facilities as usual and are pleased that Jamaica as a whole appears to have been spared any material issues or injuries from this event."