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Shipment of bauxite to china expected at the end of this month
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The first shipment of more than 80,000 tonnes of bauxite to China this year is expected at the end of the month.
Aurum Explorations Fiji Limited Mine Manager Basilio Vanuaca said the delay is due to bad weather experienced at Nawailevu in Bua.
He said the company’s aimed is to export 800,000 tonnes of bauxite to China before the end of the year.
Meanwhile, the bauxite mining company is awaiting government to approve the mining license on a new site.
Vanuaca says the Mataqali Naita of Votua village in Lekutu, Bua, have agreed to give their land for bauxite mining to be done around 500 metres from the current site at Nawailevu.
He said the landowners after consultation agreed to the project, citing growth in development opportunities. More than 200 people are employed at the current bauxite mining site.
Aurum Explorations Fiji Limited Mine Manager Basilio Vanuaca said the delay is due to bad weather experienced at Nawailevu in Bua.
He said the company’s aimed is to export 800,000 tonnes of bauxite to China before the end of the year.
Meanwhile, the bauxite mining company is awaiting government to approve the mining license on a new site.
Vanuaca says the Mataqali Naita of Votua village in Lekutu, Bua, have agreed to give their land for bauxite mining to be done around 500 metres from the current site at Nawailevu.
He said the landowners after consultation agreed to the project, citing growth in development opportunities. More than 200 people are employed at the current bauxite mining site.
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