Impact Minerals plans staged 4,000-tpa HPA production in US
A NewPro study supports a staged 2,000-to-4,000-tonne-per-year high-purity alumina plant on the US Gulf Coast, with a post-tax NPV of about USD373 million and a 42.3 per cent IRR. Impact Minerals is advancing plans for a modular high-purity alumina (HPA) plant in the US after an independent scoping...
Ireland withholds Aughinish Alumina meeting notes amid Russia export review
Ireland’s Department of Enterprise has withheld the release records of discussions between its secretary general and Aughinish Alumina management, citing “highly confidential information” shared by the company. The decision comes as scrutiny intensifies over the Limerick refinery’s alumina exports...
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UAE aluminium giant says to cut 4% of workforce
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Thursday said it is cutting its workforce by 4 percent as part of a strategic restructuring to reduce costs and boost operational efficiency. EGA was created by the merger of two state-owned aluminium companies - Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) and Abu Dhabi's Emirates...
Odisha Govt backs L&T for bauxite mining lease in Rayagada
With Larsen & Toubro (L&T) agreeing to set up a three million tonne aluminum refinery in two phases of 1.5 million tonne each at Rayagada, the Odisha government today recommended to the Centre the grant of Mining Lease (ML) for Sijurumali and Kuturumali bauxite mines to the company putting an end...
India's Nalco gets access to Pottangi reserves for refinery project
After over two decades of waiting, India's largest integrated aluminium producer National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) will commence mining operations at the Pottangi project, in the eastern province of Odisha, where bauxite reserves have been estimated at 70-million tonnes. According to a...
Odisha wants Sasubohumali bauxite mines for OMC
After securing the Karlapat bauxite mine in favour of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), the state government has moved the Union mines ministry to reserve yet another bauxite deposit - Sasubohumali mine in the name of the state-owned PSU. "The government has already written to the central mines...
Odisha to push OMC's case for mining lease over Karlapat
The state government would move the Union ministry of mines to recommend grant of mining lease (ML) over Karlapat bauxite mines in favour of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). The Centre, in March this year, had decided to allocate the Karlapat deposits to the state run miner following a request from...
Alumina refinery to employ 3,000 workers in West Kalimantan
An alumina refinery in Sungai Tengar village, Kendawangan district, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan, is set to provide 3,000 jobs for local residents. Ketapang Development Planning Board economic affairs head Alexander Wilyo told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday that the opportunity was expected to...
Nalco to invest INR 5,540 crore in 1 million tonne alumina refinery
The board of National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has approved a significant capacity expansion plan to set up a one million tonne alumina refinery at Damanjodi, Koraput, Odisha at a proposed investment of INR 5,540 crore. Nalco already has a captive bauxite deposit at Pottangi in the state, which...
"By lowering our own emissions, increasing recycling and helping our customers develop products that enable CO2 savings; we aim to make carbon neutrality a reality." Mr. Alberto Fabrini, Executive Vice President - Head of Bauxite and Alumina, Hydro, Brazil
Brazil is Hydro's main source for bauxite and it employs more than 6,000 people in the country for their business in the aluminium value chain. Hydro extracts bauxite in Paragominas and Trombetas and refines bauxite to alumina at the world's largest alumina refinery, Alunorte. AlCircle had an...
Indian states to start auction of 200 mines next month
Beginning next month, eight mineral-rich states will start the e-auction of 200 mines with iron ore, limestone and bauxite deposits. The states have been empowered by the centre to auction mines with these three mineral resources. These 200 mines are mainly concentrated in Rajasthan, Jharkhand,...
Emirates Global Aluminium to spend $5bn boosting capacity
State-owned Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is spending US$5.2 billion to boost capacity at its smelter in Dubai and build an alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi, a company executive said yesterday. EGA, the world’s fifth-largest aluminium producer, was formed last year with the merger of Abu Dhabi’s...
Bauxite Resources : Dispute notice issued to Yankuang Resources
Bauxite Resources Limited has issued a dispute notice to Yankuang Resources Pty Limited (YRPL) pursuant to the terms of the Joint Venture Resource Agreement (JRVA) and the Alumina Refinery Joint Venture Agreement (ARJVA). The disputes relate to: (a) the differing views as to how to interpret the...
Alpart ready to export bauxite to Rusal as it awaits its December 2016 reopening
Timothy O’Driscoll has been promising the reopening of the Alpart alumina refinery ever since he took over as managing director in 2009. Although there is still an expected 18-19 months time for that dream to be realized, last Thursday there was a glimmer of hope with the visit of Phillip Paulwell....
EGA’s new alumina refinery due to begin construction this year
The mega alumina refinery project at Abu Dhabi is all set to begin construction this year according to top officials. EGA’s planned mega refinery project has almost completed the engineering study according to Saeed Fadhal Al Mazrooei, CEO of UAE Operations at EGA. At the inaugural site of Gulf...
L&T presses for ML over two bauxite deposits
Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has made a renewed bid to secure mining rights over Sijimali and Kutrumali bauxite deposits across Kalahandi and Rayagada districts after the enforcement of the Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, MMDR Act, 2015. Since L&T...
Extended maintenance at Paragominas completed
The ball mill at Hydro’s bauxite mining operations in Paragominas in Para, Brazil, that was taken out for planned maintenance in the beginning of March is now back in operation. Paragominas has fully resumed its production. Paragominas normally operates with two ball mills, and with one ball mill...
China bauxite imports soared 144.07% in March, driven mainly by Malaysia
China imported 4.44 million tonnes of bauxite in March, up 46.91% from February and 144.07% from a year ago, customs data showed. Stockpiles of imported bauxite built up in 2013 are running out, which explains why March’s imports were such robust, SMM understands. Malaysia contributed the most to...
Vedanta reports record production for the fourth quarter and full year 2015
Vedanta Resources plc releases production report for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year ending 31 March 2015. In the aluminium segment, Vedanta reports record quarterly and full year Aluminium production with the new Jharsuguda-II and Korba-II smelters ramping up successfully. The company also...
Alcoa secures new gas supply agreement to power its alumina refineries in Western Australia
Alcoa of Australia Limited has secured a new 12-year gas supply agreement to power its alumina refineries in Western Australia. Commencing in 2020, the agreement is for an initial supply of 120 terajoules per day of natural gas. Combined with a number of smaller agreements, this means Alcoa of...
