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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Government concerns over Gove alumina refinery
The Northern Territory Government hopes a decision will be made this week on a plan to help save a Rio Tinto alumina refinery on the Gove peninsula in remote north-east Arnhem Land. The Territory's Chief Minister says any closure of the refinery could devastate the nearby mining town of Nhulunbuy,...
Odisha govt looks for new bauxite mines for Vedanta
After the shutdown of Vedanta Aluminium’s one million tonne alumina refinery at Lanjigarh on December 5, the Odisha government seems to have woken up, albeit belatedly, to the raw material crisis that has stalked the company for last five years. In a bid to help revive operations of the Lanjigarh...
Industry experts discuss ways to boost the Indian aluminium industry in IBAAS
Vedanta Group's shutting down its Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Odisha on Wednesday due to non-availability of bauxite is emblematic of the problems dogging the entire aluminium sector. The situation is no different with other players and they too are hard-pressed for lining up the bauxite supply...
Odisha Govt says Vedanta Closure notice not in proper format
Even as Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) today started the process of shutting down its Lanjigarh aluminium refinery, the Odisha government claimed the closure notice given by the company was “not in the proper format” as stipulated by the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act. “We have not received...
Nalco awaits Ministry nod to resume bauxite mining in Odisha
National Aluminium Ltd, the Bhubaneswar-based integrated PSU aluminium maker, is still awaiting a temporary approval from the Union Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoEF) for resumption of operations at its bauxite mine in Odisha. Operations at its Panchpatmali in Koraput district was stopped...
Vedanta to finally shut Lanjigarh alumina refinery
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL), a unit of London-based Vedanta Resources, will shut its one-million-tonne (mt) alumina refinery from tomorrow. The company had issued a three-month advance notice in September to close the refinery from Wednesday, as it had no bauxite stock to run the plant beyond the...
Vedanta to stick to December 5 deadline for closure of refinery
Vednata Aluminium Ltd (VAL), which had given a three-month advance notice to the Odisha government for closure of its Lanjigarh alumina refinery from December 5 citing unavailability of bauxite, may not relent on its decision as there is still no solution to the raw material problems. Though the...
Tension erupts at Anrak alumina refinery plant area
Tension prevailed at the Anrak alumina refinery plant area here on Wednesday after police authorities arrested a group of agitating farmers for trying to prevent lorries carrying raw materials from entering the plant. The police booked former Praja Rajyam party (PRP) leader Ruttala Errapatrudu, who...
No refinery required for Aurukun bauxite mine: Govt
The Queensland LNP Government has taken the first concrete step towards its long-stated aim of exploiting the Aurukun bauxite resource in western Cape York. This time around, however, the right to mine will not be tied to the requirement to build an alumina refinery. Yesterday the Newman Government...
Vedanta awaits bauxite to revive $9 billion aluminum project
Vedanta Resources Plc is counting on a court verdict next month to secure raw material and revive a faltering $9 billion aluminum project in India. The Supreme Court on Dec. 3 may grant unit Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. access to a bauxite mine in Odisha, helping it to cut production costs by almost 24...
Queensland alumina refinery failure discharges chemical waste
A mechanical failure at a central Queensland alumina refinery has released an unknown amount of chemical waste into a residential area of Gladstone. Queensland Alumina's refinery in Gladstone is the largest in the world. The refining process creates the toxic by-product 'red mud', which is stored...
FAC may decide on forest clearance for Nalco mine by next week
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), an expert panel of Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF), is expected to take a call by next week on granting fresh forest clearance to the Panchpatmalli bauxite mines of National Aluminium Company (Nalco) to enable the company secure temporary work...
Vedanta to get bauxite from external sources
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd , which is facing a challenge to run its refinery at Lanjigarh (Odisha) beyond December 5, hopes to get some bauxite from external sources in 2-3 days. “We are making all efforts to source bauxite from different sources. Hopefully, something will work out in 2-3 days”, said...
Indonesia and China firms to jointly invest in an alumina refinery in Batam
Local miner Indopura Resources joined forces with Chinese miner Hainan Joint Enterprise Business Service to build a bauxite smelter at a cost of about $700 million. The funding for the smelter will be supported by China Construction Bank International. The two companies signed a cooperation...
China investor to build alumina refinery in Batam
The Hainan Joint Enterprise Business Service Co. Ltd. and its Indonesian partner company, PT Indopura Resources, plan to construct a bauxite refinery worth US$700 million in Batam, Riau Islands. The factory is expected to employ 5,000 workers. PT Indopura Resources director Cedric Lam, its managing...
Phase I of Maaden's aluminium project to launch soon
Saudi Arabia Mining Company Maaden has announced that it is to begin production at the aluuminium smelter which will form the first phase of a $10.8bn integrated aluminium production process next month. Maaden Aluminium Company - a venture which is 74.9% owned by Maaden and 25.1% by aluminium giat...
NALCO hopes to resume bauxite mining in Odisha by Dec first week
Hopeful of getting the Temporary Working Permit (TWP) to operate its bauxite mines at Panchpatmali in Odisha's Koraput district, Nalco today said the 'Navratna' company would certainly meet all commitments in terms of supply of alumina to refinery and export orders. "We have stocked sufficient...
Bauxite Resources Limited Progress at Felicitas Bauxite Project
Bauxite Resources Limited is pleased to provide an update on bauxite resource definition and development activities at its Felicitas project, in the Company's northern Darling Range tenement area in Western Australian. This follows an update from Bauxite Alumina Joint Ventures Pty Ltd, managers of...
