Ghana puts bauxite, lithium and iron ore in the spotlight to woo Australian capital
Ghana has stepped up efforts to attract Australian investment into its growing critical minerals sector, pitching the country as a stable and reform-driven destination for mining and value-added mineral development at the 2026 Africa Down Under (ADU) Summit in Perth. The Ghanaian delegation was led...
Alcoa prices $2.6b senior notes for South32 bauxite, alumina and aluminium deal
Alcoa Corporation has set the price for a USD 2.6 billion senior notes offering to help finance the cash consideration for its proposed acquisition of South32’s bauxite, alumina, and aluminium assets . Along with the cash on hand, this debt is expected to provide permanent funding for the...
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Koppers inks $100M Rio Tinto contract extension
Koppers Holdings Inc,a maker of carbon compounds and treated wood products, has inked a deal with Rio Tinto Aluminium Ltd to supply the Australian-based operations of Rio Tinto. The $100 million contract is a 42-month extension of an existing deal and is to run through June 2014. Koppers will be...
Alcoa Foundation to sponsor 25 employees for Earthwatch Institute expedition
Alcoa Foundation announced that it will sponsor 25 employees from the Company’s operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Spain, Suriname and the United States on Earthwatch Institute expeditions to Brazil and China. The employees, who volunteered to become...
SMM China Al Imports Data Analysis June 2011
According to China Customs, China imported 3.49 million mt of bauxite during June, down over 1 million mt, or 22.45%, compared with May’s 4.50 million mt. All June imports were from Indonesia and Australia, with 2.75 million mt from Indonesia, down 21.04% from May, and 742 kt from Australia, also...
China Nonferrous Metal Increases Stake in Terramin
China Nonferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering and Construction Co said on Monday that it would increase its stake in Australian miner Terramin Australia Ltd in a deal worth 32.35 million yuan ($5 million).
Energy costs hit AWC earnings
Australian group Alumina Ltd (AWC) has warned that higher energy and raw material costs, and the strong dollar, are continuing to take the shine off the earnings boost from higher alumina and aluminium prices.
Potential of recycling not recognised: Ritchie
Inside Waste Weekly reported last week that the government’s announcement of a carbon price plan might well lead to a rise in recycling rates for high embodied energy materials such as aluminium and plastics, but could also bring challenges such as increased operating costs. While the industry...
Rio Tinto Q2 aluminum production update
Bauxite production was 11% higher than the Q2 of 2010, notably at Weipa, driven by increased third party demand. Alumina production is gradually recovering from the abnormally heavy rains between December 2010 and April 2011 which primarily impacted Queensland Alumina’s production, affecting...
Rio Tinto Q2 aluminum production update
Bauxite production was 11% higher than the Q2 of 2010, notably at Weipa, driven by increased third party demand. Alumina production is gradually recovering from the abnormally heavy rains between December 2010 and April 2011 which primarily impacted Queensland Alumina’s production, affecting...
Australian Bauxite Limited (ASX:ABZ) CEO Ian Levy Interview with Sky News
Australian Bauxite Limited CEO, Ian Levy, was interviewed by Sky News Australia with respect to the Company's progress and expanding resource base.
Alcoa workers wary about carbon tax and jobs
THE Federal Government is taking action to tackle climate change by putting a price on pollution through a carbon tax, but workers at the Alcoa Pinjarra refinery are worried the company might use the tax as a lever to cut jobs.
Weipa South of Embley project reaches EIS milestone
Rio Tinto Alcan welcomes the Queensland Government's release of the Environmental Impact Statement for a bauxite mining project that will underpin the long term future of its Weipa operations in Cape York Peninsula. The South of Embley project will see Rio Tinto Alcan extend bauxite mining on an...
Aluminium waste trial to be expanded
Weston Aluminium says a trial involving the processing of hazardous waste in the Hunter Valley has been so successful it is looking to extend it. The company has applied to the New South Wales Government to process up to 200 tonnes of spent potlining material at the Weston furnace. A recent trial...
ALUMINIUM-Major market developments in June
PRODUCTION: June 23 - BHP Billiton , the world's largest mining group, said the estimated cost of expanding the Worsley alumina project in Western Australia had increased by more than half due to its complexity and inflationary pressures. BHP, which has an 86-percent interest in the project, said...
Industry uncertainty over carbon tax
KEY industries in the Hunter say they face uncertainty under the government's carbon tax, despite the significant financial support to be provided to some. The Hunter's mining and aluminium industries, both major employers, say the tax will reduce their competitiveness internationally. The Hunter...
Asia Pacific region's alumina weakened by unplaced cargoes
Platts alumina price benchmark closed Thursday at $378.50/mt FOB Australia, dropping $1.50/mt on Wednesday from unplaced cargoes. A consumer reported receiving an unsolicited offer at below $380/mt FOB Australia, for shipment in the second-half of August, for which it was likely to turn away. A...
Asia Pacific region's alumina weakened by unplaced cargoes
Platts alumina price benchmark closed Thursday at $378.50/mt FOB Australia, dropping $1.50/mt on Wednesday from unplaced cargoes. A consumer reported receiving an unsolicited offer at below $380/mt FOB Australia, for shipment in the second-half of August, for which it was likely to turn away. A...
Asia Pacific region's alumina weakened by unplaced cargoes
Platts alumina price benchmark closed Thursday at $378.50/mt FOB Australia, dropping $1.50/mt on Wednesday from unplaced cargoes. A consumer reported receiving an unsolicited offer at below $380/mt FOB Australia, for shipment in the second-half of August, for which it was likely to turn away. A...
Bauxite Resources Limited (ASX:BAU) Appoints Mr Zhan Qingwei as Alternate Director
Bauxite Resources Limited (ASX:BAU) wishes to advise the appointment of alternate director, Mr Zhan Qingwei (as alternate for Mr Yan Jitai). Mr Zhan Qingwei is the General Manager of Yankuang Resources Pty Ltd, the Perth based company which holds the interests in the Bauxite Resource and Alumina...
