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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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...
Heavy rains sink Rio's production targets
AUSTRALIA'S summer drenching continues to affect Rio Tinto, which has cut full-year coal, bauxite, alumina and iron ore production guidance as its mines gradually return to full capacity. While the downgrades are not huge, they show that the heavy rains caused more problems than were predicted as...
Heavy rains sink Rio's production targets
AUSTRALIA'S summer drenching continues to affect Rio Tinto, which has cut full-year coal, bauxite, alumina and iron ore production guidance as its mines gradually return to full capacity. While the downgrades are not huge, they show that the heavy rains caused more problems than were predicted as...
Rio Tinto’s Australian operations recover from floods
Diversified mining group Rio Tinto’s Australian operations have largely recovered from the floods, which hampered production earlier this year, with the miner on Thursday reporting higher second-quarter iron-ore and coal output. “Operations largely recovered from the severe weather impacts earlier...
Rio Tinto’s Australian operations recover from floods
Diversified mining group Rio Tinto’s Australian operations have largely recovered from the floods, which hampered production earlier this year, with the miner on Thursday reporting higher second-quarter iron-ore and coal output. “Operations largely recovered from the severe weather impacts earlier...
Rio Tinto’s Australian operations recover from floods
Diversified mining group Rio Tinto’s Australian operations have largely recovered from the floods, which hampered production earlier this year, with the miner on Thursday reporting higher second-quarter iron-ore and coal output. “Operations largely recovered from the severe weather impacts earlier...
Rio Tinto Q2 Global Iron Ore Production Rises 12% - Quick Facts
Rio Tinto,in its second-quarter 2011 operations review, reported global iron ore production of 49 million tonnes attributable for the period, which was up 12 percent compared with last year. The company also noted that Mined coppee production was down 24 percent on the 2010 second quarter, mainly...
Rio Tinto Q2 Global Iron Ore Production Rises 12% - Quick Facts
Rio Tinto,in its second-quarter 2011 operations review, reported global iron ore production of 49 million tonnes attributable for the period, which was up 12 percent compared with last year. The company also noted that Mined coppee production was down 24 percent on the 2010 second quarter, mainly...
Rio Tinto Q2 Global Iron Ore Production Rises 12% - Quick Facts
Rio Tinto,in its second-quarter 2011 operations review, reported global iron ore production of 49 million tonnes attributable for the period, which was up 12 percent compared with last year. The company also noted that Mined coppee production was down 24 percent on the 2010 second quarter, mainly...
Alumina refining in WA fares well under carbon tax
Alcoa Australia has won the highest level of assistance for its alumina refineries under the proposed carbon tax. The company will qualify for free permits for up to 94.5 per cent of its CO2 emissions. Under the legislation to be enacted, that level of assistance will remain until at least 70 per...
Shortage of Materials for Wire
Indonesian Electric Wire Plant Association chairman, Noval Jamalullail, has complained about the lack of aluminum materials for local wire production. PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum), the company providing the raw materials, does not have sufficient supply. “Businessmen have to import them...
Earnings shine tarnishes
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 improved alumina and aluminium prices. The Melbourne-based group was commenting on its earnings outlook following the Monday release of second...
Earnings shine tarnishes
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 improved alumina and aluminium prices. The Melbourne-based group was commenting on its earnings outlook following the Monday release of second...
South of the Embley EIS released for comment
Treasurer and Minister for State Development and Trade Andrew Fraser has invited people to have their say on the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the South of the Embley bauxite project in Weipa. Mr Fraser said project proponent RTA Weipa Pty Ltd ( RTA ) has plans to expand its mining...
CO2 scheme 'depends on electricity'
Alumina Ltd says the government's carbon pricing scheme's effect on the local aluminium industry will depend on the treatment of electricity. The company said it had yet to see the full details of the proposed legislation and regulations, and that would determine whether the Australian aluminium...
Carbon tax to be 'major cost' to QAL
A shareholder in a central Queensland aluminium refinery says it has major concerns about the impact of the Federal Government's carbon tax plan. Five-hundred of the heaviest emitters in Australia will start paying an initial carbon price of $23 per tonne from July 1 next year but...
New bauxite find excites
THE region’s mineral boom continues, with the announcement that bauxite has been found at Guyra. Australian Bauxite chief executive officer Ian Levy said the recent find was the second discovery of the mineral, otherwise known as aluminium ore, in the area around Guyra and Inverell. The recent...
Worldwide rollout for xlite aluminium wheels
xlite has become a worldwide brand thanks to an exclusive trademark agreement between European distributor, Motor Wheel Service, and manufacturer Wheels India. Under the terms of the 10-year agreement, all of the forged aluminium wheels produced by Wheels India will feature xlite branding on the...
