Metro Mining's Bauxite Hills operation delivered record quarterly production as lower unit costs and a broader customer base strengthen its growth profile. Metro Mining is building momentum at its Bauxite Hills bauxite mine in Queensland, with record quarterly output, lower unit costs and improving...
A truck’s overall weight comes from dozens of components, including the engine, chassis, tyres, etc. Wheels are one area where fleets can explore lightweighting. Traditional steel wheels, widely used across the transport industry, are known for their robustness. Forged Alcoa aluminium wheels offer...
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The Australian mining and exploration company Metro Mining Limited has published its Q4 2024 operational update. As announced on January 6, 2025, the Bauxite Hills Mine has successfully demonstrated its capability to consistently operate at the expanded target rate of 7 million wet metric tonnes...
Marine Air Flow International has opted for sustainability in its filtration systems, which remove salt mist particles from the air. The company, well-versed in engine ventilation equipment manufacturing, has collaborated with Capral to use the latter brand’s LocAl Super Green extruded products to...
Indigenous company Indigital and Rio Tinto have partnered on an initiative that combines traditional knowledge with digital innovation to protect and restore Country and strengthen culture, while advancing sustainable mining practices for the energy transition. Image Source: Rio Tinto Initially...
Alcoa is set to invest US$163 million (AU$260 million) in a now-mandatory water management system at its caustic red mud storage site in Kwinana, as savings from the shutdown of its 60-year-old alumina refinery have been slower than anticipated. The closure, announced in January 2024, was initially...
The grocery aisle is a kaleidoscope of colourful packaging crafted to grab the attention of the buyers and entice them to make a purchase. Be it aluminium cans, bottles, and other materials, the packaging story doesn't end once it is opened and recycled; the real story begins when the material...
The conversation around bauxite mining in Western Australia (WA) is heating up, with politicians and stakeholders engaging in a spirited debate over its future. The Greens have proposed a bold plan to phase out bauxite mining in WA’s native forests, aiming to preserve the region's rich biodiversity...
According to the General Administration of Customs of China, China imported 14.976 million mt of bauxite in December 2024, up 21.9 per cent M-o-M and up 26.2 per cent Y-o-Y. From January to December 2024, China’s cumulative bauxite imports reached 158.767 million mt, up 12.3 per cent Y-o-Y. AI...
On Monday, January 20, 2025, Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese declared an AU$ 2 billion (US$1.24 billion) investment strategy to foster the Australian aluminium production journey towards a greener future. Aluminium smelters transitioning to renewable power, with every tonne of the metal...
ABx Group (ASX:ABX) has set a sustainable example as the company agreed upon a lease with Rio Tinto for a waste-to-product industrial facility next to the Bell Bay aluminium smelter in northern Tasmania. Image Source: https://abxgroup.com.au/alcore The company has an 83 per cent shareholding of its...
This week the upstream sector of the global aluminium industry witnessed many significant events. News of new highs, marginal misses, financial results, etc, have kept the industry on its toes. To begin with, Metro Mining has reached a new annual milestone, shipping 5.7 million tonnes of wet...
Shares of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) lost value as the Nifty Metal index wrapped up the first week of 2025 on January 3. The Metal index itself remained relatively subdued, gaining just over 1 per cent at its highest point during the day before closing flat. While NALCO’s shares...
Metro Mining has achieved a new annual high with 5.7 million tonnes of wet bauxite shipment. The consistent growth month-on-month since August 2024 has led to a yearly shipment increase of 24 per cent. But despite the growth, the Australian mining company has failed to achieve its annual target of...
South32 concluded 2024 on a strong note, securing State Government approval for its Worsley Alumina mine development project in Western Australia. On December 20, WA Environment Minister Reece Whitby granted approval for the project following his decision to amend specific conditions previously...
It is with great sadness that Rio Tinto confirms that Mr Gel Aguaviva, a deck fitter on board its bulk carrier RTM Zheng He , was reported missing on 26 December 2024, while the vessel was traveling from China to Western Australia. An extensive and ongoing search and rescue operation to find Mr...
The Australian-based company specialising in producing ultra-high purity alumina (HPA), Alpha HPA, has achieved a significant milestone by securing $400 million in debt financing to advance its High Purity Alumina (HPA) First Project in Gladstone, Queensland. The funding, supported by Export...
On December 17, 2024, Chevron, one of the world's leading integrated energy companies with a presence in Australia for over 70 years, Chevron Australia announced that it will supply aluminium producer Alcoa with 130 petajoules of natural gas over a 10-year period starting in 2028. Chevron...
The World Bank identified aluminium as the 'high-impact, cross-cutting metal'. As a result, today's world intensely competes over securing bauxite ore, the raw material used to produce aluminium. "I read... that every clay bank was a mine of aluminium and that the metal was as costly as silver. I...
The natural gas supply to the Pinjarra alumina refinery in Australia, which has an annual production capacity of 4.7* million tonnes, has been unexpectedly disrupted on December 10, 2024. This interruption caused a power outage and a substantial caustic soda spill at the facility. However, full...
