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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Each tonne of alumina production emits such heat, which, if reused further, can increase the energy demand, which in the long run also boosts carbon footprint reduction globally. Image Source: Hilt CRC How can we do that? The answer is ‘industrial heat pump’. These use electricity to transfer heat...
The year-on-year decline in the United States imports of aluminium crude metal and alloys for consumption, alongside the increase in domestic scrap generation and restrained export volume, indicates the country's intentional shift in focus from primary to secondary aluminium applications. From...
Cultivating restorative microbial activity to remediate metal-impacted mine wastes has retained some successes, mainly using man-made wetlands or passive bioreactors to generate (microbially mediated) anoxic and sulfidic conditions. Image Source: American Geosciences Institute Recently, researcher...
Metro Mining Limited has yet again achieved a new monthly high shipment by delivering 793,420 tonnes of wet bauxite in October 2024. The shipment volume rose 1.72 per cent month-on-month from 780,000 tonnes and surged year-on-year by 18 per cent. Image Source: LinkedIn (Metro Mining) The...
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed the appointment of Dale Last as Australia's second-largest state Queensland's new Minister for Natural Resources and Mines and Minister for Regional and Rural Development. QRC Chief Executive Officer Janette Hewson extended her congratulations to...
Joan Johnson, a renowned artist from Nedlands, received the prestigious Alcoa Major Award, which comes with a significant prize of AUD 10,000, for her artwork titled 'Deconstructed, Reconstructed and Embellished' in the City of Rockingham’s Castaways Sculpture Awards 2024.. Image Source: City of...
Tomago Aluminium, Australia's largest energy user, has asserted that it stands earmarked to shifting mostly to running on renewable energy by 2035. However, to achieve the benchmark, certainty of supply is of optimum importance. Image Source: Tomago Aluminium In Tomago's submission to the...
Since its inception, BAB Aluminium has embodied a story of grit, innovation, and quality. From its humble beginnings as a small fabrication company, BAB Aluminium has evolved into a leading manufacturer of durable and sustainable seating solutions, including grandstands, tables, and benches that...
Aluminum plays a crucial role in the global economy, and the increasing demand for this green metal highlights its enduring importance. Despite occasional setbacks or fluctuations, the market for aluminium remains resilient. The upstream aluminium sector, which includes bauxite, alumina, and...
Scrap metal recovery and recycling in Australia is synonymous with the name Sell & Parker. Whether it’s small deliveries like small backyard clean-ups - right through to thousands of tonnes of scrap with steel, aluminium, copper, brass and stainless steel – Sell & Parker ‘get it sorted’. This...
Impact Minerals has collaborated with CPC Engineering and the Mineral Recovery Research Centre (MRRC) at Edith Cowan University on an initiative to pilot the commercialisation of the company's ingenious process for producing High-Purity Alumina (HPA) from the Lake Hope reserve, located 500...
The leading Australian engineering group, Monadelphous, has announced receiving new contracts and extensions valued at approximately A$160 million (US$106.99 million). The company has secured two one-year extensions for fixed plant maintenance services and sustaining capital projects across Rio...
Rio Tinto, a leading global mining group, has announced its production and operational results for the third quarter of 2024 ended September 30. Overall, the company has achieved many new milestones across its operations, including a surge in bauxite production. Overview of bauxite production The...
Cadoux Limited, a leading producer of high-quality critical minerals for use in electric vehicles and high-tech applications, has reportedly acquired an $848,880 R&D tax incentive offset payment for its work-in-progress critical mineral projects that will innovate process design to produce...
Alumina futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange soared to a new record, driven by bauxite supply disruptions from Guinea and sustained demand from China. On Friday, alumina prices surged by as much as 6.4 per cent, reaching RMB 4,630 ($655) per tonne on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, marking the...
The Australian Aluminium Council has renewed its call for the inclusion of bauxite, alumina and aluminium to Australia's Critical Minerals list, as a new report highlights growing risks to the sector. The report "Vulnerabilities & Opportunities in Australia's Upstream Aluminium Sectors" highlights...
As a part of an ongoing initiative #CraftedWithCapral led by Capral Aluminium, Central Screens and Locks' business story is unveiled. Starting in 1993 with two employees in an 80-square-meter factory, the 30-year-old brand has grown to employ 29 employees in a 1200-square-meter production facility....
Australasian Metals Limited has identified substantially elevated gallium (Ga) levels during a re-evaluation of data from its May Queen South Bauxite project. These findings have the potential to significantly increase the value of the May Queen South Bauxite deposits. The increasing demand for...
