Ashapura targets INR 100 billion bauxite revenue opportunity as Guinea volumes rise
Ashapura Minechem is preparing for its next phase of growth by expanding its Guinea bauxite operations while shifting its Indian business towards higher-value mineral products. The company is targeting 15 million tonnes of annual bauxite volumes by FY28, a level management believes could generate...
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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Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners Football League kicks off in St Ann
A total of 40 teams will this year participate in the Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners (NJBP) Football League. The teams, which are drawn from the company's operating areas of Alexandria, Brown's Town and Discovery Bay, are playing for cash prizes of $300,000 and trophies. Matches in the league...
Tribal Affairs Minister urges Andhra Pradesh Governor to act against bauxite mining
Three months after Union Tribal Affairs Minister V. Kishore Chandra Deo wrote to Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, urging him to exercise his constitutional powers to cancel the permission given for bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam as it was fuelling left- wing extremism there, the latter...
Kala Committee's bauxite mining ‘tour’ in Visakhapatnam holds no credibility
Kala Committee, which was supposed to conduct a field visit of the bauxite mining areas of Visakhapatnam, in fact did an aerial survey by a helicopter, apparently sponsored by mining companies! EAS Sarma, former secretary to the Government of India (GoI) is angry with the ministry of environment &...
Mining permit delays Cameroon alumina project
More than three years on and a $4.3 billion project to build a bauxite mining and alumina refinery in Cameroon is still waiting for a mining permit, a company executive said on Friday. India's Hindalco, Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubal) and Hydromine Inc announced plans for their Cameroon Alumina Ltd...
Neksan's bid for Bauxite Mines still under uncertainty
The Government was not able to give its position on the bid for a takeover of the Bauxite Mines Niksic, submitted by the Neksan company, because there was no common position of the workers and the management. The Government said that two trade unions of the company had completely opposite opinions...
LIGNITE Ltd withdraws its applications for three Collie coal exploration licences
LIGNITE Pty Ltd has withdrawn its applications for three Collie coal exploration licences, covering an area stretching from Collie Burn through Collie townsite to Allanson. Despite the withdrawal, Collie objectors will be back in the Warden’s Court next month to fight moves by Premier Coal and...
Brinda Karat (CPI) to protest against bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam
Polit Bureau member of the CPI (M) Brinda Karat will visit Visakha Agency on July 9 and 10 to participate in an agitation against bauxite mining and in a programme demanding a better deal to primitive tribal groups (PTGs). On July 11, she will lead a protest against the Collectorate here demanding...
Global Data's new report on "Asia-Pacific Bauxite Mining Regulatory and Fiscal Regime…"
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Data's new report "Asia-Pacific Bauxite Mining Regulatory and Fiscal Regime Report, 2012 - Regulatory Framework, Rights and Obligations and Key Fiscal Terms" to their offering. Global Data's mining industry offering, Asia-Pacific Bauxite...
Queensland Miners lobby to reform tenement auctions
Potential bidders for mining tenements in Queensland are lobbying the recently-elected Newman government to resolve environmental, native title and infrastructure issues before calling for tenders, according to a report by The Australian. Chinese aluminium giant Chalco is among the strongest voices...
Aluminium industry leader Bill Moss to take over as General Manager of Bauxite Alumina Joint Venture
Perth based bauxite explorer and developer Bauxite Resources Ltd is pleased to confirm the appointment of bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminium smelting industry leader Mr Bill Moss who will take up the role of General Manager with Bauxite Alumina Joint Venture on 2 October 2012. Mr. Moss...
Chalco to bid again for the Aurukun bauxite deposits on the Cape York
CHINESE aluminium giant Chalco says it could bid again for the Aurukun bauxite deposits on the Cape York Peninsula after burning $100 million in an unsuccessful attempt to shore up a mine and alumina refinery before being stripped of the leases by the Queensland government last year. The Hong...
Cameroon to begin extraction of bauxite mineral in 2018
The extraction of bauxite mineral estimated to be 554 million tons in northern Cameroon could begin in 2018 for a period of 75 years and at a cost of 4.3 billion US dollars, a source from the Cameroon Alumina Limited (CAL) which is a consortium of foreign companies, told Xinhua on Monday. The...
Balco to supply regular raw material to its Chhattisgarh plant
Vedanta-controlled Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) Limited had made a big leap forward to ensure raw material supply to its facility located in Korba district of Chhattisgarh. A public hearing conducted for environment clearance to company’s bauxite mine in Sarguja district was completed...
Steve Irwin Reserve on Cape York might be mined
The Steve Irwin Reserve on Cape York is expected to be mined, with Environment Minister Andrew Powell yesterday moving to wind back Wild Rivers environment protection. Mr Powell released a scoping paper for a proposed management plan, which is expected to replace Wild Rivers protection on at least...
Noranda offers educational scholarships in Jamaica
Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners continued its support to education with the announcement last week Thursday of 110 secondary and tertiary-level scholarships to mark Jamaica's 50th year of Independence. Making the announcement in the presence of Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, who was touring...
Dominican Republic resumes bauxite exports with shipments for Canada
A ship with 12,000 tons of bauxite sets course toward Canada from Cabo Rojo Port today, which marks the resumption of the mineral’s extraction and export, to benefit nearly all sectors in the impoverished community on the border with Haiti. The cargo ship which brought the wind turbines for the...
Australian Bauxite Limited upgrades its Binjour Bauxite Resources
Emerging bauxite exploration and development company, Australian Bauxite Limited has bauxite tenements totalling more than 8,700 km2 covering the core of the Eastern Australian Bauxite Province . ABx considers its Binjour Project located 100kms from Bundaberg Port to be a state significant...
Research report on Bauxite Smelter Plant - Indonesia - Construction Project Profile
CITA - Bauxite Smelter Plant - Indonesia - Construction Project Profile is a crucial resource for industry executives and anyone looking to access key information about the Bauxite Smelter Plant. CITA - Bauxite Smelter Plant - Indonesia - Construction Project Profile report utilizes a wide range of...
