International investor interest in Ghana’s bauxite industry has intensified, with Coal India becoming the latest overseas company to evaluate opportunities in the country as it seeks to diversify beyond coal and secure mineral assets abroad. The Indian state-controlled miner’s interest remains at...
Alcoa has moved its proposed acquisition of South32's bauxite, alumina and aluminium interests forward with a US SEC filing, with the transaction carrying an implied enterprise value of up to USD 5.6 billion. Alcoa Corporation has filed a Form S-4 registration statement with the US Securities and...
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Canyon Resources Limited, the Australian business operating in the bauxite mining vertical, has made quite a progress in the development of its Minim Martap Bauxite Project by implementing a two-stage development plan aimed at accelerating production and enabling the first bauxite shipment by 2026....
The judicial case against the bauxite and alumina company from Jamaica, West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco), against the 2019 fish kill incident in the Rio Cobre, was postponed on Thursday in the St Catherine Parish Court due to the unavailability of an attorney in the case. Image for...
Geomega Resources, in partnership with Rio Tinto, has made significant progress on its bauxite residue valorisation pilot project, which was launched in March 2022. The process is structured into three sequential circuits, each undergoing individual testing and scale-up. Depending on the...
Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest metals and mining corporation, has reportedly demonstrated a positive start to 2025, achieving record-breaking quarterly bauxite output and setting a new monthly production high in March. Rightfully enough, Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said the...
In a landmark development for the metals sector, Brazilian Rare Earth (BRE) and Rio Tinto have signed a revised agreement to advance the Amargosa bauxite‑gallium project in Bahia, Brazil. This collaboration seeks to unlock one of the highest‑grade undeveloped gallium prospects in the world while...
Ghana is positioning itself to become a key player in the global bauxite industry while simultaneously developing a fully integrated aluminium sector. With an estimated 900 million tonnes of bauxite reserves primarily located in Awaso, Nyinahin, and Kyebi, the West African nation is committed to...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Terra Goyana Mineradora LTDA. has earned ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for the planning, mining, transport and dry processing of bauxite at Terra Goyana Mineradora in Barro Alto Goiás, Brazil. The entity extracts and...
India hogs the limelight in the global mining sector with back-to-back discoveries of natural resources like bauxite. After Meghalaya , it is now Kerala, a southern part of India, where the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found the richest aluminium ore deposit, particularly in Karadukka in...
Guinea, the West African nation and the world's largest producer of bauxite, will implement its own Guinea Bauxite Price Index as its official price, which is planned to be implemented by the end of 2025. This initiative aims to curb low transfer pricing practices that have historically stripped...
A preliminary survey was recently conducted on Forest Department land in Narlam in preparation for proposed bauxite mining operations. The inspection was led by M.C. Kishore, Additional Director of State Mining and Geology, with the participation of Revenue and Forest officials. Bauxite deposits...
In the heart of Odisha’s Kalahandi district, a storm brews over bauxite mining — a saga intertwining corporate ambitions, tribal rights, and the promise of progress. Recently, a full-page advertisement appeared in the leading Odisha dailies, championing bauxite mining in Kalahandi. The ad,...
Fancy a cuppa and a bit of a 'green muscle' news, then? We have already divulged China’s embargo on ad-lib carbon emissions and instead brought in an overhauling carbon trade system for multiple industries. Now, word on the street (or rather, from Beijing) is that China is embarking on a rather...
Futures market: During the night session, the most-traded alumina 2505 contract opened at RMB 3,063 per tonne, reached a high of RMB 3,118 per tonne, a low of RMB 3,063 per tonne, and closed at RMB 3,098 per tonne, up RMB 38 per tonne, a gain of 1.23 per cent, with open interest at 204,000 lots....
Arrow Minerals has announced a significant maiden mineral resource estimate for its Niagara bauxite project in Guinea, positioning it for a scoping study later this year. The resource totals 185 million tonnes with an average grade of 42.3 per cent aluminium oxide and 2.7 per cent silicon dioxide....
The Ghana Bauxite Company Limited (GBC) has dismissed recent reports suggesting irregularities in its acquisition by Ofori-Poku Company Limited (OPCL), describing them as misleading and inaccurate. Image credit: GBC In an official statement released on March 17, GBC reaffirmed its commitment to...
The Australian mining and exploration company Metro Mining is gearing up to commence its 2025 production and shipping operations at the Bauxite Hills Mine and Marine Divisions in Queensland, with mobilisation to the site now underway. Source: Metro Mining The company has set an ambitious target for...
Jamalco, Jamaica’s premier bauxite mining and alumina refining enterprise, has unveiled a whopping investment of USD 70.5 million (JMD 11 billion) aimed at prolonging the operational life of its mining activities by tapping into additional bauxite reserves in Manchester. Image for representational...
The Court of Appeal on March 17, 2025, upheld the forfeiture of RM44,000 (approx. USD10,000) in cash belonging to Syed Umar Khalil Syed Khalid, an assistant director of enforcement at the Pahang Land and Mines Department. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) seized the money a decade ago...
