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...
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...
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The country in the South Pacific, Fiji, has reported that its bauxite exports to China have been halted for about three years. Jone Usamate, Fiji's Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, stated, "There have not been any shipments to China since 2019, and there are no shipments scheduled any time...
The curious part about the bauxite sector has always been what happens to a site when its mineral potential is lost. This week we had a chance to get answers to that question. Spread over 6 hectares of Hindalco’s Samri bauxite mine was transformed into a tea garden, bio-diversity park and grove....
As Adani Group charts an entry into the alumina refining sector and existing players seek to expand capacity, the following auction for bauxite blocks in Odisha may see strong interest. Hemant Sharma, the Principal Secretary of the Odisha Industries Department, said three bauxite blocks had been...
NALCO-operated Panchpatmali Bauxite Mine has secured the prestigious Greentech Quality and Innovation Awards 2022 for its outstanding achievements in the 'Quality Improvement in Processes' category. Greentech Foundation presented the award during its occasion at Taj Vivanta, Guwahati. Greentech...
Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation (GIADEC) believes it can raise nearly US$6 billion in private finance to achieve a unified aluminium sector. It also hopes that the integrated aluminium development plan would help Ghana's packaging, pharmaceutical, electric cable manufacturing, and...
The Akufo-Addo government in Ghana has inked an agreement with Messrs Thelo DB Consortium of South Africa and Ghanaian firm Transtech Consult Limited for upgrading the Western Corridor railway track to simplify the coherent movement of freight as well as passengers. As part of the government's...
The comprehensive natural gas-based fuels products and services company, West Africa LNG Group (WALNG), has secured an equity financing round for an LNG import terminal in Guinea with a US-based investor group. With the Guinean government's request for a competitively priced, environmentally...
Samri Bauxite mines of Hindalco don't portray a large, red, rugged landscape with dust flying all around. This reclaimed mining land has been thoughtfully redesigned to foster new livelihoods and lifestyles. Over 6 hectares of mined-out land have been converted into a tea garden, biodiversity park,...
An environmental NGO, A Rocha Ghana, has urged the Ghana government and the Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation (GIADEC) to repeal the decision to mine bauxite in the Atewa forest. A Rocha Ghana (ARG) has emerged as a committed environmental NGO providing practical conservation...
The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has allotted two weeks for the stakeholders and community groups to take a decisive step in ensuring South32’s proposed expansion at its Worsley alumina unit. South32 has extensive plans, including the creation of a bauxite transport...
The Jamaican Minister of Mining and Transport, Audley Shaw, stated that the Caribbean Island government is resolutely guaranteeing sustainable bauxite mining in the country to protect the environment. The Minister said, "I want to assure the country that even as we continue to mine for bauxite, we...
The leading mining solution provider in Australia, Emeco has sealed a deal for dispersal services with a renowned industrial asset disposition and management company. By the agreement, Emeco teams with the auctioneer to get competitive marketing and sales solutions regarding dispersing heavy...
The leading drill and blast contractor serving the mining industry, SRG Global has fastened a noteworthy new contract from its existing Tier 1 client valued at around $80 million. The existing SRG’s agreement with South32 gets an extension for another two years for works at the Worsley Alumina’s...
Alcore the brainchild of ABx Group has successfully authorised the construction of three laboratory reactors in its quest to yield a high-value essential material, aluminium fluoride used in aluminium smelting extracted from a smelter residue. These recently commissioned reactors are situated at a...
On July 19, the Australian Aluminium Council announced the joining of ABx Group (ABx) as its new council member. The businesses of bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminium smelting, and downstream processing are all represented in Australia by the Australian Aluminium Council. The Sunrise...
The Lower House of the Jamaica Parliament, also known as the House of Representatives has sanctioned the amount of J$268.48 million to be withdrawn from the Capital Development Fund (CDF), to contribute budgetary support to the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) for FY 2022-23. On 5 th July 2022, Dr...
Philipp Gallagher, the founder and Managing Director of Canyon Resources, has stepped down after 12 years of service. In accordance with previously announced plans, Phillip will remain on the board as a Non-Executive Director. However, with a mutual decision, he will step aside from the board...
The Australian mining company Canyon Resources has reportedly revealed a bankable feasibility study of world-class Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon. The study was carried out by Canyon’s strategic partner MCC-CIE, covering details of funding for various aspects of the project. One of the...
