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 principal raw material used in the production of aluminium is bauxite and it is used for both metal supply and non-metallurgical needs. As residually enriched rocks, bauxites are composed primarily of Al-hydroxides (gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore), kaolinite, Fe-oxy-hydroxides, and Ti-oxides,...
The Perth, Western Australia headquartered mining and metal company, South32 Limited has unveiled the accomplishment of acquisition of an additional 18.2% stake in the Mineração Rio do Norte (MRN) bauxite mine in the northern part of Brazil from Alcoa Corporation (Alcoa). However, the acquisition...
In the West African nation Ghana, Rocksure International Limited, a contract mining company has over the years developed a substantial capacity and flexibility for executing measures to encounter the challenges of planning, equipping and staffing several mining sites. The Accra headquartered...
JISCO Alpart, specialised in the refining of bauxite ore into alumina, is eyeing to mine more ore to feed its refinery, which is expanding at a cost of US$1.1 billion. As per the report, the bauxite-alumina producer will dig through 700 acres of land known as the ‘Outer Valley,’ requiring the...
On Wednesday, April 27, Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor (MP), Minister of Lands and Natural Resources announced that aluminium has been globally identified by the government as a critical commodity for the energy transition initiative. The announcement was made while he was leading a Ghanaian delegation to...
Under President Akufo-Addo’s government in Ghana, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has assured people for no deliberate exploitation of the Atewa Forest area. They will rather try to utilise it for the benefit of the Ghanaian people. “Government and GIADEC continue to...
ICSOBA, the International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium, has announced the 40th International Conference and Exhibition ICSOBA 2022. The five-day event, scheduled from 10th to 14th of October will take place in Athens, Greece, in association with Mytilineos as the host...
The after effects of Russia-Ukraine crisis can still be felt in the global alumina industry. To begin with, as per customs figures released on Wednesday, April 20, China's alumina export to Russia had increased by more than 90 times in March compared to the same month a year ago, as Western-led...
The Australian exploration and mining company, Metro Mining, which is based in Brisbane, Queensland functionalizing its flagship project, the Bauxite Hills Mine has re-established and drawn down a short term bridge loan with Greenstone Resources, a private equity fund specialising in the mining and...
Investigations led by foreign media concluded, Guinea’s interim government is eager to know about the work plan and duration of each project carried out on their ground to extract alumina from bauxite. The government is reportedly asking international mining companies to submit production plans for...
According to the data shared by the government, India’s mineral production had heightened by 13.2% Y-o-Y from April to February 2021-22. In February 2022, around 2120 thousand tonnes of bauxite was produced, reflecting a year-on-year surge of 8.3%. On Thursday, April 14, the Ministry of Mines...
Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) donated an amount of US$600,000 for the renovation work of the retirement home, St Ann infirmary in The Caribbean which has adjoining localities embedded in history. At a ceremony held recently at the infirmary a cheque along with articles of clothing and care...
On 16 th April 2022, the Founder and Chairman of Vedanta Resources Limited, Anil Agarwal exclaimed for more deregulation in India’s defence sector and the corporatization of defence factories to develop the nation self-reliant in terms of arms and weapons production. India has 52 defence factories...
The mining and exploration company established in Guinea, Dynamic Mining has secured the renewal of a status permitting it complete rights to set up the infrastructures of its future bauxite mine at Bon Ami. Now, without this license, the bauxite mining project’s development might have been...
Following the military coup in the West African nation, Guinea, which is now ruled by the interim government and recognized as the world’s highest exporter of bauxite, has demanded from international mining organizations for submission of plans for bauxite production to generate alumina within the...
Aurukun Bauxite Project is being felicitated as the newest member of the exploration membership class by the Australian Aluminium Council. It is a joint venture between Glencore and MDP Bauxite Pty Ltd (under Mitsubishi subsidiary) and is extended all over the bauxite mining area near Aurukun...
A committee of India’s parliament has recently noted that India is still far behind from exploring 80 per cent of its bauxite reserves, pointing out land acquisition issues, environment clearance and forest clearance as some of the prime constraints in the development of new bauxite mines....
The state-owned Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GDMC) is planning to expand its wings around the alumina and solar sector, as a part of diversification. The last one year has been very tremulous for GMDC since they have been trying to improve their bauxite, limestone, manganese, silica and...
