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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On 6 th January 2022, the Jamaican minister of transport and mining, Robert Montague, has officially inaugurated the UC Rusal owned Windalco’s $4-million project to restrain caustic sewage from impacting the environment. The programme of the bauxite and alumina production complex in Ewarton, St....
In December 2021, Robert Montague, the Transport and Mining Minister of Jamaica formally commissioned Belle Tierre Reservoir in St. Ann into the service. The waterbody was built by Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, at an estimated cost of US$800,000. The rainwater harvesting facility is located on...
On Monday, January 3, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight announced the decision of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) in a press conference. The announcement revealed that Noranda Bauxite Company has finally received...
Carlos Pinglo has been named Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of First Bauxite Corporation ("First Bauxite" or the "Company"), succeeding Ian Fodie. Mr Fodie's services are appreciated, and the Company wishes him well in his future pursuits. First Bauxite is a Canadian mineral...
Dear Readers, May our charm of readership remains glorified and hope we get to celebrate together many more Christmas in the coming years. While we are approaching the end of the year 2021 and getting ready to welcome 2022, we take this opportunity to share with you the top newsmakers of the...
Noranda Bauxite, Atlantic Alumina and Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited made public the launch of Operation Discovery Tree, a project with a purpose to proliferate the forested areas in the parish of St. Ann. Operation Discovery Tree will incorporate the development of a tree nursery on selected lands...
Paul Lennon, the Chairman of the board at Australian Bauxite Limited, claims that a Tasmanian miner pursuing high technology has developed two "major prospects with tremendous upside potential in the near future." Shareholders of Australian Bauxite Limited voted decisively on Thursday to alter the...
Compared to the aluminium smelters in West Asia, which benefit from low-cost natural gas, and those in Europe and Canada which benefit from hydropower, India's white metal production is solely dependent on significantly more expensive coal-fired energy. However, this country has a distinct edge...
This week the bauxite industry was in the news for a limited number of incidents. To begin with, Guinea Alumina Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), announced on December 6, 2021 that it had awarded a critical mining contract to a Guinean firm, GPC, as the...
Canyon Resources reportedly plans to release the bankable feasibility study for its Minim Martap bauxite project in January 2022, including improving rail production capacity and developing a superior port handling facility. Fresh modelling from West African rail engineering consultant Vecturis has...
The Australian securities exchange registered firm Canyon Resources Limited announced that, through its wholly-owned Cameroon subsidiary Camalco Cameroon SA, it has attended four formal sessions with the Government of Cameroon to negotiate terms of the Mining Convention for the Minim Martap Bauxite...
On 6 th December 2021, Guinea Alumina Corporation, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) publicized that it has awarded a crucial mining contract to a Guinean firm GPC, as the metallurgical-grade bauxite export company aspires to expand its contribution to the economy of...
This week, the bauxite industry was in the news for a limited number of reasons. To begin with, Dr. Nigel Clarke, Jamaica's Minister of Finance and Public Service, said on Tuesday that Jamaicans may soon be able to participate in Jamalco, a bauxite mining/alumina firm, through an initial public...
Dr Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, indicated on Tuesday that Jamaicans may soon be able to invest in the bauxite mining/alumina business company, Jamalco, through an initial public offering (IPO). Dr Clarke informed the House of Representatives that the Government of...
The aluminium industry witnessed multiple remarkable events in November 2021. When the world is encountering a phase of aluminium shortage, which has triggered the prices of the metal to touch an all-time high, around 1.8 million tonnes of aluminium worth a mighty $5 billion is presently being...
The world's largest aluminium rolling company, Hindalco which also ranks among the largest producers of primary aluminium in Asia has been able to reduce the environmental damage by developing a biodiversity park on the wasteland of a bauxite mine. Hindalco’s commitment towards sustainable mining...
Metro Mining Ltd. of Australia stated last week that it has enlarged and extended its 'Strategic Cooperation Agreement' with Xiamen Xiangsen Aluminium Limited (Xiangsen Aluminium) for the delivery of approximately 5 million wet metric tonnes of bauxite over the next three years. According to Metro,...
On Tuesday, November 23, the Indian government-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) said that its board approved a pre-feasibility report for settling up an integrated aluminium project in Odisha. In December 2020, the miner received in-principle approval for stepping into the aluminium and solar sectors...
