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...
National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) has reported its highest-ever operational and financial performance for FY2025-26 as the state-run aluminium producer moves ahead with major expansion projects and a broader push into critical minerals and resource security. National Aluminium Company Ltd...
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The Indian National Congress (INC), an Indian political party, has expressed concern to the Union Government over the proposed bauxite project at Odisha’s Koraput district. Mr Jairam Ramesh, the General Secretary of the INC, has referred to the Forest Rights Act, 2006, to safeguard tribal as well...
Odisha is advancing with the mining auction process for eleven mineral blocks across essential mining districts, reopening discussions around some of the state’s most coveted resource projects. Among the assets on offer is the Karlapat bauxite block in Kalahandi district, a deposit that has long...
Metro Mining has announced that non-executive director Jo-Anne Scarini has resigned from the company’s board, with the resignation taking effect on May 30. Scarini joined Metro Mining as a non-executive director in October 2024 and also served as Chair of the company’s Audit and Risk Committee. In...
Indonesia is reportedly locking in industrial and technology partnerships with China as discussions with Hebei Province focus attention on smart manufacturing, strategic supply chains and downstream development of minerals such as bauxite and nickel. Explore the relevance of red mud in the...
Vedanta Limited has moved a step closer to developing its Sijimali bauxite mine project in Odisha after the Union Environment Ministry’s expert appraisal committee recommended the project for environmental clearance. The proposed mine, located across Kalahandi and Rayagada districts, is expected to...
India’s bauxite industry is entering a new phase of expansion as domestic production and imports rise simultaneously. The country produced around 25 million tonnes of bauxite in 2025, slightly higher than the 24 million tonnes recorded in 2024. However, despite increasing domestic mining activity,...
Shares of Brazilian Rare Earths climbed 8.7 per cent after the company advanced plans to demerge its Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project into a standalone ASX-listed entity, Alurion Resources Limited . The restructuring is designed to sharpen Brazilian Rare Earths’ focus on rare earth development...
A high-level delegation from the Lao National Assembly visited Xekong province on May 23 to review progress on the Dakcheung bauxite and alumina development project, one of the largest industrial ventures currently underway in southern Laos. The delegation was headed by Sounthone Xayachak, who...
The Vietnamese industrial conglomerate Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO) is accelerating its ambitions in the country’s bauxite and alumina sector, unveiling a slate of proposed mining and processing projects in Lam Dong Province worth an estimated USD 4.4 billion. The proposal indicates the...
Jamaica is once again turning its attention to an overlooked by-product of the bauxite industry that officials believe could hold substantial economic value. During his presentation in the House of Representatives for the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate on May 13, Floyd Green outlined fresh efforts to...
In his speech at the Forward Africa Forum held in Nairobi, Kenya, President of Guinea, General Mamadi Doumbouya called upon African nations to rethink their place within the international economic arena and to shift from relying solely on selling raw materials towards industrialisation. Addressing...
As Ghana steps out of the IMF Extended Credit Facility Programme, Financial Analyst Senyo Hosi advocates that the government drive productivity with a different approach. He urges the Ghana administration to drive it through growth led by the private sector instead of focusing solely on...
Brazilian Rare Earths Limited has announced plans to demerge its Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project in Brazil into a new ASX-listed company, Alurion Resources Limited. The proposed move would establish Alurion as a standalone bauxite and critical minerals company with its own management team, board...
The Interministerial Committee for Strategic Investments of the Hellenic Republic has approved a new strategic investment by METLEN Energy & Metals in the ramp-up of gallium production capacity in Greece. It falls within the framework of METLEN's existing bauxite mining and alumina refining...
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Vedanta Resources to ‘BB’ with a stable outlook, reinforced by improvement in operating performance, firmer liquidity and consistent deleveraging across the group. S&P highlighted Vedanta’s expanding backward integration in alumina and bauxite, coupled with...
China’s East Hope Group, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, is considering an investment of USD 12.6 billion in Kazakhstan’s bauxite mining and aluminium sector, according to the country’s Ministry of Industry and Construction. The proposal was discussed during talks between Industry...
Dr Greeshma Gadikota, Professor at Columbia University, has explained in this interview the growing importance of advanced recovery technologies for extracting critical metals such as gallium and scandium from red mud. She noted new technologies that are more energy and material-efficient are...
In Cameroon, the Minim Martap bauxite project advanced into the next step as the first locomotives for the mine’s future rail operations are set to arrive in the country. CRRC Corporation, a Chinese manufacturer, has crafted seven locomotives and is currently on its way to the port of Douala for...
