Metro Mining builds bauxite momentum with record output, lower costs and broader sales
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...
Ghana’s 920Mt of bauxite reserves catch global investors’ attention amid aluminium push
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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Guinea’s alternative for bauxite is Cameroon: Canyon Resources
Canyon has been initiating a strong position over significant high-grade bauxite resources in Cameroon in recent years. Canyon Resources Ltd freshly published a scoping study supporting a simple and successful mining operation in two junctures at its Minim Martap Bauxite Project in Cameroon. Stage...
“Land allotted to Jindal group for Bauxite mining required to be taken back”
The members of the All India Kisan Sangh (AIKMS) and Progressive Organization of Women (POW) have urged the Government to take back the land allotted to Jindal South West Aluminium in S Kota Mandal in Vizianagaram district for Bauxite mining. Numerous people’s organization demanded the government...
Odisha High Court issues order over illegal bauxite mining at Kodingamali
The Orissa High Court has directed the Secretary of State Mines department to consider and persuade within six weeks, the representation filed by Kodingamali Surakshya Manch to stop illegal mining from Kodingamali bauxite mines in Laxmipur area of Koraput district. The division bench of Chief...
Noranda Bauxite concludes union agreements with its three Jamaican Labour Unions
Noranda Bauxite has secured an agreement with the University & Allied Workers Union (UAWU) on a new labour contract that governs the terms and conditions of employment for UAWU members through April 30, 2023. The agreement with UAWU reached pinnacle for the conclusion of all of Noranda Bauxite’s...
Metro meets 2019 Guidance with 274,000 WMT bauxite production and 286,000 WMT shipment on Dec 23
Last week, on December 23, Metro Mining Limited reportedly achieved its 2019 upper-end guidance by completing the production of 274,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT) bauxite and shipments 286,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT), after loading the 56th and final vessel for the year. In October and November, the...
Norsk Hydro: Production in Paragominas bauxite mine and Alunorte alumina refinery reinstituted
The supply of power to Hydro’s Paragominas bauxite mine has been recommenced, which is allowing production to start again. Production at Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery has also been boosted. A transmission tower overturned on 18 th December’19, suspending power supply to Paragominas, which...
Bauxite Recap 2019: New mining projects and expansions boosted production and shipments, while prices remained sluggish
The year 2019 saw an increase in bauxite production all over the globe, bolstered by expansions in mining and also some of the new projects such as EGA’s first bauxite project in Guinea, Rio Tinto’s commissioning of Amrun bauxite mine, and the beginning of mining and screening operations at...
Front-end engineering and design of a new bauxite terminal for Metro Mining is ready
Rocktree Consulting, a leading provider of marine dry-bulk cargo handling and delivery solutions, has reportedly finished the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a new floating transhipment terminal for bauxite export from Australia’s Bauxite Hills Mine to China. The terminal is expected to...
Nalco allotted Pottangi bauxite mines amicably after the public hearing on November 17
The National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) was allotted the Pottangi bauxite mines in Koraput district after the public hearing for environment clearance approved the mining project. Thousands of villagers around Pottangi block attended the meeting and expressed their support for the project....
Metro refinancing current debt facilities, part of Bauxite Hills Mine Stage 2 expansion funding package
Metro Mining Limited is reportedly refinancing its current debt facilities to enable the $47.5 million loan from North Australian Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) to be senior secured first-ranking. This loan is part of the funding package for Metro Mining's Stage 2 expansion at Bauxite Hills Mine in...
Public hearing to decide on Nalco's bauxite mining proposal in Odisha's Pottangi today
According to Indian media report, the district administration of Koraput in Odisha, India would conduct an important public hearing on the proposed bauxite mining by Nalco in Pottangi block today. The public hearing on bauxite mining will allow villagers of the area around Pottangi block to put up...
Australian Bauxite Limited to lodge mining lease application for Binjour in early 2020
According to a recent report, Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) announced today, on December 16, that it would lodge a mining lease application early next year and if approved, it would ship unrefined bauxite produced at Binjour bauxite project from the port of Bundaberg in bulk tonnages. “A mining...
Indonesia lowers projections for nickel and bauxite smelter construction by 30% due to investment shortfalls
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry of Indonesia has lowered its projections for nickel and bauxite smelter construction by 2022 due to shortfalls in investment. Indonesia’s government in September expedited the nickel ore export ban by two years to January 2020 from 2022 as part of its...
Metro Mining to beat 2019 guidance; It produces 452,000 WMT bauxite and ships 463,000 WMT in November
The Australian exploration and mining company Metro Mining Limited announced another strong monthly performance for November, and with that a step closer to the production guidance of 2019. According to the performance report, the company produced 452,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT) of bauxite in...
GIADEC says bauxite mining in Atewa Forest won’t affect water bodies in three key rivers
The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation has assured that bauxite reserves in the Atewa Forest will not destruct the water bodies that source from the reserve. The three rivers, Birim, Densu and Ayensu provide drinking water to more than five million Ghanaians. Speaking at a press...
Cita Mineral Investindo signs bauxite supply deal with Indonesia’s Well Harvest Winning
According to Shanghai Metals Market, Indonesia’s alumina producer PT Well Harvest Winning (WHW) and Jakarta-based mining firm PT Cita Mineral Investindo (CITA) signed a bauxite supply agreement on December 3. This was confirmed by China Hongqiao Group, which owns 56% stake in WHW. Cita Mineral owns...
Perth based Lindian Resources expands its bauxite target area at Guinea's Gaoual project after surface mapping
Perth based Lindian Resources has announced that the bauxite ore body of its Gaoual bauxite project in northwest Guinea is significantly larger than they expected. This was confirmed by the surface mapping conducted by the company's geological expert, Mark Gifford, and project geologist, Hashimu...
Nalco bets on long-term raw-material supply for stable alumina & aluminium operations
The Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, National Aluminium Company, is aiming to extend the longevity of its alumina refining and aluminium smelting operations, and therefore, trying to bank on long-term raw material security. According to a report, Nalco wants to commence the operations of...
