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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Ministry says moratorium on bauxite mining in Malaysia to be lifted in April 2019
A local media update from Malaysia today says that the moratorium on bauxite mining activities will be lifted in April 2019. This was announced by the Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry of Malaysia. Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar added that the order will require clearance of the existing...
Bauxite miners disregard government regulation and continue mining operations in Riau Islands, Indonesia
According to a recent report, unlicensed mining of bauxite is still found continuing on the islands of Angkut, Dendang and Bukit Bati in Bintan, Riau Islands, despite a government call to end the activities. "I do not know why they still continue to mine the bauxite,” said the head of Bintan and...
Baphlimali Bauxite Mine faces show cause notice from SPCB on environmental non-compliance
According to a recent report, a show cause notice has been served to the Utkal Alumina’s Baphlimali Bauxite Mine for cancellation of mining lease for allegedly failing to comply with environmental norms. As per the report, the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has served a show cause notice on...
Altus dissolves joint venture deal with Canyon Resources
TSX-V-listed Altus Strategies has reportedly reached a Joint Venture Termination agreement and a Sale & Purchase agreement with ASX-listed Canyon Resources, which dictate the dissolution of their existing partnership dated back to December 23, 2013. Per the agreements, Altus will transfer all of...
Rusal’s 2018 bauxite production up 19% on reopening of Friguia bauxite and alumina complex
Rusal produced 3,719 thousand tonnes of bauxite in the fourth quarter of 2018, a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 3.4 per cent.The company had produced 3,848 thousand tonnes of bauxite in the third quarter of 2018. For the full year of 2018, the company achieved total production of 13,847 thousand...
Ministry investigates bauxite mining led alleged environment damage in Bintan District
According to a report by Antara on February 5, the Environment and Forest Ministry has stationed a team at bauxite mining sites in Bintan District for the investigation of alleged environment damage in the region. The Environment and Forest Minister Siti Nurbaya said the team arrived at the spot on...
De.mem secures water treatment contract for Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite mine
Water and wastewater treatment company De.mem Limited announced that the company has secured A$780,000 ($564,868) operations and maintenance contract for Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite mine in Queensland, Australia. De.mem will manage potable water and sewage treatment plants at the mine, for 12 months...
Environmental organisations renew calls on government to stop mining activities in Atewa Forest
Environmental organisations this week reportedly renewed calls on government to stop all mining and prospecting activities in the Atewa Forest Reserve due to grievous repercussions on the country. The environmental groups said the Atewa Forest provided a variety of ecosystem service and other...
Australian Bauxite Limited commences mining operations at Bald Hill Bauxite Project
Australian Bauxite Limited has begun mining and screening operations at its Bald Hill mine near Campbell Town, northern Tasmania, as it prepares for the next cargo of seaborne cement-grade bauxite. The company has worked with the customer for the 4 months to achieve the optimum product...
Canyon appoints Steven Zaninovich as a non-executive director hoping support for Minim Martap project
Canyon Resources has reportedly appointed Steven Zaninovich as a non-executive director to strengthen its board with project development. Zaninovich comes with over 25 years of experience in the mining industry working in the development of multiple mining operations across various commodities and...
Metro Mining's Bauxite Hill mine reported 2 million WMT bauxite shipment to China in 2018
Metro Mining has published its 4th Quarter Report. Bauxite production for the quarter was 743k wet metric tonnes (WMT). About 816k WMT bauxite was shipped in the quarter. The shipment volume remained same as the third quarter while production dropped slightly due to bad weather. Annualised...
Australian Bauxite to ship it next bauxite shipment from Bell Bay port in March
Australian Bauxite Limited announced that they would ship about 30,000 tonnes of Tasmanian bauxite from the Bell Bay port around March 1. The cement grade bauxite will be from Australian Bauxite’s Bald Hill mine, near Campbell Town. The negotiations with the customer took three months as Australian...
FLSmidth to supply machinery and equipment for the extension of UAI’s refinery in Odisha
According to a report, FLSmidth has signed a contract with Hindalco (UAI) to supply machinery and equipment for the extension of Utkal Alumina International’s (UAI) refinery in Odisha, India. UAI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hindalco Industries and flagship metal company of the Aditya Birla...
EGA loads first bauxite from its under-construction Guinea mining project
Emirates Global Aluminium has achieved a milestone at its under-construction Guinea bauxite mining project as the first bauxite train travelled from its subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation’s mine to the coast. EGA said the 80-wagon train carried some 6,800 tonnes of bauxite. The bauxite will be...
Rio Tinto reports 14% decline in bauxite production in Q4 2018
Global miner Rio Tinto announced fourth quarter and full year 2018 production results. Rio’s bauxite production in 2018 was one per cent lower than 2017, with strong production at Gove and the Andoom mining area in Weipa was offset by lower production at two non-managed operations. The CBG mine in...
JAMALCO’s new power plant expected to make its alumina refinery more efficient on completion
According to a recent report, the construction of JAMALCO’s US$189 million gas-fired cogeneration power plant by New Fortress Energy is expected to complete by February 2020. The news came after the bauxite/alumina company’s managing director Austin Mooney reported while speaking during a tour of...
Vinacomin urged to improve bauxite projects’ efficiency
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung urged the Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) to improve the efficiency of its bauxite projects and pay attention to environmental protection and promote local socio-economic development, Vietnam News reports. Trinh...
India’s bauxite output growth to accelerate even amidst strict regulations and tribal tensions: Fitch Solutions
Fitch Solutions Macro Research study shows that in spite of a positive outlook for India’s bauxite mining industry, tightening environmental regulations and tribal tensions may pose downside risks by slowing new projects. Nevertheless, the study also indicates that India’s bauxite output growth...
