Rio Tinto adds Aurukun's 8 tpa bauxite opportunity to growing Cape York pipeline
The acquisition gives Rio Tinto control of a major undeveloped Cape York resource as it expands its existing Weipa operations and advances new mining areas. Rio Tinto is expanding its Cape York bauxite portfolio by acquiring the Aurukun bauxite project from Glencore and Mitsubishi, adding a...
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...
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Sino-Foreign Consortium SMB to Ramp up Bauxite Exports from Guinea
<p>Societe Miniere de Boke (SMB) will be able to export 35 million tonnes of bauxite from Guinea per year once the third phase infrastructure project is completed, MiningSink reported.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
Data suggests steady growth ahead for global bauxite mining industry through 2020
<p>Bauxite is slated to become one of the most in-demand mineral ore traded worldwide. The principal ore of aluminium, bauxite is majorly found in the tropical and sub-tropical regions such as Australia, Africa, South America, West Indies, India, China and some parts of Europe (in small...
Guinea’s CBG expects to increase its annual bauxite output
<p>Bauxites de Guinée's (CBG), one of the largest producers of bauxite in the world, is planning to increase its annual production capacity of bauxite to 22.5 million tonnes in the future, reported by MiningSink.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left:...
Bauxite mining in Weipa sees growth driven by Chinese demand for lighter vehicles
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">The mounting demand for aluminium in China is expected to create new mining job opportunities in the Weipa region which is extremely rich in bauxite deposits. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Metallica...
Vedanta hopeful of nod for 50% ramp up in capacity at Lanjigarh refinery
<p>Vedanta is looking at the possibility of expanding its alumina refinery capacity at Lanjigarh beyond the existing limit of four million tonne per annum (mtpa). The refinery's rated capacity is six mtpa and Vedanta expects to get all clearances to operate it at that level...
UPDATE: Nalco commences processing of its new bauxite deposit in Odisha
<p>National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) commenced the process of opening a new bauxite deposit in the south block of Panchpatmali in Odisha.</p> <p>According to a senior government official, the new deposit will allow the company to maintain its bauxite production at 6.825-million tons that...
Bauxite export in Greece is on a downtrend through FY2017; records a rise in Q4
<p>Greece is the leading producer of bauxite in the European Union. The country is one of the key suppliers of bauxite in the global market. Aluminium of Greece is the foremost aluminium producing company in Greece which owns Delphi-Distomon mining company. The company operates two large bauxite...
Metro strengthens sales agreements for its Western Cape York Bauxite Hills Mine
<p>Metro Mining has significantly strengthened sales agreements for its Western Cape York Bauxite Hills Mine with the signing of an Oftake Letter-of-Intent with Lubei Chemicals - China’s fifth largest bauxite importer.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
Week in Review: Australian bauxite sector makes top headlines
<p>Australia emerged as a top newsmaker in the bauxite sector in the last week. Australian bauxite sector has seen major developments from business growth opportunity and a number of companies won contracts for the ongoing bauxite projects. Guinea was also one of the newsmakers from the week. Here...
Australian Bauxite Ltd receives letter of intent for next shipment of Tasmanian bauxite
<p>Australian Bauxite Limited today announced that the company has received a letter of intent for a significant shipment of cement grade bauxite from its Bald Hill Bauxite mine, in Tasmania. The company’s marketing and logistics officers are in talks with the customer about delivery...
Queensland Parliament sees business and job growth in the domestic bauxite sector
<p>Annastacia Palaszczuk, the Premier of Queensland has said in the parliament that stronger commodity prices have resulted in a rise in job creation in the coal exploration sector. Similarly, jobs in the copper, zinc and bauxite sector would also stabilize with the ramp up of existing...
SCEE wins contracts for Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite project
<p>Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (SCEE), an Australian-based electrical, instrumentation, communication and maintenance services company, has bagged two contracts for Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite project in Queensland. The company has received contracts worth a total of $25...
Guinea finds in China a key growth market for its bauxite produce
<p>Guinea is readying to step up its bauxite mining operations over the next three years, a leading industry journal reported, citing Guinea Mines Minister Abdoulaye Magassouba. The country, Magassouba said, plans to increase its bauxite production in order to meet the rising ore demand from...
Metallica appoints mining and haulage contractor for Urquhart Bauxite project
<p>An Australian bauxite developer Metallica Minerals Limited (Metallica) today announced that the company has appointed the LCR Group (LCR) to undertake all mining and haulage operations on behalf of the Joint Venture at the Urquhart Bauxite project. For this, its subsidiary has signed a schedule...
Rusal’s Guinea Friguia alumina refinery to resume production in April 2018
<p>Rusal operated Friguia alumina refinery in Guinea is readying to come online in first half of 2018. The reconstruction work at the site is progressing as planned, informed Rusal’s Guinea branch general manager Pavel Vassiliev.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align:...
Guinea should refine its own bauxite instead of exporting it majorly, says president Condé
<p>Guinea cannot afford to thrive on bauxite exports over the long term and keep overlooking developmental issues of its domestic aluminium industry. Doing that would not only make the economy vulnerable in the hands of global commodity price volatility uncontrollable on its part but would also...
Jamaica may not collect $1.9b for exempting bauxite levy
<p>The Jamaican government is likely to lose nearly $1.9 billion annually for its decision to exempt on the bauxite levy. The government exempted bauxite levy as part of a tax regime overhaul for extractive industries, as reported.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
Nalco’s overburden processing can add nearly 60 million tonnes of bauxite
<p>National Aluminium Company (Nalco) can add nearly 60 million tonnes of bauxite to its resource base through the processing of overburden. NALCO CMD Tapan Kumar Chand said while speaking at the 17th Annual Geominetech Conference on Thursday at Bhubaneswar. Currently, the company is processing the...
