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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Work to commence on Metro Mining’s Bauxite Hills Mine
<p>Metro Mining Ltd plans to commence construction of The Bauxite Hills Mine north of Weipa in July with mining operations and first shipment scheduled for April, next year.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
Metro Mining merges its standalone bauxite projects
<p>Metro Mining Ltd, an Australian exploration and mining company based in Queensland, has combined two separate geological models and create a single expanded resource for its Bauxite Hills Mine project.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right:...
TAKRAF to supply mining and logistic equipment for CBG’s bauxite plant in Guinea
<p>TAKRAF GmbH has won a contract from Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) for the turnkey supply and installation of a bauxite handling plant in Guinea, West Africa.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
Bauxite mining stakeholders urge government to implement SOP
<p>Bauxite mining stakeholders are urging the state government or the federal government for a set of standard operating procedure (SOP) for bauxite-mining in Pahang since the moratorium period had lasted for more than a year.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left:...
Ghana outlines plans for an integrated aluminium industry
<p>The Minister of Finance, Ghana, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has expressed the government’s desire to fast-track economic development of the country during the presentation of the 2017 budget statement on Thursday. Mr Ofori-Atta said the government has decided to develop an integrated aluminium...
Pahang MB anticipates further extension of the bauxite mining ban
<p>Menteri Besar of Pahang, Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob has hinted that the moratorium on bauxite mining in the state might be extended for another three months after the current ban gets over on March 15. It may be extended to June 15 considering the fact that unlicensed bauxite mining is still...
Nalco reports highest ever bauxite production from April-February in FY 17
<p>As confirmed by a release from National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco), the company has posted 16.8 per cent growth in its bauxite production in the April-February period of FY 2016-17, to reach a production volume of 6.56 million tonnes.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite project to create 300 local jobs
<p>Rio Tinto, one of the leading metals and mining conglomerate in the world says that with the beginning of construction of its $2 billion dollar Amrun bauxite project in Far North Queensland, it will create about 300 jobs for the local people.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
Australian Bauxite identifies refractory-grade bauxite layers near Port Kembla
<p>Australian Bauxite Ltd (ABx) announced today that the company has identified high quality refractory-grade bauxite in Penrose state pine forest, en route to Port Kembla in New South Wales, Australia. There is a worldwide market for refractory-grade bauxite that is fairly a high-priced - ABx...
Metro Mining set to raise $52M for Bauxite Hills Mine
<p>Metro Mining Limited has launched a $52.4 million equity raising to advance its Bauxite Hills Mine 95 km north of Weipa. The company also plans to repay loan facilities that supported its recent acquisition of neighbouring Gulf Alumina Ltd (December last year.)</p> <p><img style="vertical-align:...
Guinea targets 60 million ton bauxite production by 2020
<p>According to a report from Reuters, Guinea aims to increase bauxite production to 60 million tonnes by 2020. The country is planning to invest aggressively to meet strong demand for bauxite from China, the mines minister of Guinea said on Wednesday.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;...
Week in Review: Bauxite news updates from the globe
<p>The world bauxite industry and the market are moving fast with the new positive trend in the aluminium market. New projects and expansions are on track and the companies have reported positive results. Here is a quick recap of the top headlines from the global bauxite industry from the week gone...
India’s mineral production rises 5.2% YOY in Dec 2016; Bauxite up by 21%
<p>Initial data released by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, shows the country's mineral output in December 2016 rose 5.2 per cent from the corresponding period previous year. Production of bauxite, the principal ore of aluminium metal, increased by 21 per cent compared to that recorded...
RUSAL’s bauxite output in Q4 2016 drops 11.5%; full year output on the rise
<p>UC RUSAL, the leading global integrated aluminium producer, announces its operating results for the fourth quarter 2016 and full year 2016 registering bullish progress in all three business segments: bauxite, alumina and aluminium.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
Rio Tinto awards $45 mln contract to Fulton Hogan for Amrun bauxite project
<p>Rio Tinto has awarded a contract valued at $45 million to the Queensland division of civil construction company Fulton Hogan.<br /><br />The company will build a dam supplying water to the world-class Amrun bauxite project in Western Cape York Queensland, Australia.<br /><br />The 10.9 gigalitre...
Ghana government plans private investment in bauxite mining to transform economy
<p>Ghana is on its way to revive the economy. The country on the West Africa's Gulf of Guniea is considering further unleashing its mineral resource potential to transform the economy through development of industries and job creation. Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo said bauxite deposits at Kyebi...
Jamaica’s bauxite export revenues to grow 3.05% totalling US$121.5 mln in 2017
<p>Jamaica remains largely an under-utilized mineral-rich country. The Caribbean island country which started shipment of the aluminium ore back in 1952 took two decades to become the world's second largest producer of bauxite and the second largest exporter of alumina. In 1970's the country went...
Metro Mining officially acquires full ownership of Gulf Alumina
<p>Australia’s Metro Mining announced today that the company has acquired Gulf Alumina Ltd, taking full ownership of the company that it did not own previously. The company will proceed to combine Gulf’s Skardon River project tenements with its own Bauxite Hills mine.</p> <p><img...
