
WEEKLY: Guinea shipments surge but freight costs keep China bauxite spot split, prices pinned in tight band
China's domestic ore prices held steady last week. In Shanxi, a limited volume of relatively lower-grade domestic ore was concluded under long-term contracts at approximately RMB 530 per tonne. In Henan, the expected increase in domestic ore output has yet to materialise, leaving the supply-demand...
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...
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Now, Vedanta lands in mining row in Chhattisgarh
...After the Niyamgiri ban, a controversy is brewing in Chhattisgarh over bauxite mining by Vedanta Resources, the UK-based mining conglomerate, in the Maikal hill ranges in Kawardha district with the opposition Congress demanding a probe into alleged large-scale infringement of green and tribal...

GMDC to sell 5 lakh tonnes of bauxite to Vedanta
...The Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (GMDC) has signed an agreement with the Mr Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Resources for sale of 5.07 lakh tonnes of medium-grade bauxite, for the latter's alumina plant in Orissa...

Steel Guru : NEAA suspends green nod to Vedanta <em>bauxite</em> mining <b>...</b>
... 166022 - 2010-09-19 - Vedanta Resources got another jolt on Friday with the National Environment Appellate Authority suspending the green ...

Bauxite Resources signs refinery deal
...Bauxite Resources says it has entered another deal with its Chinese partner Yankuang Corporation to complete a bankable feasibility study for a bauxite refinery in the South-West...

Bauxite up ahead of changes to Chinese deal
...Bauxite Resources has flagged changes to a heads of agreement with its Chinese joint venture partner over plans to explore for bauxite and build an alumina refinery in the State's South West...

Vedanata seeks bauxite from within Orissa
...Within weeks of being denied permission to mine bauxite from Niyamgiri hills, Vedanta Reources on Thursday sought the mineral from Orissa itself to feed its aluminium refinery at Lanjigarh saying importing the raw material from other states is expensive...

Decision to stop mining in Araku to affect Nalco
...The union mines ministry’s recent decision to stop bauxite mining in the Araku region of Andhra Pradesh is likely to adversely impact the expansion plans of state-run aluminium giant Nalco...

Bonasika yields hi-grade refractory bauxite, in commercial quantities
...COMMERCIAL quantities of high-grade refractory bauxite have been found at Bonasika on the left bank of the Demerara River just opposite Timehri, a bauxite company named First Bauxite Corporation (FBC)has reported...

First Bauxite Corporation Reports a Discovery of Bauxite at Surface and a Mineral Resource Estimate on the Waratilla-Cartwright Prospecting Licence
...In December 2009 the company had announced the start of sonic drilling of the bauxite deposits on the Waratilla-Cartwright Prospecting Licence (the "Warcart PL") to explore their extent, quality and continuity of a mineralized zone in the north of the PL, now referred to as the Upper Waratilla...

Bauxite making a comeback - But recovery depends on efficient energy mix
...LONG REGARDED as a major pillar of the Jamaican economy, the bauxite and alumina sector fell from being the country's third-highest earner of foreign exchange to among the relatively minor placings, as the global economic recession took hold and demand for the metal used extensively in the...

2010 June Al Imports Data Analysis
...According to China Customs, China's bauxite imports were 2.95 million mt during June, up 92.41% YoY, setting a new high since August 2007...

Bauxilum increases alumina output as Orinoco flows - Metal Bulletin
... Venezuelan bauxite and alumina producer CVG Bauxilum has increased its alumina output after restarting bauxite transportation via the ...

Steel Guru : Vedanta vendetta - Lanjigarh tribals allege Vedanta <b>...</b>
... The 4 member committee visited different villages to be affected by the bauxite mining by the Vedanta in the Niyamagiri hills in Kalahandi ...

China Aluminum Imports and Exports June 2010
... The General Administration of Customs released China's imports and exports of primary aluminum, alumina, aluminum semis and bauxite in June on July 21st...

First Bauxite Corporation Announces Execution of Definitive Agreement With Bauxite Corporation of Guyana Inc. and Therefore the Acquisition of the Historical Tarakuli Bauxite Deposit in Guyana
...FIRST BAUXITE CORPORATION ("First Bauxite" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: FBX)(FRANKFURT: FBI)(BERLIN: FBI) is pleased to announce that, further to its February 9, 2010 news release, the Company has now entered into a definitive agreement dated July 15, 2010 with Bauxite Corporation of Guyana...

Jamaica to sell bauxite, alumina stake to China firm
...Jamaica’s government plans to sell its stake in bauxite producer and alumina refiner Clarendon Alumina Production Ltd (CAP) to a Chinese company, said Prime Minister Bruce Golding...

Minister allays fears over bauxite mining in Vizag
...The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests will take a close look at the proposal to carry out bauxite mining in the eastern ghats...

Guinean Election Result May Lead to a Review of Mining Deals <b>...</b>
... The election of a new president in Guinea, the world's biggest bauxite exporter, may lead to reviews of multibillion-dollar deals with ...

