
Alcoa has moved its proposed acquisition of South32's bauxite, alumina and aluminium interests forward with a US SEC filing, with the transaction carrying an implied enterprise value of up to USD 5.6 billion. Alcoa Corporation has filed a Form S-4 registration statement with the US Securities and...
Canyon Resources' independent board committee says A2MP's AUD 0.05 (USD 0.036) offer materially undervalues the Cameroon-focused bauxite developer as questions also emerge over A2MP's potential ties to another major shareholder. Canyon Resources' independent board committee has recommended that...
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Abu Dhabi Ports’ flagship Khalifa Port commenced its South Quay operations with the newly launched facility. The first shipment carrying bauxite harboured at the new port is destined for Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)’s Al-Taweelah alumina refinery. Alfred Oldendorff, the bulk carrier, the first...

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has reportedly welcomed Mineração Rio do Norte – MRN as a new Production & Transformation member, bringing the total number of ASI Members to 147. Mineração Rio do Norte, the largest Brazilian bauxite producer, was formed by an association of domestic and foreign...

The first bauxite mine of Ivory Coast has resumed its operations; subsequently, it was suspended for months due to election-related violence, as stated by the CEO on 5 th December’20. The mine started its operation previous year in the east-central Moronou region is a centrepiece of Ivory Coast's...

The latest data of the US Geological Survey found the United States in the third quarter of 2020 imported 789,000 tonnes of crude and dried bauxite. The import volume declined by 45,000 tonnes or 5.40 per cent in Q3 2020, following a hike of 8 per cent to 834,000 tonnes in the second quarter of the...

Abstract: Guinea with bauxite potential of about 40 billion tons is the largest aluminium ore exporter in the world today. During 2019, the country exported about 70 million tons of bauxite, which is likely to exceed 110 million tons by 2021. This may substantially change the present bauxite market...

RUSAL, one of the leading aluminium producers in the world has been assigned with a unique IMO identification number (GNPMT-001) following the successful accomplishment of the international registration of its Taressa mining port in the Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) of the...

Guinea with bauxite potential of about 40 billion tonnes is the largest aluminium ore exporter in the world today. During 2019, the country exported about 70 million tonnes of bauxite, which is likely to exceed 110 million tonnes by 2021. This may substantially change the present bauxite market and...

According to a recent report, environment and community groups in Jamaica are planning to challenge the government’s bauxite mining permission in Puerto Bueno area in the courts backed by the Office of the Public Defender. The latter will offer legal aid to stakeholders of Puerto Bueno Mountain, in...

Karnataka state chief secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar has directed Dakshina Kannada district administration and the mines and geology department to look into the complaint on illegal transportation of red bauxite from the district. The complaint was filed by former minister B Ramanath Rai, following...

Hydro announced that its official sponsorship of the 38th edition of ICSOBA. The event, one of the largest Bauxite & Alumina trade events in the world, will take place online from November 16 to 18. The public can visit exhibition stands, download technical material, access virtual meeting rooms,...

Ukraine imported 4.03 million tonnes of aluminium ores and concentrate (bauxite) in the first ten months of 2020. That was an increase of 6.2% year-on-year, according to statistics released by the State Customs Service. Bauxite imports in monetary terms rose to $190.937 million January-October, a...

According to a recent report, Metallica Minerals Limited has entered into a sale agreement with Clear Logistics Australia Pty Ltd, a private company with experience in bauxite, heavy mineral sand and industrial sand, and gravel operations. The latter will purchase Metallica’s subsidiary company...

Metro Mining reported production and shipping results for September quarter 2020. The company produced 1.062 million wet metric tonnes (WMT) of bauxite in September quarter, down from 1.419 million tonnes in June quarter. The year-to-date production came in at 2.481 million tonnes. The shipments...

Rusal released its operating results for the third quarter of 2020 on October 27, 2020, revealing that its bauxite production decreased by 1.6 per cent quarter-on-quarter to amount to 3.829 million tonnes. In Q2, the company’s bauxite output was 3.89 million tonnes, increasing by 8.8 per cent...

AMAG has recently received the ASI Chain of Custody Standard Certification for its comprehensive sustainability activities towards the supply chain of the aluminium industry. This certification from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative plays a crucial role for the assurance of transparency and...

Alcoa Corporation made a record third-party shipment of 12 million-plus dry metric tonnes of bauxite during the third quarter of 2020 ended on September 30, backed on robust production year to date at Alcoa’s Huntly and Willowdale bauxite mines. Boosted by this result, Alcoa’s bauxite shipments are...

Mormugao Port Trust said three years after that it has shelved plans for the satellite port at Betul, following people’s protests; the Central government has made another effort to construct a satellite port there through Sagarmala V project. As per the industry report, a new multipurpose terminal...
Ghana is the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve the Millenium Development Goal 1, which is the target of halving extreme poverty. Ghana has recently become a middle-income country. Ghana's economic freedom score is 59.4, making its economy the 104th freest in the 2020 Index. Ghana is...