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...
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...
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The Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry of Malaysia reportedly unveiled the proposed rigid standard operating procedure (SOP) for bauxite mining and export activities in Pahang on March 31. The SOP, which was uploaded in the ministry’s website yesterday, stated that the Malaysian government...
Romain GIRBAL, General Manager of IB2 , a Paris based innovative solution provider that works towards producing alumina with low grade bauxite announced the launch of an innovative and breakthrough technology for low grade bauxite refining during the Bauxite & Alumina Conference that took place in...
According to the latest data from China Customs, China’s imports of bauxite increased about 14% to stand at 9.41 million tonnes in February from 8.27 million tonnes in January. This is one of the record numbers as far as month bauxite import is concerned. Bauxite imports from Australia, Indonesia...
Ghana Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia reportedly announced to the press that both Guinea and Ghana are all set to begin discussions over bilateral cooperation for developing bauxite industries, similar to trade co-operation between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire in the cocoa sector. “You know what we are...
JAG Bhd has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Empire Mining Sdn Bhd to set out intentions and mutual understanding in connection with the possible joint venture. The parties will look at the possibility for JAG or its nominated subsidiary to enter into joint venture with Empire Mining...
Guinea is the most significant bauxite supplier to the world with 7.4 billion bauxite reserve which is about 25% of the world’s total bauxite reserves. The country accounts for 95% of African bauxite production and 15% of world bauxite production according to the latest data from the US Geological...
Kuantan lawmaker Fuziah Salleh has reportedly urged the public to attend a dialogue session on bauxite mining standard operating procedure (SOP) on April 14. She said the public must attend the programme to meet, discuss, and voice out their opinion and concern on the matter to officials from the...
The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is preparing to enter phase seven of the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP), as said by BCDP Project Coordinator, Clarence Osbourne. Under phase seven, another tranche of funds is expected to be paid over to the Programme for its multifaceted...
According to a recent report, the Malaysian government announced that bauxite mining activities in Pahang should be on hold unless the miners conduct a study on the environmental impact of their sites. However, the date for when the environmental impact assessments (EIAs) will begin is not yet set....
Lindian Resources Ltd announced that it had lodged applications for two additional tenements with a total area of 96.85 square kilometres. The new applications follow the identification of new areas of high-grade bauxite mineralisation across both the PL/13400/2018 and PL/13564/2019 tenements...
Russian news agency, Sputnik, reported yesterday, March 3 that the parent company of Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) RUSAL has suspended their bauxite operation due to the on-going strike by the workers. The media report also confirmed moving of all mining equipment to a warehouse after...
Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh reportedly said that bauxite mining activities are unlikely to resume in a month’s time. Explaining further, she said that the mining activities look difficult to restart in next one month time because Pahang government has not yet made standard operating procedure (SOP)...
The Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry of Malaysia said in a statement that the government would be holding a public hearing and engagement with all parties on the new bauxite mining Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The ministry said this initiative is taken to improve the SOP that...
Rio Tinto announces record returns of US$13.5 billion including final dividend of US$3.1 billion and special dividend of US$4.0 billion to its shareholders for 2018. Commenting on the announcement, Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said “We have once again announced record cash returns to...
Malaysia health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad reported that his ministry is constantly monitoring the health of residents who live around bauxite-mining areas near Kuantan. He said the monitoring is carried out by obtaining regular health reports from various health and medical facilities in the area....
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...
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...
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...
