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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Metro Mining starts mining operations at Bauxite Hills Mine
Metro Mining has commenced mining operations at the Bauxite Hills Mine. Metro Mining Managing Director & CEO Simon Finnis said the Bauxite Hills Mine would feed the ever-growing seaborne bauxite market. Metro’s first shipment has been purchased by China’s Xinfa Group, one of the largest integrated...
Rio to trigger force majeure on alumina refinery controlled by Rusal
After Glencore, Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest metals and mining corporations has decided to trigger force majeure on some Rusal-linked contracts. The mining group declared on Friday that it would work with its customers to minimise disruptions in raw material supply and would fully comply...
Antam’s bauxite production increases 116% YoY in Q1 2018
State-owned diversified miner PT Aneka Tambang (ANTAM) posted a 116 per cent increase in bauxite production in the January-March period 2018. The company produced 200,300 wet metric tons (wmt) of bauxite in the first quarter of 2018. ANTAM's sales volume volume reached 61,380 wmt in the first three...
Malaysia’s bauxite exports to China down 93% YoY in February; total exports to rise in H1 2018
Malaysia, one of the world’s top bauxite producers, has started exporting bauxite to China since November, though the volume has shrunk considerably in February 2018. As per export-import data shared by China’s General Administration of Customs, bauxite export by Malaysia to China in February...
OMC to supply bauxite to Hindalco, Balco and Anrak
At the commencement of e-auctions, Odisha Mining Corporation offers 190,000 tonnes of bauxite secured from its Kodingamali mines in Southern Odisha. This maiden attempt of OMC to sell bauxite at e-auctions has evoked buying interests from many alumina refinery owners, both within and outside the...
Hydro to host Press Conference to present internal and external reports on Alunorte situation
Hydro will host a combined analyst and press conference at its corporate headquarters at Drammensveien 260, Oslo, on Monday April 9. The presentation will be hosted by President and CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg. Representatives from both the internal task force and the external environmental...
Bauxite price and import data show slow-but-steady growth over 1QCY2018: SMM update
On the face of refined aluminium inventory plunge and a rise of aluminium production after winter heating season, Shanghai Metal Market learns that the price of bauxite though remains unchanged since March 19, 2018 exhibits a steady rise. The price rise of bauxite indicates that the bauxite market...
Indonesia’s Antam gets additional export permit for bauxite and nickel
After the limited allowance of ore export in Indonesia, state-owned diversified miner PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) has obtained a new permit recommendation from Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry for bauxite and nickel exports. This will support their plans to boost production and sales of bauxite...
Shanxi willing to ramp-up aluminium smelting capacity with preferred access to bauxite
The government of one of China’s Northern provinces declared in the early part of this week that it would likely to go for the barter choice cuts of its bauxite stores for companies that move aluminium smelting capacity to that area, as reported by Aluminium Insider. Shanxi’s provincial government...
US import of bauxite drops 32% for the full year 2017 on closure of alumina refineries
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the Fourth Quarter 2017 , imports of crude and dried bauxite by the U.S. in Q4 2017 were 910,000 tonnes, slightly less than the revised total of 914,000 tonnes in the third quarter of 2017. However, on a YoY basis, import of bauxite...
Sierra Leone’s exports of bauxite projected to decline in 2018; Romania remains the top importer
Sierra Leone’s primary mineral resources are diamonds, rutile, bauxite and gold among others. The country’s exports of bauxite have been rising over the last three years.Total bauxite export volume is expected to decrease in 2018. Romania imports the largest chunk of bauxite from Sierra Leone....
Bauxite shortage in China is impeding alumina restart in the country
About 30 percent production of alumina refineries and aluminium smelters was cut in many parts of China, including Henan, during November 2017 to March 2018 for bringing the air pollution in check. March 15 was the date they were looking forward to for restarting the alumina production after...
Bauxite shipments resume in Guinea mining town after riots
Bauxite shipments resumed on Wednesday from the Guinean mining towns of Boke and Kamsar after riots delayed deliveries the day before, company and government officials said. Train and barge traffic restarted after demonstrators lifted barricades and protests over disputed local elections subsided,...
Odisha Mining Corporation to e-auction bauxite next month
Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), a state run mining entity, is all set to conduct the first ever national e-auction for bauxite in April. The deadline for registration to participate at the national auctions for bauxite is March 23. At the national e-auction, OMC will directly deal with the...
Environment Minister says SOP for bauxite mining at Pahang to be ready by June
Amidst the uncertainty over the restarting of mining operations in Pahang, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar announced that the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for bauxite mining activities in Pahang is expected to be completed by June 2018. He added...
ANTAM targets 126% increase in bauxite production in 2018
State-owned diversified miner PT Aneka Tambang (ANTAM) announced plans to significantly increase production and sales of bauxite in 2018.The company targets 126 per cent increase in production and 90 per cent increase in sales this year. The company aims both production and sales volume of bauxite...
Government releases seized mining equipment to Exton Cubic
All the mining equipment belonging to Exton Cubic Group Limited, which was seized on the instruction of the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, and the District Chief Executive of the Atwima Mponua District, has been released. Simon Osei Mensah has directed the regional police command to...
Hydro ordered to cut production by 50% at Alunorte alumina refinery
Hydro has been told by the Secretariat of Environment and Sustainability in the Brazilian state of Pará (SEMAS) to cut production by 50 per cent at its Alunorte alumina refinery due to non-compliance relating to bauxite residue deposit. SEMAS also said it would introduce daily fines of around BRL 1...
