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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Guyana government reviewing domestic bauxite industry
<p>The Guyana government is reviewing the domestic bauxite industry that started operating last year marking the centennial of the bauxite industry in the country. The government is waiting for a report on bauxite industry so that they can decide whether to build another alumina plant in the...
Week in Review: Indian bauxite makes headlines on expansion and higher revenues
<p>Bauxite industry was in an upswing last week. China, still the largest consumer of the ore, was reported to have imported higher volumes of bauxite in February. The demand for the mineral ore in the country is on a steady rise and this is expected to keep driving its imports in the foreseeable...
Ireland’s bauxite import totalled 4.6 MT in 2016, Guinea ranked as the top supplier
<p>Ireland, the main alumina refining hub in entire Europe, is a major bauxite importer. The country has been featuring as one of the world's top five bauxite importing countries since 2006. It ranks fourth in terms of bauxite import volume after China, USA, and Ukraine. Since 2015, annual bauxite...
Indonesian government issues bauxite export recommendations for Antam
<p>The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Indonesia issued a series of export recommendations on Monday, April 3, for the state-owned mining and company Aneka Tambang (ANTAM). The recommendations allow the vertically-integrated, diversified metals and minerals producer to export bauxite and...
Kuantan MP raises concern over recent extension of bauxite mining moratorium
<p>Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh said in a statement that the extension of bauxite mining moratorium in Pahang, Malaysia may worsen the situation if the authorities do not take any measure for stopping illegal mining activities that are taking place near Pahang.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: top;...
Ukraine’s bauxite import declines YoY as domestic production of the ore increases
<p>Annual bauxite import by Ukraine declined significantly in 2016. The total bauxite import for the year was estimated at 4.22 million tonnes, down 26.48 per cent from 5.74 million tonnes in 2015. The cost of bauxite import also went down from US$308.45 million in 2015 to US$294.72 million last...
UPDATE: Malaysia extends moratorium on bauxite mining till June 30
<p>The Malaysian government has prolonged the period of moratorium on bauxite mining in Pahang for another three months till June 30, looking to clear remaining bauxite stockpiles. The government also hinted at the fact that the mining actions were still going on in spite of the ban.</p> <p><img...
Supply disruptions in China may delay brown fused alumina deliveries in April, May
<p>Environmental protection authorities in China that recently got down to track non-conformance by the country's numerous aluminium smelters and alumina refineries seem to have impacted the global trade of alumina and bauxite in the short-term. Deliveries of some contracts of brown fused alumina...
Top five bauxite producing countries in the world
Bauxite ore is the main source of aluminium in the world. It occurs in tropical and subtropical areas in soft limonite rock forms. After extracting from mines, the metallurgical grade ore is first crushed and then purified through the Bayer Process to produce alumina. The refined alumina is then...
Europe is the top destination for Guinea bauxite export at present
<p>According to a recent report from Reuters, Guinea aims to increase bauxite production to 60 million tonnes by 2020. According to the mines minister of Guinea, the country is planning to invest aggressively to meet strong demand for bauxite from China. Guinea is posing as the next big source of...
Week in Review: An update on global bauxite sector
<p>This week’s news recap on bauxite sector is dedicated to companies releasing Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS), first shipments, and drop in investment and so on. Metro’s BFS confirms the Bauxite Hills Mine will become one of the largest independent operations within the...
Jamaica’s ministry assures no change on bauxite levy regime
<p>Jamaica’s auditor general Pamela Monroe Ellis gets confirmation from the Ministry of Finance that there is no change in the taxation regime for the bauxite sector for fiscal year 2017-2018. The confirmation came after she found a change in the Fiscal Policy Paper for 2017-18.</p> <p><img...
China's bauxite & other non-ferrous mining industry FA investment drops in Jan-Feb 2017
<p>According to the General Customs of China, fixed asset investment of the country's non-ferrous metal mining and dressing industry, which includes bauxite mining, fell sharply by 15.4 per cent year-on-year in January-February 2017. The drop at 5.5 billion yuan widened 5.4 percentage points from...
Show smelter development and get permission for bauxite export, Indonesian govt tells its miners
<p>In a volte face performed in the face of political opposition, Government of Indonesia has asked local mining companies to show specific proof against smelter development progress if they wanted to sell bauxite and nickel ores to the offshore markets.</p> <p>In January, the erstwhile major...
Fiji confirms first shipment of 70,000 tons of bauxite for 2017
<p>Fiji has announced that its vessel, the MV Ocean Merry, at the port of Galoa in the province of Bua, located on the western coast of the northern island of Vanua Levu, loaded the first shipment of 70,000 tons of bauxite ore for 2017.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display:...
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:...
Data shows declining bauxite export trend in Greece as AOG readies for new ventures
<p>Greece, the only Balkan country in the European Union, is the largest producer of bauxite and many other industrial minerals in the Union. Bauxite export constitutes one of the major revenue generating trades of the economy. Aluminium of Greece which is the main aluminium producing company in...
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...
