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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China's anti-smog regulation to impact bauxite supply chain; Jan bauxite import drops 11.7% YoY
<p>Bauxite import in China is on a decline. The country, which leads the world's largest bauxite consuming countries, courtesy its ever-expanding domestic aluminium industry, witnessed a early-year slump in the ore import after its government came down heavily on its smelters and refineries in...
Malaysia’s bauxite export dropped more than 50% YOY in 2016
<p>Malaysia became one of the world’s top bauxite producers and a leading supplier of bauxite to China’s aluminium industry after Indonesia banned ore export in 2014. Over 2014-2015 the amount of bauxite shipped from Malaysia to China increased almost one hundred fold making Malaysia...
Guinea targets 60 million ton bauxite production by 2020
<p>According to a report from Reuters, Guinea aims to increase bauxite production to 60 million tonnes by 2020. The country is planning to invest aggressively to meet strong demand for bauxite from China, the mines minister of Guinea said on Wednesday.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;...
Alumina Limited reports net loss for 2016 full year, partly offset by improved bauxite sales
<p>Alcoa's Australian partner Alumina Limited has reported full year result for 2016 and registered a loss of $US30.2 million ($A39.3 million) down from a $US88.3 million ($A114.8 million) profit in 2015. The loss is attributed to restructuring-related write-offs and lower prices and volumes.</p>...
RUSAL’s bauxite output in Q4 2016 drops 11.5%; full year output on the rise
<p>UC RUSAL, the leading global integrated aluminium producer, announces its operating results for the fourth quarter 2016 and full year 2016 registering bullish progress in all three business segments: bauxite, alumina and aluminium.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
Bauxite export by Brazil to increase 10.4% YoY at 9.5 MT in 2017
<p>Brazil ranks third in the list of the world's top bauxite producing countries. With bauxite reserves totalling 2,600,000 tonnes (2.6 billion tonnes), the country accounts for 9.28 per cent of the global total reserve of 28 billion tonnes, as estimated by The United States Geological Survey in...
Jamaica’s bauxite export revenues to grow 3.05% totalling US$121.5 mln in 2017
<p>Jamaica remains largely an under-utilized mineral-rich country. The Caribbean island country which started shipment of the aluminium ore back in 1952 took two decades to become the world's second largest producer of bauxite and the second largest exporter of alumina. In 1970's the country went...
UPDATE: India Budget 2017 - Excise duty on aluminium ores & other concentrates raised from zero to 30%
<p>Indian government has raised excise duty on bauxite to 30 per cent in yesterday’s Union Budget 2017-2018. Prior to this, there was no duty on the aluminium ore produced for sale (inland). Now, aluminium producers have to pay a duty of 30 per cent for selling the mineral ore in the domestic...
Australian Bauxite registers strong fertilizer and cement-grade bauxite sales in Q4 2016
<p>Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) posted strong growth in fertilizer-grade and cement-grade bauxite sales in the fourth quarter of 2016. The metallurgical grade bauxite business showed little improvement. ABx, in its quarterly report and activity statement, said their bauxite features chemistry...
Indian bauxite exports rejig estimated in 2017 after sharp decline in 2016
<p>As per data released by the Indian Bureau of Mines in the latest edition of India Minerals Yearbook 2015 (published in January 2017), the total value of exports (including re-exports) of ores and minerals at INR1,78,077 crore accounted for 9.4 per cent of the total value of all merchandises...
Outlook 2017: Awaiting opportunities in the bauxite sector
<p>According to CRU, global alumina capacity is forecast to grow by 29.6% over the next ten years, reaching 179.6M tonnes by 2024. Metallurgical grade alumina capacity expansion, primarily in China will drive the growth in demand for bauxite. China's growing need for raw materials to feed its...
Lift on ore export ban may affect Indonesia’s growing smelting industry
<p>Indonesia government has operated 32 mineral processing and refining corporations from 2012 to 2016 with the total sum of investment of USD20 billion in smelting industries.</p> <p>Deputy Chairman of Processing and Smelting Companies Association (AP3I), Jonathan Handoyo commented: “From...
Indonesia eases export ban on bauxite and nickel ore with new policy
<p>As an update on the ore export ban imposed in Indonesia, two years back, Indonesia amended the policies on Thursday allowing exports of nickel ore and bauxite and concentrates of other minerals under specific conditions.<br /><br />The ban on unprocessed ore exports was imposed in 2014 to...
Indonesia's government may lift bauxite ore export ban
<p>Indonesia’s government revised draft may lift ban on bauxite ore from the country, offering easiness in the export of bauxite and nickel ore.<br /><br />According to spokesperson, fourth revision of The Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister submitted to Government Regulation No....
Illicit bauxite mining still a cause of concern for Pahang government
<p>Despite the decision taken by Pahang's Natural Resources and Environment Ministry to extend the bauxite mining moratorium by three more months, until March 31, uncleaned stockpiles of bauxite ore were traced at abandoned mining sites of the region. This indicates at the fact that fresh mining of...
USA bauxite import drops 61% YOY during third quarter 2016
<p>According to USGS’ recently published bauxite and alumina industry survey for the Third Quarter 2016, imports of crude and dried bauxite by USA in the third quarter of 2016 were 1.14 million tons (Mt). This records a 20% drop from those in the second quarter of 2016 and 61% drop from the...
Recap 2016: Who moved the bauxite market and who shaped the industry?
<p>With the growing demand for aluminium in the end user market and the growing aluminium production in Asian countries including China and the Middle East region, demand for bauxite grew manifold during 2016. Countries competed with each other to supply bauxite to China, the largest aluminium...
Kuantan MP says extending moratorium on bauxite mining will worsen environmental crisis
<p>Fuziah Salleh, Kuantan MP said in a press announcement that extension of bauxite mining ban in Pahang will deteriorate environmental crisis and this could lead to erosion at the bauxite mines.<br /><br />According to Fuziah, this erosion can contaminate river water as well as drinking water....
