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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Felda to decide on settler aid after bauxite moratorium ends
Felda (Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad) will consider the form of assistance to be given to its settlers involved in bauxite mining after the three-month moratorium ends in April. Its chairperson Mohd Isa Abdul Samad said Felda needed to wait for the decision on whether the mining activities...
China Shanxi discovers huge bauxite resources in 2015
Shanxi Province, one of China’s major alumina producing regions, discovered vast bauxite resources in 2015, according to a spokesperson of the local Ministry of Land & Resources. The province discovered 30 million tonnes of bauxite resources during 2015, bringing total discovery of the aluminum...
Indonesia may ease ban on bauxite exports, says energy minister
Indonesia could change rules that ban exports of unprocessed minerals including nickel ore and bauxite, the country's energy minister said on Friday last week, referring to a revision of the country's mining law targeted for completion this year. "There could indeed be a relaxation of the ore...
Malaysia bauxite freeze will not fix long-term damage, say academics
A temporary ban on bauxite mining would not be enough to remedy the long-term damage it caused, academics were quoted as saying in a report. They opined that the damage might be harder to fix, even if a moratorium on bauxite mining resulted in improvements in the environment. United Nations...
Pahang govt steps up efforts on bauxite de-stocking and transport
Government of Malaysia is keeping tabs on the limit of bauxite stored at the Kuantan Port to avoid any additional amount of stockpile in the area. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said they have not received any report of more bauxite there than the stockpile limit. “We will not allow...
Rio tipped for alumina takeover
Some of the world’s biggest miners are believed to be positioning themselves for transformational takeover deals, with speculation mounting that Rio Tinto could be circling Alcoa’s $5 billion alumina business and that the coal giant Glencore is poised to buy the struggling Western Australia miner...
Report on Bua bauxite mining presented in Parliament
A parliamentary report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources has concluded that landowners of Nawailevu in Bua have received the full payment and fair share of royalties for the mining of the bauxite in their area. These landowners had claimed in a petition presented to parliament last...
Long-term impact of Kuantan's unregulated bauxite mining a cause of concern
Rampant, unregulated bauxite mining in Malaysia’s Kuantan and its impact on the region’s environment and economy have revealed loopholes more than one in the country’s industrial regulatory system. Why only Malaysia’s? - The setback has unearthed many gaps existing within the mining industry’s...
Expert urges Malaysian govt to review three-month ban on bauxite mining
The long term damage caused by unregulated bauxite mining activities can negatively impact Malaysia's tourism sector, observed Prof Dr Ahmad Puad Mat Som dean of Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, University Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA). "Bauxite mining has caused damages to the environment and...
Jamaican govt sees more benefits in processing bauxite locally
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, foresees an inevitable cessation in the export of bauxite, noting that there are more long-term benefits in having it processed here in Jamaica. Addressing stakeholders, delegates and leaders of trade unions representing...
Redwood City Port to boost bauxite ore imports
The Port of Redwood City Commission has approved expanding acreage use by International Materials Incorporated (IMI) for its handling of bauxite ore imports. IMI entered its initial lease agreement with the Port in 2010 for approximately a 2.4 acre paved open area next to the building occupied by...
China's appetite for imported bauxite to grow bigger in 2016
China’s demand for imported bauxite will remain high in 2016 after a 53.86 per cent increase in 2015, SMM predicts. SMM expects output of alumina in China that relies heavily on imported bauxite to grow to 20.4 million tonnes (mt) in 2016, and this will boost demand for imported bauxite to 55 mt....
Fallout from Malaysian ban continues as authorities step up bauxite export licence checks
Fallout from Malaysian ban continues as authorities step up export licence checks. CBIX edged lower again last week, down 1.8% (US$0.9) to finish at US$46.6/dmt. The fall was more reflective of the subdued alumina market, particularly in China, than the longer term implications of the Malaysian...
Water sold to Selangor free from bauxite contamination, says Pahang govt
The Pahang government said yesterday that the raw water supplied to Selangor was not contaminated with bauxite. State Basic Facilities and Environmental Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Soffi Abdul Razak said the source of the water supplied to Selangor came from west Pahang area such as Raub and...
French tycoon Xavier Niel buys stake in Guinea bauxite miner
French telecoms tycoon Xavier Niel's NJJ Capital has acquired a minority stake in Alliance Miniere Responsable (AMR), a Paris-based company developing bauxite reserves in Guinea, AMR said on Wednesday, 24 January. The stake, the size of which was not known, is the latest investment by one of...
Bauxite Resources updates on its quarterly activities and cashflow status
Bauxite Resources Limited (BRL) has recently announced its December 2015 quarterly activities and cashflow results. Following are the financial and operational highlights: - Cash at bank at 31 December 2015 was A$21.1 million and no debt. - Quarter exploration activities were minimal within the...
Nalco eyes 10% growth in bauxite output
Beating the slump in world aluminium market, National Aluminium Company (Nalco) is eyeing 10% growth in bauxite production by the close of this financial year. “By the end of 2015-16, the (bauxite) production is likely to be at the level of 6.3 million tonne (mt), a growth of 10%. Similarly, in...
XINFA Aurum Exploration Fiji reports decline in bauxite export
XINFA Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Ltd confirmed yesterday a decline in their bauxite export caused due to global recession that hit the economies last year. Ever since then, the demand for bauxite has dropped sharply affecting shipments departing from the shores of Bua. XINFA Aurum Exploration...
