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 fuels red boom in global bauxite trade
Malaysia is a small player in the global bauxite industry but strong demand from China has fuelled a red boom in the country. Bauxite is processed into aluminium oxide or alumina before being smelted to extract aluminium, which is used in all kinds of products ranging from packaging to aeroplanes....
China's appetite for imported bauxite unlikely to weaken in near term
China had a voracious appetite for both domestic and imported bauxite in 2015 to meet the country’s growing alumina production. However, with some of the biggest alumina producers of the country announcing massive output cuts in recent times, industry watchers conjectured that demand for domestic...
Potential Malaysia bauxite ban to chip away at China stockpiles
A potential suspension on bauxite mining in Malaysia, the world’s top exporter of the aluminium-making ingredient, could dent stockpiles in China but is unlikely to curb breakneck output in the aluminium sector there, industry and analysts said today. The Southeast Asian nation is pushing to...
Vedanta alumina refinery gets pollution board's nod for expansion
The Odisha Pollution Control Board (OPCB) has extended, for another five years, the consent to establish period for expansion of Vedanta alumina refinery project which is facing huge losses due to raw material shortages. The pollution board has extended the consent period till February 15, 2020 for...
China appetite for imported bauxite to weaken
China’s appetite for imported bauxite will weaken as Chinese alumina giants announced massive output cuts. Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group and Shandong Xinfa Group announced in December to slash alumina production by 3 million tonnes. China imported 5.42 million tonnes of bauxite in November, up...
Malaysian bauxite rush brings wealth, and worries
Malaysian farmer Surin Beris’s palm plantation has been razed and bulldozers are tearing into its red soil, releasing potentially hazardous dust into the environment - yet he couldn’t be happier. Surin, 67, is reaping a windfall from a modern-day gold rush in Malaysia’s sleepy rural state of Pahang...
Andhra Govt scraps GO 222; Mining Dept awaits rules for bauxite extraction
N. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh announced Tuesday that the GO 222, issued during the Congress rule for supply of bauxite ore to Anrak Aluminium would remain scrapped. During 2007, when the late Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy was in power, an agreement was signed between Anrak Aluminium...
Decision to allow bauxite mining after public debate: CM, Andhra Pradesh
Asserting that his government would not go against the interests of tribals, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today said a decision on allowing bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam region would be taken after a thorough public debate. Speaking on the issue in Legislative Assembly, he...
Noranda Bauxite workers await massive job cuts in January
Noranda Bauxite Company, Jamaica, is considering massive job cuts at their in St Ann bauxite mining site come early next year. More than 30 per cent of employees could be out of a job due to this move. It is reported from reliable sources that the company is planning this redundancy exercise when...
Analysis: What will China’s bauxite mining deal mean for Guinea’s environment?
“The cooperation project not only created jobs for young people but brings business opportunities to Guineans,” chirped Kassory Fofana, Minister of State at the Chinese President’s office, as the first cargo ship containing 170,000 tons of bauxite arrived at China’s Yantai Port from Boke Port,...
‘No ambiguity on bauxite mining issue,’ says Tribal Welfare Minister, AP
Minister for Tribal Welfare, Social Welfare and Empowerment Ravela Kishore Babu on Sunday hit out at the opposition party leader for criticising the State government’s stand on bauxite mining and claimed that the government would not do anything against the wishes of the tribal people in the...
EGA leads productive industry discussions at ICSOBA 2015
Highlighting its commitment to industry progress, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) recently co-hosted the annual conference for the International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium (ICSOBA) in Dubai. The 33rd event of its kind, ICSOBA 2015 marked the first time the conference has...
Bauxite Resources receives SASAC approval for sale of Yankuang interest in JV
Bauxite Resources Limited has been advised that State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the Peoples Republic of China ("SASAC") approval, which was one of the conditions of the agreements with Yankuang Resources Pty Ltd (Yankuang) and Yankuang Group Company Ltd ('YGL')') for...
China bauxite imports to fall further in December after 34% slump in November
China’s bauxite imports fell 34% month-on-month in November, a trend to continue in December, SMM expects. SMM bases its prediction on falling shipment from top supplier Malaysia due to monsoon season there, as well as destocking by Chinese alumina producers against year-end cash tightness. China...
"A nation must exploit its natural resources in order to grow," Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal
Anil Agarwal, the founder and Chairman of Vedanta Resources Plc., in a freewheeling discussion on India's industrial development and inclusive growth process, said in his signature unabashed style, “It is vital for a nation to develop its natural resources. If a nation is to develop above the...
Vishakhapatnam bauxite mining logjam: Tribal JAC seeks withdrawal of GO
After the Left Parties voiced their opposition against proposed bauxite mining in Andhra’s Vishakha Agency area, it is now the leaders of the Tribal Joint Action Committee (JAC) who are up against government’s initiative to unleash the mineral development potential of the state. They have demanded...
Bauxite Resources signs final agreements with Yankuang for sale of JV interest
Bauxite Resources Limited (BRL) advises the final agreements were signed with Yankuang Resources Pty Ltd and Yankuang Group Company Ltd on Monday, November 30th for the sale of Bauxite's interest in the Bauxite-Alumina Joint Venture, and the buy-back of Yankuang's shares. The transaction is...
Experts discuss bauxite-alumina technology improvements on 2nd day of IBAAS 2015
On 26th November, the 2nd day of the 4th IBAAS conference at Suzhou, about 35 papers in 3 parallel sessions were presented to showcase the developments in China and other countries. About 12 presentations were made in bauxite-alumina session, 10 on aluminium smelting and 13 on downstream...
