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 bauxite import to rebound from May’s fall
China’s bauxite imports will rebound from May’s decline, driven by growing demand and low input stocks, Shanghai Metals Market predicts. Bauxite demand will grow, due to expansion at Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, upcoming restart of 500,000-tpy alumina project at Shandong Lubei Chemical, and...
GAC, Government of Guinea sign four agreements on infrastructure development projects in the region of Boke
Guinea Alumina Corporation SA, a mining development company wholly owned by Emirates Global Aluminum PJSC, signed a series of four agreements in Paris, France, with the Government of the Republic of Guinea - the latter represented by the Ministry of Mines and Geology and the National Agency for...
‘Malaysia is the Winner’: Indonesia ban drives miners abroad
Indonesia’s ban on ore exports, which choked off shipments of bauxite, spurred local companies to head to Malaysia, underlining the challenges that Southeast’s Asia biggest economy faces in trying to boost metals processing. At least five Indonesian miners invested in Malaysia by the end of last...
Asdion wins 4 million tonne bauxite supply deal to China
IT and logistics provider Asdion Bhd has won a RM414 million deal to supply four million dry tonnes of bauxite to China from July, more than Malaysia's entire bauxite exports last year. China is the world’s biggest producer of aluminium, which is extracted from bauxite. Asdion sealed the deal with...
Australia replaces Malaysia to become China’s top bauxite supplier in May
The market forecasts seem to be taking a real shape as Australia replaced Malaysia as the top supplier of bauxite to china in the month of May after falling behind from April. China being the largest aluminium producer in the world and not having any notable indigenous source for bauxite, imports a...
Metro Mining amends Hey Point bauxite sale agreement
Metro Mining and private company Green Coast Resources Pty Limited have amended an earlier sale agreement struck in June 2013 for the sale of its Hey Point bauxite tenements on Western Cape York. The revised deed of amendment and termination agreement will see wholly owned subsidiary of Metro...
Indonesia seeks legal route for bauxite miners to resume exports
Indonesia's government is discussing legal avenues to allow a resumption of bauxite exports to help kickstart stalled smelter projects, top officials said, as Southeast Asia's largest economy tries to promote infrastructure development. Indonesia imposed restrictions on exports of unprocessed metal...
Noranda and Government of Jamaica reach interim agreement; GOJ agrees to discontinue injunction proceedings
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Noranda Bauxite Limited (NBL) has reached an interim agreement with the Government of Jamaica (the GOJ) relating to a dispute regarding production levies. The interim agreement addresses payments of production...
Asdion Bhd secures its first logistic contract for the supply of bauxite
IT firm Asdion Bhd is venturing into logistics business securing its first contract worth US$112mil (RM414mil) with Hong Kong International Mining Exchange Ltd (HKIM) for the supply of bauxite, the company told a local newspaper on Wednesday. Under the agreement, Asdion’s subsidiary will provide...
China's appetite for Malaysian bauxite grew in April; Australian ore lost favor
China still favored Malaysian bauxite in April owing to its prevailing price appeal, Shanghai Metals Market understood. Malaysian bauxite was $ 10-11 per tonne cheaper than Australian and Indian ore at $ 46.66 per tonne, allowing its imports to grow 275,700 tonnes from March and 29.11% from a year...
Disputes over bauxite export permission
A Concern Rennell landowner has called on Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to remove Members of Parliament and senior government officers who have given the nod to PT Mega Bingtang Borneo Ltd to export the stockpile of bauxite out of country. The landowner who declined to have his identity revealed...
Jamaican economy suffers; growing bauxite industry provides a little relief
The continued lagged impact of the drought which prevailed last summer has been blamed for the poor performance of the Jamaican economy during fiscal year 2014-15, with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) estimating expansion of a mere 0.1 per cent. The performance was largely driven by a...
Noranda clarifies they have not been mining in disputed Cockpit Country
After the uproar about supposed illegal mining in the Cockpit Country, a source in Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partnership clarifies that they were not mining. However, they were drilling in the area to check feasibility of mining in future. Noranda has a Special Exclusive Prospecting License (SEPL)...
Fiji MP wants restrictions imposed on bauxite export
A Fiji opposition MP says a law should be put in place to limit the amount of bauxite that can be shipped out of the country. The SODELPA MP Mosese Bulitavu presented a petition to parliament last week, calling on the Government to handover royalties to landowners at the Nawailevu bauxite mine. The...
Solomons govt allows limited bauxite export
The Solomon Islands government says a limited shipment of stockpiled bauxite extracted from Rennell Island can be exported by PT Mega Bingtang Borneo. Two weeks ago the government cancelled the company's mining lease and prospecting licence for failing to meet its conditions. And it placed a hold...
Bauxite Resources : Dispute notice issued to Yankuang Resources
Bauxite Resources Limited has issued a dispute notice to Yankuang Resources Pty Limited (YRPL) pursuant to the terms of the Joint Venture Resource Agreement (JRVA) and the Alumina Refinery Joint Venture Agreement (ARJVA). The disputes relate to: (a) the differing views as to how to interpret the...
Curbing the illegal mining of bauxite in Karnataka
As per section 23C of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 state governments have been empowered to make rules for prevention of illegal mining and for purposes connected therewith. Therefore, matters relating to regulation and control of illegal mining, etc are all matters...
Metro Mining steps up bauxite marketing with China appointment
Metro Mining has appointed the former Chairman for Traxys China and Comalco executive Norman Ting to assist with marketing of the Bauxite Hills Project on Cape York, north of Weipa to alumina refineries. Ting has over thirty years of experience and contacts in Asia trading bauxite to fall back on...
