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 turns to Australia for more bauxite
Australia has been exporting more bauxite to China after Indonesia began limiting exports of raw ore last year. Vessel-tracking data from IHS Maritime's Market Intelligence Network show six ship calls at Australian bauxite ports Weipa and Gove in January. In total, 496,643 tonnes of bauxite were...
Marine insurers warns about the bauxite liquefaction risks to Malaysian shipowners
After a Malaysian shipment of bauxite ore sank last month, marine insurers are issuing warnings about the dangers of liquefaction of bauxite that occurs due to the presence of excess moisture and can cause capsizing of the vessel due to dis-balanced weight of the cargo. The Bulk Jupiter that sunk...
Xinfa targets 10 bauxite shipments to China
Xinfa Aurum Bauxite Company is planning to make 10 bauxite shipments to China, this year. The Chinese bauxite mining company was handed their second lease documents, late last year from the Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources Mereseini Vuniwaqa, for the new site in Votua Village, Lekutu in...
Pahang state government allows bauxite transport through Jalan Gebeng Bypass
The Pahang State government has announced that the Jalan Gebeng bypass will only be used to transport bauxite and iron-ore to the port, effective from 4th February, 2015. The decision was taken after a discussion with 106 entrepreneurs related to the industry to solve the issue of dirty roads...
Clarifying statement: Fortuna Scoping Study
Bauxite Resources Limited refers to the market announcement “Positive Export DSO Bauxite Scoping Study Results Received For 100% Fortuna Project” released to the ASX on 21 January 2015 (the “previous ASX Release”). The Company wishes to provide the following further clarification. The purpose of...
Illegal mining on Solomons' Rennell Island
The Solomon Islands Government has ordered a stop to mining on Rennell Island, after a company disregarded the cancellation of its licence. PT Mega Bintang Borneo Ltd was told to halt mining and remove all its equipment on December the 23rd, but according to the Solomon Star, is still operating....
China’s bauxite imports from Australia peak at 1.87 million tons in Dec. 2014
China’s bauxite imports from Australia peaked at 1.87 million tonnes in December 2014, underscoring the country’s role as top supplier after Indonesia banned exports. Rising alumina production in China and growing alumina consumption from aluminum smelters boosted demand for bauxite, SMM...
Rennell people benefit from mining spin-offs
Village farmers, fishermen and village shop owners of West Rennell and surrounding communities are experiencing the influx of cash-flow and increase of revenue in their shops and communities as a direct result of the current bauxite mining operation in the area. A landowner Malcolm Sau who has just...
Bauxite and alumina winners at China commodity trade data
Commodity trading figures for 2014 in China confirms a trend that shows higher import volumes as a result of low commodity prices. Key commodities showed a rise in imports due to falling prices. There are a few commodities in which cases both the volumes and prices went up and these according to a...
Alcoa of Australia refuses to be tempted by bauxite boom
Rising demand for Australian bauxite has not tempted Alcoa of Australia to join the export rush, with the aluminium giant saying it would prefer to create local jobs by turning Australian bauxite into finished products. Bauxite prices rose strongly in 2014 and are expected to rise again in coming...
China’s bauxite purchases from Australia climb 75% to record
China’s bauxite imports from Australia rose 75 percent to a record in December, underlining the country’s role as top supplier after Indonesia banned exports in January. Purchases jumped to 1.87 million metric tons from 1.07 million tons in November and 1 million tons a year earlier, customs data...
China demand for Malaysian bauxite to grow further
China’s demand for Malaysian bauxite is poised to grow further in the near term on increasing alumina production, Shanghai Metals Market predicts. Lubei Enterprise Group is scheduled to reopen its 500,000-tpy alumina project next month, and Weiqiao Pioneering Group may ramp up alumina production,...
District collector suggests queue system to truck owners for bauxite transportation
When the District Collector of South Goa, Venancio Furtado heard of the row over bauxite ore transportation from a mine in Betul on Monday, he immediately directed the two fighting parties to establish a queue system for transportation. Furtado heard the argument from both parties and assured them...
Govt approves ordinance for mines allocation
The government on Monday approved amendments to the near six-decade-old mining and minerals development and regulation (MMDR) act through the ordinance route, paving the way for auction of minerals such as iron ore, bauxite and limestone. The auction route first introduced in coal mining does away...
China bauxite imports down 51.59% YoY in Nov. 2014
China’s bauxite imports were 2,569,176 mt in November, down 51.59% YoY, but little changed from October. YTD imports through November totaled 33,033,154 mt, also down 49.25% YoY, customs data showed. Inbound shipments from Australia dropped 16% MoM, while those from India and Malaysia increased 29%...
Odisha's Steel and Mines ministry draws on the issue of raw material shortage for end-use plants
With mega industries like steel and aluminium units facing acute shortage of raw materials, the Odisha government has taken steps to tackle the problem by augmenting mineral production. "We are taking necessary steps to ensure availability of adequate raw materials for the industries and meet the...
China’s bauxite imports from Malaysia has grown 14 times since March
After the Indonesian bauxite export ban, China has imported nearly 14 times more bauxite form Malaysia in November as compared to March. In March, 48,594 tons of bauxite was imported from Malaysia, a month earlier it was 640,200 and in November it rose by 6.1% to 679,287 tons says the data from...
Bauxite transporters complain of partiality towards local truck-owners: Margaon
On Thursday, transportation of bauxite ore from the Naqueri plateau was disrupted as other ore transporters form Quepem, Salcete and Mormugao complained that there was a preferential treatment given to the local Fatorpa-Naqueri belt transporters, depriving the transporters from outside. The...
