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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Private mining company asked to provide mining details
The deputy director office of geology and mining on Wednesday issued a notice to Kolhapur firm Swati Minerals to provide the details of mining activities in Udgiri in Shahuwadi taluka. The company has not provided the records and necessary documents of the mining activity despite the office order...
Investor pleads for environment fee reductions for bauxite projects
After successfully demanding for the coal export tariff reduction, the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) in 2013 asked for more tax incentives and preferential loans for the Lam Dong bauxite – aluminum and the Nhan Co alumin projects. To date, Vinacomin has got the nod from...
Collector cracks the whip on illegal mining in Maharastra, India
Kolhapur police on Thursday arrested four drivers for allegedly transporting bauxite without proper permits, following a complaint from the district administration about illegal mining in the mineral-rich district. The police said that the owners of the concerned mines will also be grilled if found...
Rally against bauxite mining in Orissa, India
Activists of Gandhamardan Surakhya Yuba Parishad (GSYP), which spearheaded the ‘Oust BALCO’ movement in 1980s, pledged not to allow bauxite mining in Gandhamardan hill range at a public meeting organised to celebrate its 30th annual day on Wednesday. The celebration began in the form of a torch...
China’s Bauxite imports tumble in Nov on imminent Indonesia’s export ban
China’s bauxite imports tumbled in November as Indonesia’s export ban loomed large, Shanghai Metals Market has learned. Inbound shipments were 5.37 million tonnes last month, surging 48.7% year-on-year, but down 23.0% month-on-month. Imports throughout the first eleven months totaled 65.53 million...
China Bauxite imports from Indonesia may drop in short term
There is potential for a sharp drop in bauxite imports by China from Indonesia after January, at least in the short term, though China is comfortably stocked with bauxite which will provide it with some buffer, said London based Barclays in its recent market analysis Meanwhile, the pace of growth...
Mine produces 700,000 tonnes of bauxite
More than 900,000 tonnes of dry metric tonnes of bauxite was extracted by the XINFA Bauxite Mining company in Nawailevu, Bua this year. Group executive director Sang Lei said the portion of bauxite produced more than 700,000 tonnes of bauxite. Mr Lei said since they begun operations on June last...
Australian bauxite miners are pinning their hopes on a new market in China
Australian bauxite miners are pinning their hopes on a turnaround in the struggling industry, with a new market likely to open up in China. Indonesia has long satisfied China’s growing hunger for bauxite to feed its aluminium smelters, which has prevented Australian companies from entering the...
Tribals step up stir at Hindalco bauxite mining site
Tribals at Koraput in Odisha have threatened to intensify their stir, if Hindalco went ahead with its plan of resuming bauxite mining at Mali Parbat. The mine used to feed the company’s aluminium plant at Renukoot in Uttar Pradesh. Spread over 270 acres, the mine stopped operation in 2010 in the...
Bauxite Resources' CEO speaks to Investors about resource growth and opportunities in China
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Congress seeks probe into bauxite mining in kerala, India
KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday demanded the cancellation of the sanction given for bauxite mining at Kadaladi Para in Kasaragod. He also demanded a probe into the circumstances under which the previous LDF government awarded the sanction in 2007. Chennithala raised the demands in...
Bauxite export down in Brazil in November
Brazil’s exports of bauxite and aluminium fell in November, while alumina shipments increased, according to the country’s trade ministry. Bauxite exports from Brazil reported a 14% fall in November after China and Canada reduced purchases. Shipped volumes were 719,719 tonnes in the month, compared...
Chennithala to visit mining site
KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala will visit the proposed bauxite-mining site at Kinalur panchayat in Kasargod. In a statement here on Monday, he said the previous LDF government had given sanction to Maharashtra-based Ashapura group for mining bauxite. However, the State government issued a notice...
Indonesian govt has reiterated plans to ban tin, bauxite and nickel ore exports from Jan '14
The Indonesian government has reiterated plans to ban tin, bauxite and nickel ore exports from January 2014. The extent of the bans and the specific implications are still unclear, as some exports may still be allowed if companies reveal an intention to build smelters in the country. The move is...
Resource Capital Fund V L.P. announces further investment in First Bauxite Corp.
Resource Capital Fund V L.P. is pleased to announce that it has completed a subsequent $5,000,000 investment in First Bauxite Corporation. RCF has acquired 40,000,000 common shares of the Company pursuant to a private placement by the Company at a price of $0.125 per Share. The Shares represent an...
Opposition protests Vedanta L&T bauxite deal
The BJP has opposed the state government's attempt to consider bauxite supply from two mines in Rayagada's Kashipur block to refinery of Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) at Kalahandi's Lanjigarh. The two mines have been allotted to Larsen and Toubro (L&T). In a memorandum, submitted to the district...
Hydro initiates research collaboration on biodiversity in bauxite mining
The cooperation agreement with the University of Oslo and the three Brazilian research institutions Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Federal Rural University of the Amazon (UFRA) and Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG) was signed in Belém, Brazil, on Friday. The collaboration will include...
China imports 6.97 million tonnes of bauxite in October
China imported 6.97 million tonnes of bauxite in October, retreating from a record high in the previous month, according to the customs data. The October imports were down 8.1% from September, when it hit 7.59 million tonnes and more than three times the volumes for the same month last year. “While...
