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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Legal experts favour L&T, Vedanta JV on bauxite mining
Vedanta’s bid to secure alternate bauxite supply for its Lanjigarh refinery through a joint venture with L & T has received shot in the arm with several legal luminaries ruling out any legal hurdle in realisation of the proposal. Vedanta had entered into JV with L&T, which held prospecting licence...
Bosnia's Boksit signs bauxite delivery deal with local producer Alumina
Bosnian diversified company Boksit has signed a 31 million marka ($21.3 million/15.8 million euro) deal with local aluminum producer Alumina for the delivery of bauxite next year, local media said on Friday. Boksit will also intensify its activities to open new ore deposits as a basis to implement...
Collector issues guidelines for bauxite mining trucks in Goa, India
South Goa collector N D Agrawal has issued an order with regards to regulating the movement of bauxite laden trucks from Shakti Bauxite mine at Naquerim, Betul, to the MPT harbour in Vasco. The order mandates that "one truck shall be allowed to come out from the mine in two minutes, in other words,...
Bauxite trade increases in Brazil in October 2013
Bauxite exports from Brazil reported a 10% increase in October, after China and Canada increased purchases. Shipped volumes totalled 1.06 million tonnes in the month, compared with 966,837 tonnes in October last year. The figure also represents a 77.4% increase from September, when 597,550 tonnes...
Vedanta may operate Odisha refinery at full capacity from December
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, part of the London-based Vedanta group, is likely to operate its refinery in Lanjigarh, Odisha, at full capacity from December, after a year marked by low utilisation and a shutdown. S.K. Roongta, Vice-Chairman and head of Vedanta group’s aluminium and power businesses, told...
Imports & Exports Data Analysis for bauxite in Sept 2013: SMM
China’s bauxite imports soared in September ahead of Indonesia’s possible export ban in 2014, Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) has learned. China imported 7.59 million mt of bauxite during September, surging 347.09% YoY. YTD imports through September totaled 53.498 million mt, also up 76.14% YoY,...
Highlights: Metal Bulletin’s 3rd alumina and bauxite conference
Metal Bulletin’s 3rd alumina and bauxite conference which has recently concluded in Singapore highlighted the following topics: 1. Challenges remain for Indonesia in implementing its proposed ban on exports of raw materials. Among them are dealing with the interests of local power centres who issue...
Trade union seeking bargaining rights for WINDALCO workers
The National Workers Union (NWU) says it will by next week be asking the Ministry of Labour to conduct a representational rights poll among employees at WINDALCO. The union is seeking bargaining rights for workers at the bauxite company. However, WINDALCO has reportedly rejected its efforts to...
Bauxite Resources sees China importing more bauxite from Australia
Australia’s Bauxite Resources expects China will source a greater proportion of its bauxite requirement from Australia and West Africa over the next decade, ceo Peter Canterbury said. The company is gearing up to support growth for an obvious supply gap in the market as a result of the uncertainty...
Metal Bulletin conference highlights challenges for sourcing bauxite for Indian alumina refineries
Two alumina refineries located in the Eastern Ghats mountains in India are not able to mine their nominated bauxite deposits as a result of forest and tribal issues, Dr Ashok Nandi, secretary of International Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium Society said on Thursday October 31. Vedanta’s 1-million...
Collector lifts ban on bauxite transportation
South Goa collector N D Agrawal on Friday revoked the suspension of transportation of bauxite ore from Nakeri-Betul to the MPT following a clarification from department of mines and geology that the Supreme Court ban on mining does not extend to bauxite mining. Agrawal on Thursday had directed the...
Legality of bauxite mining comes under scanner in Goa, India
The legality of bauxite mining at Nakeri-Betul has now come under the scanner of the south Goa district administration following clashes between groups of truckers engaged in the transportation of bauxite ore from the mine to the Mormugao port trust (MPT) over some transportation issues. South Goa...
China’s bauxite imports at record-high in September
China’s bauxite imports rose to a record-high of 7.59 million tonnes in September, as looming new capacity boosted raw material demand. China’s bauxite imports were up 8.7% month-on-month and more than triple the volume received a year ago. “Surge in bauxite in recent months is mainly due to a...
Bauxite exports from Brazil increased in September
Bauxite exports from Brazil more than doubled year-on-year in September, as the USA, Ireland Canada and China all increased purchases. Shipped volumes totalled 597,550 tonnes in the month, compared with 257,352 tonnes in September last year. The figure, however, represents a 9.8% decrease from...
Vedanta continues its technological innovations despite loss at Lanjigarh
Vedanta Aluminium's (VAL) Rs 5,000-crore alumina refinery at Lanjigarh faces trouble over the denial of bauxite from the Niyamgiri hills but that hasn't stopped its technological innovations. The company plans to implement zero-based costing - a method to identify and implement every cost-saving...
China’s bauxite imports surged in August 2013: SMM
China’s bauxite imports surged in August amid fears that the Indonesian government may impose an outright ban on the exports of unprocessed ores, including bauxite, in 2014. China imported 6.98 million mt of bauxite in August, a 241.55% increase YoY. YTD imports through August totaled 46.12 million...
Chinese bauxite imports up but alumina plunges
China’s alumina imports fell 38.4% month-on-month in August, as record-high imports of bauxite tamed demand for alumina. “Policy influenced China’s alumina imports this year. [Buyers] are scrambling to import bauxite due to fears that Indonesia’s [impending] ban on raw material export will make...
Bauxite export rises in Indonesia during first half
Export of bauxite ore and its concentrates (aluminum) during January to June 2013 hit 24.4 million tons, up 23.8 percent compared to the same period last year, based on data from the Directorate of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce. Export value of vessel freight on board (FOB) also rose 48.4...
