
Imported bauxite prices in China moved slightly higher last week amid improved activity in the spot market. No trend-level shift emerged on the supply-demand side. Although rainy-season disruptions and elevated freight rates continued to weigh on Guinea's export volumes, the country's weekly...
Recently, domestic alumina spot and futures prices have weakened in tandem, and market sentiment has become more cautious. According to Mysteel research, China's operating alumina capacity has reached 99 million tonnes per year, the highest level so far this year. New commissioning and technical...
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Guinea is in advanced talks with state-owned China Power Investment to develop a bauxite mine,deep water port and a power plant in the West African state, Guinean government sources said. One source, who asked not to be named, said the project, which is in Boffa, some 120 km (75 miles) west of the...

Guinea's production of alumina, a derivative of bauxite used to produce aluminium, rose 38.6 percent in the first half of the year, compared with the same period a year ago, according to a government report seen on Thursday. Alumina production for the year hit 315,600 tonnes by June, according to...

Guinea, the world’s biggest exporter of bauxite, said a 5 percent increase in production of the metal, as well as a rise in output of other commodities, helped the West African nation post a first-half budget surplus. Bauxite production rose to 8.2 million metric tons from 7.8 million tons.The...

China Power Investment Corp. will spend $6 billion to develop alumina refineries at Boffa in Guinea, according to a statement from the president's office. The Beijing-based energy company will also build a port to remove ore from the area, President Alpha Conde's office said in the statement,...

China Power Investment Corp. will spend $6 billion to develop bauxite refineries at Boffa in Guinea, according to a statement from the president's office. The Beijing-based energy company will also build a port to remove ore from the area, President Alpha Conde's office said in the statement,...

Global Alumina Corporation (GLA.U) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review - a new market research report on companiesandmarkets.com. Global Alumina Corporation is engaged in alumina production and sales. The company use the bauxite resources of the Republic of Guinea to produce alumina for...

Global Alumina Corporation (TSX: GLA.U) (the "Company" or "Global Alumina"), a corporation participating in a joint venture to develop an alumina refinery, mine and associated infrastructure in the bauxite-rich region of the Republic of Guinea (the "Project"), announced today its financial and...

Global Alumina Corporation (TSX: GLA.U) (the "Company" or "Global Alumina"), a corporation participating in a joint venture to develop an alumina refinery, mine and associated infrastructure in the bauxite-rich region of the Republic of Guinea (the "Project"), announced that the joint venture board...

Exploration Orbite VSPA Inc. says its patented process to convert the Grande Vallée aluminous clays in the Gaspé Peninsula into alumina may have a much wider potential than expected. Orbite has already produced high-grade alumina - the intermediate material for smelting primary aluminum - in its...

Exploration Orbite VSPA (TSX VENTURE:ORT.A) announces that it has successfully extracted alumina from samples of Guinean bauxite. Repeated internal laboratory tests and reviews by independent engineers have confirmed the potential of Orbite's process to extract alumina from bauxite. Orbite's...

Exploration Orbite VSPA (TSX VENTURE:ORT.A) announces that it has successfully extracted alumina from samples of Guinean bauxite. Repeated internal laboratory tests and reviews by independent engineers have confirmed the potential of Orbite's process to extract alumina from bauxite. Orbite's...

Exploration Orbite VSPA (TSX VENTURE:ORT.A) announces that it has successfully extracted alumina from samples of Guinean bauxite. Repeated internal laboratory tests and reviews by independent engineers have confirmed the potential of Orbite's process to extract alumina from bauxite. Orbite's...

The climate of greater stability recently felt in guinea Bissau has given a new lease of life to the projects for the port of Buba and the Boé bauxite mine, promoted by Angolan investors, according to the Africa Monitor newsletter. As well as greater political and social stability, resulting from...

Global Alumina Corp. (TSX: GLA.U) says a joint venture board of directors has approved an additional $4 million in funding to develop an alumina refinery, mine and infrastructure in Republic of Guinea. The miner will pay one-third or $1.3 million as part of its stake in the project. The joint...

Global Alumina Corporation (TSX: GLA.U) (the "Company" or "Global Alumina"), a corporation participating in a joint venture to develop an alumina refinery, mine and associated infrastructure in the bauxite-rich region of the Republic of Guinea (the "Project"), announced that the joint venture board...

United Co. Rusal, the world’s largest aluminum producer, said it’s in talks with the government of Guinea on terms to develop the Dian Dian bauxite deposit. The African nation’s government plans to introduce new rules on mining concessions, Vladislav Soloviev, first deputy chief executive officer...

Bloomberg reported that Dubai Aluminum Company is seeking to mine bauxite in Guinea in partnership with BHP Billiton Limited as well as sourcing the raw material from Cameroon and India. Mr Sultan Al Sabri GM of marketing and sales said that “One of our projects is in Guinea together with BHP...

A South Korean business delegation held talks with Guinean authorities about investing in the country’s natural resources, the West African nation’s Foreign Ministry said. “South Korea needs iron, uranium and several other resources, the raw materials which Guinea has,” the ministry said, citing...