
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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Dubai Aluminium Co., the developer of the world’s largest smelter of the metal, is seeking to mine bauxite in Guinea in partnership with BHP Billiton Ltd., as well as sourcing the raw material from Cameroon and India. “One of our projects is in Guinea together with BHP Billiton,” Sultan Al Sabri,...

Dubai Aluminium Co., the developer of the world’s largest smelter of the metal, is seeking to mine bauxite in Guinea in partnership with BHP Billiton Ltd., as well as sourcing the raw material from Cameroon and India. “One of our projects is in Guinea together with BHP Billiton,” Sultan Al Sabri,...

Nigeria and Guinea are exploring prospects for an agreement to promote a joint investment drive for the development of key sectors in their economies. At a meeting between Guinean president, Alpha Conde, and the managing director, Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Roberts Orya, discussions...

UC RUSAL announced that the launch of a unique education program the RUSAL Scholarship 2011. The RUSAL Scholarship will provide 100 talented young Guineans aged between 18 and 25 the opportunity to be educated in Russia’s best universities. All accommodation, transportation costs and tuition fees...

Semafo Inc. (SMF), a Canadian gold producer that mines in West Africa, plans to build a hydroelectric power plant in Guinea, said Mody Oury Barry, head of the project. The $230 million, 130-megawatt plant will be constructed on the Cogon river, which is in the bauxite-rich region of Boke, Barry...

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...

UC RUSAL (0486.HK: Quote), the world's biggest aluminium producer, is keen to invest in Cameroon as part of its efforts to diversify its sources of bauxite, the firm said on Wednesday. Yakov Itskov, director of RUSAL's international division, cited a new government and a mining review in Guinea,...

The International Mineral Investment of the China Power Investment company (CPIIM) on Wednesday presented its mining capabilities at the Guinean Mining Exhibition opened this week. The mother company CPI valued at 67.3 billion U.S. dollars has an annual turnover of 19.3 billion dollars with six of...

.....Reuters reported that a group of contracted workers downed tools at RUSAL's 640,000 tonne per year Friguia alumina refinery in Guinea but the production was unaffected.

... Russian aluminium giant Rusal the go ahead to continue alumina exports from Conakry, after a call for a temporary suspension due to alleged air pollution, a source close to Rusal said Wednesday. ...

...Reuters reported that Guinea's government has dispatched security forces to prevent RUSAL from exporting alumina from the port of Conakry...

...Rusal is likely to discuss the situation on Monday, Feb. 21, with an administrative committee, Koulibaly told reporters today in Conakry, Guinea’s capital city...

... Guinea and China signed two cooperation agreements worth 170 million yuan ($26 million), .... Chinese company to build a bauxite operation in the country. Guinea holds as much as half of the world’s reserves of bauxite, a raw material used in aluminum production. ....

...French group Bollore is looking to invest $150 million in a dry port in Guinea to ease shipment of goods through the country, the billionaire head of the conglomerate said...

...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..

... Output of bauxite, the ore used in aluminum, rose 15 percent to 12 million metric tons, the Conakry-based ministry said in a statement handed to reporters in the capital today. ... and alumina rose to 564,000 tons, from 393,000 in the same period of 2009.

... Output of bauxite, the ore used in aluminum, rose 15 percent to 12 million metric tons, the Conakry-based ministry said in a statement handed to reporters in the capital today. ... and alumina rose to 564,000 tons, from 393,000 in the same period of 2009.

...Resource giant Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) could find itself working with some new partners at its Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, according to the Australian Financial Review...