
Metro Mining has reported record quarterly bauxite shipments for the three months ended June 30, 2026, despite operational disruptions caused by Tropical Cyclone Narelle and the temporary dry-docking of its Offshore Floating Terminal (OFT) Ikamba. The company shipped 1.8 million wet metric tonnes...
Australia-based bauxite producer Metro Mining closed June 2026 with a sharp month-on-month increase in shipments from its Bauxite Hills Mine in North Queensland, while higher quarterly volumes and a substantial rise in waste stripping marked the company’s second-quarter operational performance. The...
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Metro Mining has made public that it will resume mining at the Bauxite Hills Mine in early April’20, as formulated, with the first vessel to commence loading two weeks later. In general mining operations activities are kept in halt at the Bauxite Hills during the December-March wet season period....

Australian exploration and mining company Metro Mining Limited said that its profit margin per wet metric tonne (wmt) decreased by 36 per cent in the fourth quarter ended on December 31, 2019. According to the company, increased shipping costs over the year by almost 70 per cent are responsible for...

The Australian Bauxite miner Metro Mining has published its performance sheet of December’19 quarter, with production aligned with expectation. A downfall of 15% has been noticed when compared to the September’19 quarter, though when compared to June’19 quarters, a straight growth of 37% is...

Last week, on December 23, Metro Mining Limited reportedly achieved its 2019 upper-end guidance by completing the production of 274,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT) bauxite and shipments 286,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT), after loading the 56th and final vessel for the year. In October and November, the...

Rocktree Consulting, a leading provider of marine dry-bulk cargo handling and delivery solutions, has reportedly finished the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a new floating transhipment terminal for bauxite export from Australia’s Bauxite Hills Mine to China. The terminal is expected to...

Metro Mining Limited is reportedly refinancing its current debt facilities to enable the $47.5 million loan from North Australian Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) to be senior secured first-ranking. This loan is part of the funding package for Metro Mining's Stage 2 expansion at Bauxite Hills Mine in...

The Australian exploration and mining company Metro Mining Limited announced another strong monthly performance for November, and with that a step closer to the production guidance of 2019. According to the performance report, the company produced 452,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT) of bauxite in...

Rocktree Consulting has announced completion of the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a new floating terminal for Metro Mining Limited’s Bauxite Hills Mine in Australia. The miner exports its bauxite to China, the key consumer of bauxite. The FEED work is a part of an updated Definitive...

Metro Mining Limited has received a loan facility from Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) for Stage 2 Expansion of the Bauxite Hills Mine north of Weipa on Eastern Cape York. The facility is for up to A$47.5 million provided through a loan for up to 9 years. The funding would be used...

Metro Mining Limited, in its monthly performance report, revealed that its bauxite shipments at Bauxite Hills Mine during October came in at 504,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT), marking the strongest monthly performance since operations began in April last year. Compared with 497,000 tonnes in...

Metro Mining has release its Quarterly Activities Report for the September quarter 2019. Total Bauxite mining for the Quarter stood at 1,420K WMT and the miner shipped 1,415K WMT. Both the numbers registered record levels since operations commenced. The Bauxite Hills Mines has registered month on...

Metro Mining has announced the completion of the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the Stage 2 expansion of the Bauxite Hills Mine. The press release says that the expansion will reduce unit operating costs and increase production capacity to 6M WMT per annum from 2021 onwards. The DFS also...

On Thursday, October 3, Metro Mining Limited reported September quarter results, with which it assured that it is well-positioned to meet 2019 production guidance of 3.3 million tonnes to 3.5 million tonnes of bauxite. As per the report, the company mined 1.42 million tonnes in the quarter from...

Metro Mining provides update on production and shipping results for the month of August. The company reported bauxite production of 476 thousand wet metric tonnes (WMT) in August, up 7.45% from 443 thousand WMT in July. Production in the first two months of this quarter came in at 919 thousand WMT....

Metro Mining has released results for the month of July and reported bauxite production of 443 thousand wet metric tonnes (WMT) and shipments of 463 thousand wet metric tonnes (WMT). This marks a month-on-month growth of 3.8 per cent in production and 24 per cent in shipments, bringing the total...

Metro Mining has released results for its June quarter and reported bauxite production of 880 thousand wet metric tonnes (WMT). The company’s June quarter bauxite shipments stood at 836 thousand Wet Metric Tonnes (WMT). Shipping levels since mid-June have exceeded the estimated annual rate of 3.5...

Metro Mining Limited has provided an update regarding its JORC reserves and resources for the Bauxite Hills mine following the first year of mining. The total reserve estimate for Bauxite Hills is now 109.5 million tonnes (wet), up 18.8% from 92.2 million tonnes in March 2017. This has the...

Metro Mining reportedly ramped up its bauxite production and shipping from Bauxite Hills Mine in Far North Queensland through the June quarter. According to the report, the company reached the budgeted operating rates and generated consistent results on a daily basis. Metro experienced some...