Maaden secures $1b in oversubscribed financing as Saudi mining push accelerates
Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Maaden) has secured USD 1 billion in inaugural international syndicated credit facilities, with strong demand from global lenders highlighting confidence in the company's expansion strategy and Saudi Arabia's broader mining ambitions. Maaden has secured USD 1 billion in...
Vedanta Aluminium veteran Rajiv Kumar joins Jindal Steel as COO
Vedanta Aluminium veteran Rajiv Kumar has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Jindal Steel after completing a successful stint as Chief Executive Officer of Vedanta Aluminium. Kumar, who brings more than three decades of experience in the metals and mining industry, will now oversee the...
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Fifth village council too votes against Niyamgiri mining
The fifth gram sabha on Niyamgiri bauxite mining project, held at Talberi village in Kalahandi district on Thursday, followed the pattern of the previous four gram sabhas and rejected the proposal outright, asserting socio-cultural and religious rights over the Niyamagiri hill. Out of 15 eligible...
Rio Tinto Alcan: 2013 production figures vastly improved on previous year
Figures released by the Strategic Resource Institute show that Rio Tinto Alcan has increased production of bauxite, alumina and aluminium for Q2 2013 when compared to the same period last year. Bauxite production was up by 21%, alumina production up by 15% and aluminium production also up by 15%....
Fourth village Council too rejects Niyamgiri mining plan
The villagers of Kunakeda, a Dongaria Kondh village in Kalahandi district, today unanimously rejected the proposal for mining in Niyamgiri, claiming community and religious rights over the entire hill range. It was the fourth out of 12 palli sabhas to be held in Rayagada (7 villages) and Kalahandi...
BJP urges government to involve Odisha villages in mining decision
BJP vice president Jual Oram Tuesday urged the government to hold gram sabhas (meetings) in all villages in Odisha's Niyamgiri hills to take a decision on the bauxite mining project in the region. The former MP said he met Union Tribal Affairs Minister V. Kishore Chandra Deo in New Delhi Monday and...
Third village council too rejects mining project in Niyamgiri
Continuing the opposition to bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hills, the third palli (gram) sabha held here in Trilochanpur panchayat adopted a unanimous resolution on Tuesday not to allow digging of bauxite ore from their area. Amid heavy bandobust, the gram sabha, home to 22 OBC families, repeated...
More shipments of bauxite expected for China
More shipments of bauxite are expected for China if the mining is not affected by the weather. Aurum Exploration Limited mine manager Basilio Vanuaca said there were only four shipments so far this year. The latest shipment was last week. Vanuaca said the landowners have received the benefits...
State pushing for reservation of Karlapat mines for OMC
At a time when all attention is focused on the outcome of gram sabhas in Niyamgiri Hill Range with regards to proposed bauxite mining, the State government is pushing for reservation of Karlapat mines in favour of Odisha Mining Corporation. According to Steel and Mines department sources, documents...
Second village council meeting also rejects Vedanta's plan of mining in Niyamgiri hills
Four days after Dongria Kondhs of Serkapadi village rejected bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills, 33 of 36 villagers, including 23 women, of Kesarpadi in Rayagada district on Monday opposed mining in the hills, dealing another blow to Vedanta Aluminium's plans. Gram Sabhas will be held in 10 more...
Pro-mining outfit doubts over fairness of the village council meeting at Niyamgir, Odisha
A couple of days after Dongaria Kondhs of Serkapadi village unanimously rejected bauxite mining over Niyamgiri hills, Lanjigarh Vikash Parishad (LVP), an organization supporting the mining project and its beneficiary Vedanta's alumina refinery, has raised doubts over fairness of the village council...
Ministerial panel on raw material supply submits report
The inter-ministerial group (IMG) of Odisha government, which was formed in November last year to give its view regarding long-term supply of raw materials to local metal industries, submitted its report today to the chief minister for further discussion in the state cabinet. "We have formed a...
Kalahandi tribes firmly refuse bauxite mining by Vedanta from Niyamgiri hills
In a setback to Vedanta's search for bauxite mines to feed its 1-million tonne (mt) refinery at Lanjigarh in the backward Kalahandi district of Odisha, Dongria Kondhs, the indigenous people who inhabit the plateaus of the Niyamgiri hill ranges, on Thursday made it clear that they would rather...
AMC signs rail agreement with Guinea govt
Bauxite mining company Alliance Mining Commodities (AMC) earlier this month signed a landmark rail agreement with the government of Guinea, in West Africa, confirming a viable infrastructure solution for its 90%-owned Koumbia Bauxite project in the country. The rail deal follows the completion of...
Council declares wishlist for bauxite mine support
Aurukun Mayor Dereck Walpo says a proposed bauxite mining venture is a good chance to improve infrastructure in the Cape York community in far north Queensland. The Aurukun Shire Council, the State Government, and the community are in talks with five companies hoping to develop the site near the...
Rio Tinto staff discover endangered northern quolls at Cape York bauxite mine
RIO Tinto's bauxite mining operations in and around Weipa on Cape York appear to have uncovered a biological hot spot, with staff discovering a third rare species. A total of 24 endangered northern quolls have been found in a 3500ha block at the mine lease, which covers 3860sq km. It's an important...
Endangered northern quolls found on Rio’s Cape York bauxite mine
Rio Tinto’s bauxite mining staff have discovered a rare quoll population at its operations located around Weipa on the Cape York Peninsula. A total of 24 endangered northern quolls have been counted on a 3500ha block of Rio’s mining lease which covers 3860 square kilometres, news.com.au reports. A...
Bauxite mining case: social activist opposes Odisha government's move
A social activist who was an intervener in a Supreme Court case relating to bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills in Odisha on Monday alleged the state government was violating the apex court’s order by choosing villages for gram sabha meetings instead of allowing the gram sabha to initiate the...
Hydro takes seat on board of Brazilian Mining Institute
This month, Ibram raised its representation from 11 to 15 members and also designated Hydro as a member of the Special Committee on Mining of the National Confederation of Industry (CEM/CNI), as the representative of the bauxite industry. Andreia Reis, head of Business Relationship and Development...
AG views awaited on Niyamgiri bauxite mining project talks
State’s tribal affairs department has consulted the state Advocate General (AG) on the possibility of expanding purview of gram sabhas to decide the fate of bauxite excavation atop Niyamgiri hills. The AG is likely to give his comments on the matter in a couple of days. "The possibility of...
