
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 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...
Grow with
AL Circle

Norges Bank Investment Management announced plans to engage with Rio Tinto and South32. This decision follows environmental concerns about their involvement in the Mineração Rio do Norte joint venture (JV) bauxite mine in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Image source: en.wikipedia Aluminium production...

They say "Old is Gold". Well, this is indeed true for the brands in question as Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM), who are old allies since 2000, have signed a definitive agreement for conducting the Winu Project joint venture. The striking partnership between the two firms emerged for...

The Republic of Guinea has reportedly initiated proceedings to revoke the mining license of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), which, if announced officially, has the potential to impact the global bauxite production scene forever if the announcement comes to reality, it proves to be a part of...

Futures Market: Overnight, the most-traded al2509 futures contract opened at RMB 2,707 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,707 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,686 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,700 per tonne, down RMB 7 per tonne or 0.24 per cent, with open interest at 299,000 lots. Ore: As of May 7, the SMM...

With an ESG vision of serving the market with low-cost bauxite and delivering long-term benefits to stakeholders, Queensland-based Metro Mining has set its sights higher for its 2025 bauxite shipment target. The confidence to aim higher stems naturally from the company’s strong performance in 2024....

An Australia-based emerging mineral processing technology company Zeotech has reportedly signed an offtake agreement with China-based international trading company Jiangsu Mineral Sources International (MSI) for the direct shipping of ore products like bauxite clay, pink cosmetic grade kaolin and...

It is time for India to emerge in grand celebration. India has yet again achieved the record-breaking milestone for producing rich minerals for the financial year 2024-25. This has been significantly possible for doubled output from the key industries and the non-ferrous minerals. Robust...

On April 2, 2025, Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Bahlil Lahadalia responded to concerns that state-owned mining firm PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) cannot sell its bauxite due to ongoing export restrictions. Bahlil said he would review the situation but reaffirmed that the...

The heated exchange of words for over two months between the US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ultimately led to a diplomatic breakthrough, culminating in a strategic agreement on critical minerals and other natural resources. The deal...

In our latest e-Magazine LeaderSpeak 2025 , Marghanita Johnson, the Chief Executive Officer at the Australian Aluminium Council, has discussed the importance of having increased alumina refineries and bauxite mining. She also adds her key takeaways on the need to reach the target of net zero in the...

Metro Mining Limited, an Australia's Queensland-based mining and exploration company has reported the Q1 2025 bauxite shipment, marking a record of 184,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT) generating USD 9 million in the FOB (Free on Board) revenue. Image source: MarineLink For the entire year of 2025, the...

In light of recent media speculation over the past few weeks—including reports concerning a proposal from Mr James Cameron to acquire Eurasian Resources Group (ERG)—Mr Shukhrat Ibragimov, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of ERG, has clarified that there are no ongoing negotiations...

Canyon Resources Limited, the Australian business operating in the bauxite mining vertical, has made quite a progress in the development of its Minim Martap Bauxite Project by implementing a two-stage development plan aimed at accelerating production and enabling the first bauxite shipment by 2026....

Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest metals and mining corporation, has reportedly demonstrated a positive start to 2025, achieving record-breaking quarterly bauxite output and setting a new monthly production high in March. Rightfully enough, Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said the...

Ghana is positioning itself to become a key player in the global bauxite industry while simultaneously developing a fully integrated aluminium sector. With an estimated 900 million tonnes of bauxite reserves primarily located in Awaso, Nyinahin, and Kyebi, the West African nation is committed to...

Mineradora Santo Expedito LTDA. has earned ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for the planning, mining, transport and dry processing of bauxite at its Mineradora Santo Expedito (MSE) mining site in Barro Alto, Goiás, Brazil. Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that...

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Terra Goyana Mineradora LTDA. has earned ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for the planning, mining, transport and dry processing of bauxite at Terra Goyana Mineradora in Barro Alto Goiás, Brazil. The entity extracts and...

India hogs the limelight in the global mining sector with back-to-back discoveries of natural resources like bauxite. After Meghalaya , it is now Kerala, a southern part of India, where the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found the richest aluminium ore deposit, particularly in Karadukka in...