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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Vedanta likely to apply for Niyamgiri afresh
... Vedanta Resources is likely to submit a fresh application with the Union environment ministry for revival of Niyamgiri bauxite mines and its Lanjigarh expansion project. ... Anil Agarwal on Monday met Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh in the Capital and discussed the company’s Orissa...
Can Vietnam Greens Block a Bauxite Mining Project?
... Hungarian aluminum plant flowed towards the Danube, critics of the fledgling bauxite mining industry in Vietnam resurfaced after being silenced in 2009. The European disaster gave Vietnamese dissenters an opportunity to bring attention to two proposed Chinese-backed bauxite mines and aluminum...
Steel Guru : Government update on abandoned mines in India <b>...</b>
... One case of non compliance of mine closure plan by HINDALCO Industries Ltd in Amarkantak bauxite mine has come to the notice of Indian ...
Henan Yichuan Discovers Large <em>Bauxite</em> of 7.8 Million Tons Reserves <b>...</b>
... The relevant person of the bureau told that the bauxite project was a comprehensive survey of bauxite project , which was funded by Ikawa ...
Firm to lose mining lease in Ratnagiri
... Hindustan Times about a city firm illegally mining bauxite ore at Sakhari Velas village in Ratnagiri have prompted the district collector to ask the state government to cancel the company’s mining lease. ...
Update on exploitation of Bauxite ore in India
... As per information available with the Indian Bureau of Mines, as on April 1st 2005 the all India resources of bauxite are estimated at 3289 million tonnes, out of which 899 million tonnes are reserves. Out of 3289 million tonnes of the total bauxite resources, 118 million tonnes (4%) is located...
Leopards easily defeat Bauxite Miners, 68-44
... The Leopards easily defeated the Bauxite Miners, 68-44, on Friday in Bauxite. The Leopards were slow getting started but made up for that from the second quarter on. Malvern held a three point lead at the end of the first, 13-10. ...
Guinea’s Mineral Output Rises on Stability, Demand
... 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.
Guinea’s Mineral Output Rises on Stability, Demand
... 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.
BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BBL) Upgraded to a “Neutral” Rating
... During fiscal 2010, the company produced 1.2 million tonnes of aluminium. It also produced 13.9 million tonnes of bauxite and 3.8 million tonnes of alumina. On March 23, 2010, ...
BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BBL) Upgraded to a “Neutral” Rating
... During fiscal 2010, the company produced 1.2 million tonnes of aluminium. It also produced 13.9 million tonnes of bauxite and 3.8 million tonnes of alumina. On March 23, 2010, ...
BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BBL) Upgraded to a “Neutral” Rating
... During fiscal 2010, the company produced 1.2 million tonnes of aluminium. It also produced 13.9 million tonnes of bauxite and 3.8 million tonnes of alumina. On March 23, 2010, ...
Firm flouted mining laws, says collector
... Hindustan Times exposed the illegal mining of bauxite ore in ecologically sensitive Ratnagiri district in Konkan, the district collector has indicted Mumbai firm, Ashapura Minechem Limited, for violations. Ratnagiri collector MB Gaikwad confirmed that he had submitted a report to the government...
Orissa High Court to hear Vedanta Aluminum's plea over mining on Feb 2
... The Orissa High Court on Monday fixed February 2 for adjudicating the petition filed by Vedanta Aluminum Limited (VAL) challenging the decision of the Central Government rejecting the company's stage-II bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hills for its refinery at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district....
Canadian company seeks authorization to start bauxite mining in Essequibo
... Guyana Industrial Minerals Inc (GINMIN), the local subsidiary of Canada-based, First Bauxite Company (FBX) is looking to start operations at the Waratilla Cartwright Deposits along the banks of the Essequibo River ...
State to review 54 mines in Konkan
...A series of reports in the Hindustan Times on illegal mining of bauxite in Ratnagiri, has alarmed the state government, which has ordered a review of all mines operating in the ecologically rich but fragile districts of Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri. Admitting to a lack of coordination between...
Illegal mining: State asks collector to explain
...Taking serious note of Hindustan Times' reports on illegal mining of bauxite ore in Ratnagiri in the ecologically fragile Konkan region, the state government on Tuesday said it would take swift action in the matter and asked the district collector for an explanation...
Green drive could undermine mineral sector growth in India
...Will the tussle between the Environment Ministry and the mineral industry intensify or abate in 2011? The year ahead could see environmental issues impede growth of the country's mineral sector, prompting large companies to get aggressive with their overseas acquisition strategies to secure raw...
