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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Steel Guru : Ban halts development at Lanjigarh - 181054 - 2010-12-16
... 181054 - 2010-12-16 - ET reported that after stopping bauxite mining in Orissa the government now finds itself in a bind on the issue of ...
Ma'aden Advised by Baker and McKenzie on on Bauxite Mine, Refinery
...Baker and McKenzie, which has operated in the Gulf region since the 1970s, has been advising Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Ma'aden on their joint venture worth $7.5 billion in Saudi Arabia...
Nalco eyes acquisitions abroad: Handique
...Nalco eyes acquisitions abroad: Handique Press Trust of India / New Delhi December 07, 2010, 17:26 IST State-owned National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) is scouting for mineral assets, particularly bauxite, copper, coal and uranium, in overseas countries, including Chile, Namibia and Indonesia,...
Anglo-African Minerals plc: Completes the acquisition of a 62% interest in 1 billion tonne Bauxite resource in Guinea
...Anglo-African Minerals plc Symbol: FSE: AMQ, ISIN: IE00B66ML191 WKN A0N9YH Release Date: 6 December 2010 Anglo-African Minerals Plc completes the acquisition of a 62% interest in 1 billion tonne Bauxite resource in Guinea The Directors of Anglo-African Minerals plc (FSE: AMQ) the special...
Shanxi Tendered to Sell Two Bauxites in Yu County
...Sen. Jon Tester is urging Columbia Falls Aluminum and the Bonneville Power Administration to reach a long-term energy agreement by year's end that would restore jobs to the shuttered plant...
Shanxi Tendered to Sell Two Bauxites in Yu County
...December 3, Shanxi province issued tender to sell for two bauxites in Yu County. Little Rock mine with an area of 19.8 square meters is estimated with 15,690,000 tons geological resources and is transacted for 82,680,000 Yuan; White earth slope with an area of 28.8 square meters is estimated...
Allens advises Rio Tinto on landmark exploration joint venture in China
...Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has advised leading international mining group and long standing client Rio Tinto on its non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) to establish a landmark exploration joint venture in China...
Ma’aden Expansion Plans Aim to Strengthen Saudi Operations
...Saudi Arabian Mining Co., a state- controlled metals producer known as Ma’aden, plans to expand its operations in the kingdom as demand for metals and minerals increases in the Arab world’s biggest economy...
New coal mine to create jobs in Alcoa Warrick Operations
...Community leaders and Alcoa Warrick Operations asked the Indiana Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday to approve a permit for a new surface coal mine being proposed for Warrick County...
New coal mine to create jobs in Alcoa Warrick Operations
...Community leaders and Alcoa Warrick Operations asked the Indiana Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday to approve a permit for a new surface coal mine being proposed for Warrick County...
Brazil Ministry Requests Output Ban At Vale Bauxite Mine -Estado
...Brazil's Federal Public Ministry has filed court action requesting a suspension order on production at part of miner Vale SA (VALE, VALE5.BR)'s Paragominas bauxite mine in Para state, north Brazil, alleging environmental irregularities, local Estado news agency reported Tuesday...
Appeals Against Bauxite Resources Limited (ASX:BAU) Assessment Dismissed
...Minister for Environment, John Day MLA, has dismissed all appeals under the Environmental Protection Act against the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) level of assessment for Bauxite Resources Limited (ASX:BAU) (BRL) mining proposal for north Bindoon...
Macquarie Harbour Mining Updates aluminum project
...US Expansion; 1. Directors return from United States highly encouraged after meetings and site visits with Smelter Service Corporation and Alcoa Inc. 2. Tennessee State and local county officials express strong support for salt slag business expansion 3. Number of large single purpose landfills...
Govt not to ban BALCO's mining projects in Chhattisgarh
...The government Wednesday said there is no proposal to ban public sector firm Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd's (BALCO) bauxite mining projects in Chhattisgarh. "The environment ministry has accorded environmental and forest clearance to the two bauxite mining projects after following due process,"...
Macquarie Harbour Mining advances plans for US aluminium waste product processing
...With an aim to expand in the United States, Macquarie Harbour Mining (ASX: MHM) has made encouraging progress in US salt slag processing planning after working on-site in the US with Smelter Service Corporation, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and key regulatory officials...
Vietnam’s Bauxite Reserves May TotChina, Russia sign multi-billion-dollar dealsal 11 Billion Tons
..."This morning our entrepreneurs signed 13 contracts worth $8.6 billion," Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during their talks at the Gorky residence outside Moscow, the report said...
One minister can’t answer questions about bauxite
...Though he paid special attention to bauxite mining in the Central Highlands and sent a letter to the National Assembly Chair on this issue, deputy Duong Trung Quoc didn’t question Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang about bauxite projects in the Q&A session on November 22...
BHP Billiton plant pollutes
...Mining giant BHP Billiton started a planned pollution at its Mozambican aluminium plant on Wednesday, despite heavy public opposition and a pending court application about its permit, a spokesman confirmed...
