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...
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Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) donated an amount of US$600,000 for the renovation work of the retirement home, St Ann infirmary in The Caribbean which has adjoining localities embedded in history. At a ceremony held recently at the infirmary a cheque along with articles of clothing and care...
The newly appointed directors to manage the board of Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) has paid an official visit to the multi-decade old bauxite company’s mining site in Awaso to acquaintance themselves with the mining operations. Isaac Ofori Poku, the Executive Board Chairman of Ghana Bauxite Company...
The mining and exploration company established in Guinea, Dynamic Mining has secured the renewal of a status permitting it complete rights to set up the infrastructures of its future bauxite mine at Bon Ami. Now, without this license, the bauxite mining project’s development might have been...
Aluminium ingot production in Iran surged by 20 percent throughout the Iranian calendar year 1400, which ended on March 20, says the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO). IMIDRO is a large state-owned holding corporation operating in Iran's mining...
Aurukun Bauxite Project is being felicitated as the newest member of the exploration membership class by the Australian Aluminium Council. It is a joint venture between Glencore and MDP Bauxite Pty Ltd (under Mitsubishi subsidiary) and is extended all over the bauxite mining area near Aurukun...
Geomega Resources, located in Montreal, has won funds to construct a C$4 million alumina waste processing plant in Quebec. Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), a federal agency that funds small and medium-sized enterprises will provide C$1.5 million. Rio Tinto, a Geomega partner, will...
A committee of India’s parliament has recently noted that India is still far behind from exploring 80 per cent of its bauxite reserves, pointing out land acquisition issues, environment clearance and forest clearance as some of the prime constraints in the development of new bauxite mines....
The state-owned Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GDMC) is planning to expand its wings around the alumina and solar sector, as a part of diversification. The last one year has been very tremulous for GMDC since they have been trying to improve their bauxite, limestone, manganese, silica and...
The Indian state-owned integrated aluminium company NALCO (National Aluminium Company Ltd) has been awarded as the national winner of the ‘Golden Peacock Award’ for its sustainability in commendation of its persistent concern on sustainable mining and environment-friendly executions. On 23rd March...
Total Aluminium production worldwide for the month of January 2022 has been 5.641 million tonnes with a decline the next month by 9.34 per cent, amounting to 5.114 million tonnes. African production of aluminium has been on a steep decline from January to February 2022 totalling to 139,000 tonnes...
Canyon's Makan and Ngaoundal bauxite research licences, which border the Minim-Martap Project in Central Cameroon, Africa, have been awarded two-year extensions. Camalco, a subsidiary of Canyon (ASX:CAY), is still waiting for an exploitation licence for the Minim-Martap research permit, but expects...
The Australia-based hi-technology and explorer-developer company, ABx Group Limited has signed a joint venture agreement with Alumin Pty Ltd (Alumin) towards the development of the Sunrise Bauxite Project, which comprises a bauxite mine at Binjour plateau and port operations at Bundaberg in...
The global manufacturing industry encountered the deadly Covid pandemic with plenty of dents, the aluminium sector was also one of those challenges. However, India’s mining and metal giant, Vedanta's aluminium business, counter the pandemic well and was not heavily impacted. Now, it tends to focus...
On 18 th February 2022, the national mining company of Cameroon, Sonamines through its Director-General Serge Boyogueno, signed a memorandum of understanding with China Railways No. 5 Engineering Group Co. (CREC 5), a subsidiary of China Railways Group Ltd., to support Sonamines in the development...
The Minister for Transport and Mining of Jamaica, Audley Shaw stated his gratification that despite the negative impacts of the previous year’s fire at Jamalco, the refinery has been able to safeguard the jobs of around 1,000 employees. Audley Shaw while speaking to a local media said, “I am glad...
Aluminium ingot production in Iran rose 24 per cent during the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2021-January 20, 2022) to come in at 453,436 tonnes versus 364,783 tonnes during the same period last year. As was announced earlier by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries...
The official survey towards the activities for confirmation of commercial deposit of bauxite in the Nyinahin-Mpasaaso range in the Ashanti region commences. Rock shore Mining International with its partner company, Sahara Mining Consultants have processed to the site and started drilling the hills...
The Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) will create a multimillion-dollar commercial and industrial park near Lydford, St Ann, where the company's principal operations are based. Minister of Mining Audley Shaw stated that the project will begin this year, adding that the proposed commercial and...
