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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The Atewa enclave Chiefs and elders have separated themselves from the protest organized by members of the Concerned Citizens of the Atewa Landscape to stop government plans to mine bauxite in the Atewa forest reserve. On 21 st January’20, the protest members commenced the march from Sagyimase to...
Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) has reportedly layoff more than 100 employees, with effect from January 23, for downsizing its operations as a result of fuel shortage. The news came after the workers of the company’s mining site in Maple Town Aroaima, Region 10, said that they...
Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) has put down long-term intent of tripling its production volume by stretching out operations to the Island of Borneo, as it solicits to resort the region’s profuse bauxite reserves. According to Managing Director, Oggy Achmad Kosasih “The state-owned company...
FYI Resources Ltd announced that the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has approved Mining Proposal and associated Mine Closure plan for its Cadoux Kaolin Project. The approval includes the planned mining, processing, site infrastructure, waste...
Guinea Alumina Corporation SA (GAC) declared on 15 th Jan’20 that it has shipped more than one million tonnes of bauxite ore since exports began in August. The company pursues to ramp up to outreach its insignificant capacity of 12 million tonnes per year. Daniel Cornel Pop, GAC's interim CEO,...
Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Inc. (BMGGI), has assured to carry out an ultra-dynamic dust collection measures. The residents of Linden are poised to enjoy extra relief from the dust pollution caused by the Chinese bauxite mining company. This is according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Altech Chemicals Limited, the company who is aiming to become one of the leading suppliers of high purity alumina, has announced its accomplishment of the drilling program at its 100% owned Kerrigan kaolin project in Western Australia. The Kerrigan project is situated at 20kms south of the central...
The first time in a decade, Bauxite mining company Alcoa, at their mines near Pinjarra, Western Australia, has been offering nine-year-long traineeships and has recruited 2 peoples from Rockingham for the job. It has been published that more than 1300 peoples have applied for the traineeship...
The new state Govt. of Maharashtra, India, led by Uddhav Thackeray has delivered a push in the mining activity by issuing fresh guidelines for the auction of tonnes of bauxite dumps. Maharashtra has enormous dumps of bauxite. As per the new policy guidelines issued by the industries department, the...
Rahul Sharma, CEO of Vedanta’s Alumina Business, has received an award for ‘Business Icon of the Year’ from one of the leading newspapers in Odisha called Samaya. The award is in recognition of Mr Sharma’s enormous contribution towards India’s metals and mining industry and for his crucial role in...
Chiefs of Tano-Offin holds accountable the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) of ambiguity in its operations and plans as far as the mining of bauxite in the Nyinahin forest reserve in the Ashanti Region is concerned. In a statement of protest jointly signed by Nana Tabbri...
A slew of indirect tax incentives have been seeking by The Federation of Indian Minerals Industries (FIMI) to strengthen the fading mining industry. The submission of a list of changes in indirect tax levies on various minerals and mining products by FIMI in a memorandum to the Ministry of Finance,...
In a recent interview with Orissa POST, Chhavi Nath Singh, CEO of Vedanta Limited, Jharsugda, called attention to Odisha’s mining potentials while speaking about the company’s role and vision for the state in 2020. He said the industries must strive for self-reliance in sectors where the states...
According to a report on December 31, Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Limited declared that it would bid in the impending rounds of auctions for bauxite and iron ores, while looking forward to the government’s action towards restructuring the import duties of primary aluminium, scrap and downstream...
The members of the All India Kisan Sangh (AIKMS) and Progressive Organization of Women (POW) have urged the Government to take back the land allotted to Jindal South West Aluminium in S Kota Mandal in Vizianagaram district for Bauxite mining. Numerous people’s organization demanded the government...
The Orissa High Court has directed the Secretary of State Mines department to consider and persuade within six weeks, the representation filed by Kodingamali Surakshya Manch to stop illegal mining from Kodingamali bauxite mines in Laxmipur area of Koraput district. The division bench of Chief...
The year 2019 saw an increase in bauxite production all over the globe, bolstered by expansions in mining and also some of the new projects such as EGA’s first bauxite project in Guinea, Rio Tinto’s commissioning of Amrun bauxite mine, and the beginning of mining and screening operations at...
The Indian state-owned aluminium giant Nalco is planning to re-evaluate its expansions plans, as per the words of Chairman and MD Sridhar Patra which came on 27 th December’19. He upfront refused to provide details as the planning has to be placed before the board for further approval. On the...
