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 National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) was allotted the Pottangi bauxite mines in Koraput district after the public hearing for environment clearance approved the mining project. Thousands of villagers around Pottangi block attended the meeting and expressed their support for the project....
According to Indian media report, the district administration of Koraput in Odisha, India would conduct an important public hearing on the proposed bauxite mining by Nalco in Pottangi block today. The public hearing on bauxite mining will allow villagers of the area around Pottangi block to put up...
Greece is the third-largest destination for Turkey’s bauxite exports after the United States and China. With the year-on-year growth in Turkey’s total bauxite exports, the country’s exports to Greece have also been found growing over the years. According to the international trade, Turkey’s bauxite...
The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation has assured that bauxite reserves in the Atewa Forest will not destruct the water bodies that source from the reserve. The three rivers, Birim, Densu and Ayensu provide drinking water to more than five million Ghanaians. Speaking at a press...
Turkey’s bauxite exports have been logging year-on-year growth over the last three years. The country grew its bauxite exports from 352570 tonnes in 2016 to 1.84 million tonnes in 2018 (estimated). Bauxite exports from Turkey are expected to continue their upward trend in 2019. {newsStudioGallery}...
Canyon Resources, which is planning to develop its Minim Martap Bauxite Project in Cameroon in two stages, has recently released a scoping study supporting a simple and effective stage one mining operation. The scoping study reveals that stage one would be a self-supporting bauxite mining operation...
Alcoa Corporation, a global leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum, today announced that it has been accepted as a member of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), an organization focused on enhancing the industry’s contribution to society with safe, fair and sustainable practices....
According to an official from parent and state-owned company Chinalco, Aluminium Corporation of China Limited, popularly known as Chalco, would make the first shipment from its Boffa’s bauxite mine in Guinea by early-December. Last month, a Chinalco official at the China Mining conference in...
According to a recent report, China has approved the funding of the first lot of Phase One of the Sinohydro projects in Ghana, as per the agreement signed between China and Ghana in 2018. According to the agreement, China will have access to sites to mine bauxite in Ghana in exchange of development...
Metro Mining Limited has received a loan facility from Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) for Stage 2 Expansion of the Bauxite Hills Mine north of Weipa on Eastern Cape York. The facility is for up to A$47.5 million provided through a loan for up to 9 years. The funding would be used...
Outotec develops and delivers industry benchmark technologies and life-cycle services for its customers in the mining, metal, energy, and chemical sector, helping them sustainably improve their profitability. AlCircle spoke to Dr. Alessio Scarsella – Director, Bauxite and Alumina Technology, and...
Metro Mining Limited, in its monthly performance report, revealed that its bauxite shipments at Bauxite Hills Mine during October came in at 504,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT), marking the strongest monthly performance since operations began in April last year. Compared with 497,000 tonnes in...
According to a Reuters report, Malaysia will issue bauxite mining licenses to companies in December or January, which will allow the miners to resume activities after the ban in early 2016 over unregulated mining and water contamination. The news came after Xavier Jayakumar, Malaysia’s water, land...
A Russian aluminium plant, owned by Russian aluminium major Rusal, which was shut down as a result of U.S. sanctions would be converted into a bitcoin mining hub. The Nadvoitsy Aluminum Plant in Russia’s northern Karelia region closed its operations last summer after it lost access to American...
A study published by researchers at the University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute shows that some significant metal ores have the potential to face Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) challenges, which may impact the global supply of metals. The scientists studied the ESG...
According to a Reuters report, bauxite mining operations in the West African country of Guinea came back to normal after it was disrupted temporarily because of political protests. Protesters were demonstrating against a possible change in the constitution that may let President Alpha Conde...
Indonesian government is weighing on the proposal of the bauxite-rich province of West Kalimantan for change in royalty rules after the recent increase in bauxite production. According to a statement from the coordinating ministry for maritime affairs in charge of mining, the central government is...
On Thursday, October 3, Metro Mining Limited reported September quarter results, with which it assured that it is well-positioned to meet 2019 production guidance of 3.3 million tonnes to 3.5 million tonnes of bauxite. As per the report, the company mined 1.42 million tonnes in the quarter from...
