Oceania’s primary aluminium industry is facing a fragmented energy transition. While Australia, the leading aluminium producer of the continent, has abundant renewable resources and a well-established aluminium value chain, its smelters remain significantly more dependent on fossil-fuel-based...
New Zealand’s aluminium extrusion industry is calling for urgent government action as it faces growing pressure from low-priced imports. The Aluminium Extruders Association of NZ (ALENZ) says a rise in imported aluminium extrusions, particularly from China, is affecting local manufacturers, with...
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Just a few days after missing out on a role in the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) project, Austal Limited took a great pleasure to announce the details of its capacity expansion plans at Henderson, Western Australia, and the Philippines on Monday, May 14, 2018. Started off in 2017, this expansion...
Solomon Islands’ export of bauxite represents 93 per cent of the total exports of the country. The country exports bauxite mainly to China and India. China is the largest bauxite market for the country. Solomon Islands exported 174,189 tonnes of bauxite to China in March 2018, up 75 per cent from...
Pacific Bauxite Limited has announced that it will raise up to $3.5 million to fund exploration at its Nendo Bauxite Project (Nendo) and South-West New Georgia Bauxite Project (SWNG) in the Solomon Islands. The company has received commitments to raise $2.5 million through a two tranche placement...
New Zealand to be slapped with aluminium and steel tariffs if they want to export to the US – declared the Trump government. While on one hand, the United States has reached agreements for permanent exemptions for some of its allies including Australia and extended reprieve for the EU, Canada, and...
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters, controlled by the mining giant Rio Tinto, has declared to restart its fourth potline in next six months to strengthen production capacity at Tiwai Point smelter by about 9.2 per cent and create 32 new jobs in Scotland. The company takes this decision on securing a...
Metallica Minerals has entered into a secured loan agreement with South West Pacific Bauxite, 75% owner of Wagina bauxite project. The company will provide South West Pacific Bauxite with A$120,000 loan, in exchange for an option to carry out exclusive due diligence on the Wagina bauxite project in...
New Zealand has requested US to exempt it from the new tariffs on imported aluminium and steel. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has written to the United States president to grant an exemption from the new import tariffs. "We are awaiting a response, as are many other countries who have sought an...
Altech Chemicals Limited is pleased to provide an update on funding for its proposed Malaysian high purity alumina (HPA) plant and associated kaolin mine in Meckering, Western Australia (the Project). Senior Debt Package On 2 February 2018, the Company announced that it had executed a commitment...
The U.S. President Donald Trump has granted Australia an exemption from its new tariffs following discussions with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Turnbull said Australia will not join an international protest against the U.S. over aluminium and steel tariffs. "Spoke to PM of Australia....
Mineral Resources Minister of Fiji Faiyaz Koya says that payments of $1.7m revenue were paid to the landowners in Nawailevu, Bua and Naibiulu and $781,000 was paid to the government. Bauxite is mined from 408 hectares of prospective zones in the Nawailevu area in Bua and part of the Naibulu East...
Gränges AB, a manufacturer of rolled aluminium for aluminium heat exchangers, announced signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Scandium International Mining Corporation for testing scandium aluminium alloys in heat exchanger applications. Gränges will test alloy in R&I Centre in Finspång to...
According to a report from Fiji Times, the first shipment of bauxite this year, valued $2.6 million, is being loaded in Bua bound for China. Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources acting director Apete Soro confirmed the news that total bauxite tonnage of 57,960 was being loaded by the Aurum...
Aulong Shipbuilding, a joint venture between Austal and Guandong Jianglong Shipbuilding of China, has secured contract worth A$20 million for the construction of high speed aluminium ferries in China. The company will design and build four 42 metre high speed catamarans for Xidao Dazhou Tourism Co...
A large wildfire in Southland is threatening electricity supply to the country's aluminium smelter. The fire at Tiwai Peninsula near Bluff burned through the night after it began just after 7pm yesterday. The fire has now claimed 100ha of native scrub. Nearly a dozen fire crews have been battling...
Altech Chemicals Limited has submitted a manufacturing licence application to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) for 4,500 tonnes high purity alumina (HPA) plant in Malaysia. The high purity alumina project represents an investment of approximately 1.2 billion ringgit. The plant...
Fiji National University has launched a Certificate IV in Geology, Mining and Quarrying Programme. The programme would meet the needs of the mining and quarrying industry in Fiji. While addressing the graduates of Fiji National University's College of Engineering, Science and Technology, Faiyaz...
Rio Tinto has launched a recruitment drive for more than 100 workers at its bauxite mines in Far North Queensland. The new roles available across Rio Tinto’s operations at Weipa including existing mines at Andoom and East Weipa and the new Amrun mine located south of the Embley River between Weipa...
XINFA Aurum Exploration Fiji Ltd has said that they are continuing with bauxite mining at the Naibulu bauxite mine site, despite the halt in shipment. Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources permanent secretary Malakai Finau said mining was progressing well in the area. He added that the company...
