FAST Metals, the mining technology company recovering base and rare materials from red mud (bauxite tailings) and other iron-rich waste, has raised USD 4.3 million in pre-seed funding and announced its first commercial customer, Metalox Mineral Corporation. Under a strategic partnership, FAST...
Canadian climate technology company Enervoxa is planning to establish a commercial-scale rare earth processing plant in India that would recover critical minerals from red mud, the aluminium waste residue generated during alumina refining. The company is exploring partnerships with Vedanta...
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In the heart of south Louisiana, Atlantic Alumina operates the last remaining bauxite refinery in the US, a massive facility that transforms red earth from Jamaica into alumina. However, the process leaves behind a by-product known as "red mud," which has raised environmental concerns. State...
Researchers at Rice University have developed a faster, cleaner method to recover aluminium and remove toxic metals from bauxite residue, commonly known as red mud. This hazardous by-product of aluminium production has long challenged the industry, but the new process offers a potential...
Odisha’s mineral-rich Rayagada district is once again at the centre of debate over how far industrial growth can go without damaging local lives and fragile ecosystems. The operations of Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a key player in the state’s bauxite industry, have drawn fresh...
Vedanta Aluminium, India's largest producer, has begun a path-breaking project to convert red mud, a big industrial waste from the alumina refining process, into a useful agricultural resource. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Council of Agricultural...
In a world waking up to the urgency of climate action, World Environment Day stands as a global call not just to protect what we have, but to rethink how we build, consume, and innovate. At the heart of this transformation lies a remarkable element - aluminium. Light in weight but mighty in...
As the world observes 'World Environment Day' , AL Circle shines a spotlight on the aluminium industry's vital role in building a more sustainable planet. Known for its infinite recyclability and lightweight efficiency, aluminium holds immense promise — but the challenges of waste and residue...
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has reaffirmed the Jamaican Government’s commitment to revitalising the country’s bauxite and alumina sector, a long-standing contributor to the national economy despite years of contraction. Photo credit: Dave Reid At the...
Geomega Resources, in partnership with Rio Tinto, has made significant progress on its bauxite residue valorisation pilot project, which was launched in March 2022. The process is structured into three sequential circuits, each undergoing individual testing and scale-up. Depending on the...
RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, is setting up a pilot production facility for scandium oxide with an annual capacity of 1.5 tonnes. Scandium is a valuable rare earth metal, and RUSAL was the first in the world to develop and implement aluminium-scandium alloys. These alloys...
Alcoa is set to invest US$163 million (AU$260 million) in a now-mandatory water management system at its caustic red mud storage site in Kwinana, as savings from the shutdown of its 60-year-old alumina refinery have been slower than anticipated. The closure, announced in January 2024, was initially...
On Tuesday, December 3, two technical standards related to red mud road construction were officially published on the National Group Standard Information Platform. The two technical standards developed by the Guangxi Branch of Chalco included Technical Specifications for the Production and...
Bauxite residue, commonly known as red mud, is a highly alkaline by-product generated during the Bayer process of alumina extraction from bauxite ore. With global alumina production steadily increasing to meet the demands of various industries, the volume of red mud produced has surged...
The ASX listed diversified infrastructure services company born out of Australia's greatest engineering challenge, the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme, in 1961, SRG Global has secured significant contracts worth A$700 million ($455.35 million) with some of Australia's leading mining...
Cultivating restorative microbial activity to remediate metal-impacted mine wastes has retained some successes, mainly using man-made wetlands or passive bioreactors to generate (microbially mediated) anoxic and sulfidic conditions. Image Source: American Geosciences Institute Recently, researcher...
On September 10, Liu Jicheng, Deputy General Manager of Guiyang Institute, participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for Guangxi Huasheng New Material Co., Ltd.'s distributed photovoltaic power generation project. The successful launch of this project marks a significant milestone in optimising...
The "Green Technology and Engineering Demonstration of Efficient Production of New Powder Materials by Bayer Process Red Mud" project by Chinalco Shandong Co., Ltd. has achieved a significant milestone. The project bagged the first prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award from the China...
Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, in partnership with NITI Aayog and leading national institutions, recently hosted a high-level stakeholder meeting to identify sustainable applications for red mud, a key byproduct in the bauxite refining process for making aluminium. Experts...
The Jamaican Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining, Hon. Frank Witter, has emphasised the critical role of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) in the research and governance of bauxite residue management. At the opening ceremony of the JBI International Workshop...
