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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Red mud, a byproduct of alumina refining from bauxite (the principal ore of aluminium) could be the key to creating a new industry in Gladstone that would lead to thousands of new jobs. Extracting iron ore from the waste product of aluminium to make steel is the latest idea from the group behind...
The Government of Malaysia should draw up more stringent procedures for the industry during the three-month moratorium on bauxite mining, says geologist, Dr Habibah Jamil. Dr Jamil, who is also a part of the Science and Technology Faculty at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, said it was vital because...
Orbite Technologies Inc. today announced that it has been advised by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT) that its Russian patent application No. 2014131946 pertaining to its red mud monetization technology and titled "Processes for Treating Red Mud", has been deemed allowable....
An agreement has been signed between NALCO, a Government of India enterprise and Chalieco of China, for R&D cooperation in the fields of mutual interest. Projects to be taken up by these two companies include separation of iron concentrate from Red Mud and Extraction of Gallium from Bayer Liquor,...
The Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices conference was reviewed as an informative and worthwhile event! It succeeded in bringing together academia and industry from around the world in an open dialogue, under one roof to discuss the latest innovations as well as develop possible...
Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh wants the Pahang state government to issue a stop-work order for bauxite mining before the monsoon floods hit the state. She claimed four hours of rain in the early hours of Sunday had caused the retention wall of a bauxite cleaning pond in Bukit Goh to burst, and the water...
Orbite Technologies Inc. announced that the company has received notification from IP Australia, the Australian Government agency that administers intellectual property (IP) rights, that its patent application No. 2013202318 titled "Processes for Treating Red Mud" has been found allowable....
Orbite Technologies Inc., announced that the selection committee of the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX), made up of technology experts and investors from across the country, has selected Orbite as a TOP 20 public technology innovator. Hundreds of company profiles were reviewed and the TOP 20...
KU Leuven (University of Leuven) is organizing the “Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices Conference” in Leuven, Belgium from 5-7 October, 2015. The European Training Network for Zero-Waste Valorisation of Bauxite Residue (Redmud) will participate in the event. The organizing committee...
Bauxite residue is a resource, a material that can be valorized. The current practices for bauxite residue utilization in some parts of the world need reconsideration and revision. KU Leuven and REDMUD Organization together are organizing a conference keeping the bauxite residue utilization in...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. is pleased to announce that further to its press releases of January 8 and March 13, 2015, the Company has now been granted patents in Canada and the Unites States pertaining to its Red Mud Monetization technology. The two patents are Canadian patent 2,857,574 and U.S. patent...
Outotec is a global leader in minerals and metals processing technologies, and has developed many breakthrough technologies over the decades. The company provides complete solutions for anode paste plants, rodding shops, carbon recycling, bath treatment, and casthouses, as well as plant upgrades....
Orbite Aluminae Inc. is pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") has issued a notice of allowance for patent application No. 14/371,364, pertaining to Processes for Treating Red Mud. Orbite had previously received a notice of allowance by the Canadian...
Bauxite residue is a reusable resource. Its a material that can be a missed opportunity if not properly valorized. The current practice in some parts of the planet regarding bauxite residue management has to be revised. There is a need to change the modus operandi and become more aware and...
The sustainable extraction of Jamaica’s mineral resources that will help the community still seems to be a crucial policy objective of the Government as is often expressed by the Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell, despite the recent suspension of the red mud...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. is pleased to announce today that it has been selected to receive up to $4.5M in non-dilutive funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to be applied towards Orbite's technology development, demonstration and commercialization related to the processing of...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. is pleased to announce that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has issued a notice of allowance for patent application No. 2,857,574, pertaining to Processes for Treating Red Mud. Orbite has paid the requisite fees and expects patent issuance within CIPO's usual...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. is pleased to announce that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has granted and issued two new patents to Orbite. The two patents are Canadian patent 2,829,049, titled Processes for Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Aluminum-Bearing Materials, and Canadian patent...
