Altech Reports Stage 1 Construction Nearly Complete At Johor HPA Plant
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. updated investors regarding the state of construction at its high-purity alumina plant in Johor, Malaysia...
Australia
Metro Mining Reports 7 Percent Bump In Bauxite Production In August
Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd. released production totals for the month of August yesterday. Though shipping totals fell slightly, the firm reported a 7 percent increase of bauxite mined in the month. Last month saw Metro mine 476 thousand wet metric tons (WMT)...
South32’s Bottom Line Punished By Weak Aluminium Prices In FY 2019
A drop in aluminium prices thanks to the heightening trade war between the United States and the People’s Republic of...
Andromeda Inks LOIs For Sale Of 405 Thousand MTPA Of Kaolin To Trio Of East Asian Buyers
Australian industrial minerals firm Andromeda Metals Limited said Monday that it has entered into an agreement for Direct Shipping Ore...
Events
Archer Announces High-Purity Alumina Exploration Target In South Australia
Australian mineral exploration firm Archer Exploration Limited announced yesterday its maiden exploration target for its South Australia undertaking, the Eyre Peninsula High Purity Alumina (EPHPA) Project. Archer’s review of historical drill results in the area, which is about 90 miles southeast of Andromeda Metals’ Poochera Project, showed a kaolin exploration target of between 55 million […]
Metro Mining Sets Monthly Bauxite Production And Shipping Records In July
Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd. released production and shipping results for the month of July yesterday. Metro turned in monthly records for both mining and shipping bauxite ore thanks in large part to capital improvements made at Bauxite Hills Mine during this year’s rainy season. In July, Metro mined 443 thousand wet metric tons (WMT), an […]
Weak Sales Prices Hamper Earnings For Rio Tinto’s Aluminium Sector In Front Half Of 2019
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group released results for the first half of 2019 late last week. The firm’s aluminium business was stable from an operational perspective in the opening half, but price declines took their toll on the segment. In the year’s first half Rio Tinto saw a 1-percent bump in bauxite ore production […]
South32 Alumina Production Jumps 9 Percent Last Quarter To 1,307kt
Australian metals miner South32 Limited updated investors on progress during the closing quarter of fiscal year 2019 yesterday. Overall alumina production in the June quarter rose by 9 percent, with Worsley Alumina leading the charge with a 12-percent jump in production. South32 reported a 1-percent increase of production for the year at Worsley Alumina, ending […]
Metro Mining Increases Bauxite Hills Reserve Estimate By 18.8 Percent
Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd. updated investors on its reserves and resources yesterday, one year on from commencement of operations at its Bauxite Hill Mine. Per the firm, the new numbers translate into potentially extending the mine’s life to 2037, three years beyond previous estimates. In its update, Metro said its total reserve estimate for Bauxite […]
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
