Guinea President Alpha Conde Assumes Oversight Of State Mining Company
Guinean’s president Alpha Conde will be taking a more active role in the country’s bauxite industry with the assumption of...
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Bauxite Operations Back To Normal In Guinea After Deadly Political Protests
Normal operations have resumed at bauxite mines in Guinea after several days of unrest that led to slowed production, as sources in country told Reuters that locals initiated violent protests against a move by the president to extend his term in office....
Guinean President Presides Over Official Opening Of Alufer’s Bel Air Mine
With Guinean President Alpha Conde and other dignitaries looking on, bauxite miner Alufer Mining Limited officially opened its Bel Air...
Chalco’s Guinea Bauxite Project to Begin Production Within Months
Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) said late last week that it anticipates producing bauxite ore at its project in...
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Chalco to Invest in US$500 Million Bauxite Project in Guinea
The government of the Republic of Guinea announced earlier this week that the People’s Republic of China’s Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) will be investing US$500 million in a bauxite ore project in the country. The Guinean government secured the deal after a visit to Beijing by Guinea’s mines minister Abdoulaye Magassouba. It is […]
Guinea to Mandate Domestic Refining of Bauxite
The president of the Republic of Guinea decreed last week that miners who produce over a certain amount of bauxite ore “will be obliged to build an alumina plant.” President Alpha Condé made the remarks in speech at recent mining conference in Guinea’s capital Conakry. Condé spoke at last week’s Symposium Mines Guinea, the largest […]
Dubai Firm Soliciting Funds to Develop US$8 Bln Bauxite Mine in Guinea
A resources firm based in Dubai has been in negotiations with certain trading houses to begin development of Guinea’s bauxite reserves. The reserves, once held by Anglo-British firm BHP Billiton, are reportedly valued at US$8 billion. Gajah Investment Group’s co-founder James Tounkara indicated in an interview that he expected interest from the People’s Republic of […]
Rusal and Guinea Agree to Terms on Bauxite Mine, Alumina Complex
Russia’s UC Rusal and the government of West Africa’s Republic of Guinea have come to an agreement regarding the resumption of operations at the Friguia bauxite and alumina complex. The two parties also signed an annex to the Dian-Dian concession agreement regarding development of a bauxite mine of the same name. The firm and the […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
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 ...
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 ...
