Indonesian Government Confirms Plans To Ban Bauxite Exports In June
The Indonesian government confirmed this week that it intends to go forward with a planned ban on the export of...
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Guinea Opens Massive New Bauxite Mine In Boké
Last week Guinea’s prime minister Dr. Bernard Goumou was present for the launch of the 1.5 billion metric ton Koumbia bauxite project. The Koumbia bauxite project is part of the larger Alliance Mining Commodities (AMC) project and is estimated to require a...
Metro Mining Loads Final 2021 Tonnage As Wet Season Begins
Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd. said this week that they have completed 2021’s contractual agreements with the loading of 3.1 million...
Vedanta Aluminium Looking For Partnerships With Cement Producers On Low-Carbon Cement
Indian aluminium producer Vedanta Aluminium is searching for partnerships from cement producers to put to use its waste product to...
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Metro Mining Decreased Production And Increased Shipping in August As Wet Season Approaches
Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd. announced production results for the month of August on Tuesday. As the firm was making preparations for the coming wet season, it reduced production in the quarter while ramping up shipments to global buyers. In August, Metro mined 460 thousand wet metric tons of bauxite ore, bringing the year-to-date total to […]
China Imports Of Bauxite Ore Rose By 24.9 Percent In 2019 Through July
As improvements to low-temperature alumina production continue by refiners in the People’s Republic of China, the country’s thirst for overseas bauxite increases. Such was the story told by Customs data released on Sunday that showed a 24.9 percent jump on the year in imported bauxite in the year’s first seven months. Customs data on HS […]
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 […]
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 […]
ABx Signs MoA With Bundaberg Port Authority For Shipment Of Binjour Project Bauxite
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) updated investors on progress at its Binjour Project yesterday. The Project, which it considers to be a prime source for gibbsite-trihydrate (THA) metallurgical-grade bauxite in the state of Queensland, continues to undergo testing in hopes that extraction at the site will prove commercially viable. Per the firm, it has entered into […]
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 ...
