Production Resumes At Paragominas Bauxite Mine After Scheduled Repairs
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA said on Friday that it has resumed bauxite extraction activities at its operations in...
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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 produce low-carbon cement. Vedanta commented its interest in utilizing fly ash and bauxite residue in a conference hosted by industry experts. Vedanta...
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...
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...
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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 […]
State And Federal Officials Meet To Discuss Malaysia’s Continuing Ban On Bauxite Mining
The Malaysian federal government is slated to meet with representatives of the government of the state of Pahang in the near future to discuss the situation surrounding bauxite mining in the region. So said Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr. Xavier Jayakumar on Thursday. “I have now asked for another meeting with the Mentri […]
Weeks After Cyclone, Metro Mining Extracted 8,167 WMT of Bauxite Ore Per Day in June
Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd. updated its investors on the company’s just-ended second quarter yesterday. In the second quarter, Metro mined 445 thousand wet metric tons of bauxite ore, over half of which (245 thousand metric tons) was extracted in the month of June alone. Metro shipped 399 thousand wet metric tons of that total to […]
Metro Mining’s Inaugural Bauxite Shipment Arrives in Qingdao
Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd. announced yesterday the safe arrival and provisional payment for its debut shipments from operations at Bauxite Hills Mine. Per the firm, two shipments totaling 123 thousand metric tons of bauxite ore arrived safely at the dock in Qingdao, China on May 20. Representatives from Shandong Xinfa Aluminium Group were on hand […]
Ivory Coast Firm Partnering with Sumitomo in US$375 MM Bauxite Project
Ivory Coast miner Lagune Exploitation Afrique revealed to financial media earlier this week that it is negotiating with a subsidiary of Japan’s Sumitomo Group to develop an Ivorian bauxite outcropping by building mining operations and twin alumina refineries totaling US$375 million. Per Chief Executive Officer Moumouni Bictogo, the Benene deposit, which is located in 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 ...
