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Rio Tinto Completes Commissioning Of Amrun Bauxite Mine

Rio Tinto Completes Commissioning Of Amrun Bauxite Mine

Anglo-Australian mining titan Rio Tinto Group announced on Friday the completion of commissioning of its Amrun bauxite operations at Cape York, Queensland. According to the firm, the US$1.9-billion operation will take up the slack from the mine at East Weipa as it...

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Metro Mining’s First Shipment of Bauxite Sails for China

The first batch of bauxite harvested from Metro Mining Ltd’s operations at Bauxite Hill Mine set sail for the People’s Republic of China earlier this week per an announcement by the firm. The initial shipment, which consists of around 62 thousand metric tons of bauxite ore, is the first in a four-year agreement Metro has […]

Metro Mining Commences Mining Operations at Bauxite Hills Mine

Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd announced earlier today that it has commenced bauxite mining at its Bauxite Hills Mine project. According to the company, the mine is producing at a rate of 2 million metric tons per annum at the outset, with the prospect of tripling output over the coming four years provided expansion capital is […]

Despite Week Lost to Nora, Metro Mining Remains On Track for 2018 Production Target at Bauxite Hills

Australian metals miner Metro Mining Limited eased investors’ fears yesterday by announcing that the firm’s people and equipment successfully weathered tropical cyclone Nora. According to the company’s press release, the storm passed by operations at Bauxite Hills on Saturday morning. Though she assailed the site with a battery of powerful gales and torrential rain, Metro […]