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French Miner AMR Begins Operations at Guinea Bauxite Mine

French Miner AMR Begins Operations at Guinea Bauxite Mine

French mining concern Alliance Miniere Responsable (AMR) began production at its bauxite mine in the African country of Guinea on Tuesday. According to a statement by the firm, the mine will produce bauxite at a rate of between 6 million and 10...

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Guinea Alumina Awards US$700 MM Contract to Fluor

Fluor Corporation announced yesterday that it has been awarded a US$700 million consulting contract by Guinea Alumina Corporation S.A. (GAC) to engineer and manage construction for a major bauxite ore mine in Guinea. The contract will have Fluor managing the development of the mine, expected to yield 12 million metric tons of bauxite ore per […]

Africa Finance Corp to Invest US$205 MM in Guinean Bauxite Mine

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) announced last week that it is planning to invest US$205 million in Alufer Mining’s bauxite mining project in Guinea. Oliver Andrews, AFC’s chief finance officer, cited the global rise in in aluminium demand as the rationale for investing in the project. His firm also pointed out the Bel Air Mine’s adherence […]

EGA Finishes Preliminary Work on Guinean Bauxite Mine

Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC announced on Wednesday that it has completed preliminary work on the US$1 billion bauxite mine in Guinea. Belgian marine contractor Jan de Nul finished site infill and elevation of 50 hectares (123.5 acres) of land at the port city of Kamsar, the firm said. The infill project will help […]

EGA Ships First Bauxite from Guinea

UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced this week that it has shipped the first bauxite bulk sample shipment mined from its operations in the African nation of Guinea. The sample was shipped from Kamsar to customers in the People’s Republic of China. The first shipment consists of 55,000 metric tons of ore, and it represents […]

Anglo-African Minerals to Join with Chinese Firms in Guinea Bauxite Project

Irish exploration firm Anglo-African Minerals recently announced a €200 million joint venture with China New Era Group and China Geo-Engineering Corporation to begin mining bauxite in Guinea. Tipperary’s Anglo-African, which has had a presence in the country since 1998, owns four bauxite licenses in Guinea. The firm has signed an agreement that the outcroppings, covering […]