Metro Mining Limited

Metro Mining Acquires Gulf Alumina, Announces Plans to Merge Bauxite Hills and Skardon River Projects

Metro Mining Acquires Gulf Alumina, Announces Plans to Merge Bauxite Hills and Skardon River Projects

Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd announced yesterday that it had acquired Gulf Alumina Ltd’s remaining shares, and that it would begin the process of combining Gulf’s Skardon River Project with its own Bauxite Hills project. Metro’s press release said that the firm has...

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Events

Australian Official Urged to Reject Chinese Firm’s Offer to Buy Gulf Alumina

Australian Official Urged to Reject Chinese Firm’s Offer to Buy Gulf Alumina

Australia’s Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison is being asked by local government representatives to reject a Chinese firm’s effort to acquire Gulf Alumina. “I have serious concerns about the integrity of the company. I also have serious concerns about their motives,” explained Parliament Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch. Entsch is spearheading a movement to block Moly […]

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Metro Mining Inks Deal to Substantially Increase Stake in Gulf Alumina

Metro Mining Inks Deal to Substantially Increase Stake in Gulf Alumina

Australia’s Metro Mining Limited announced yesterday that it has signed agreements to increase its stake in Gulf Alumina Limited to roughly 39% of the latter’s issued capital. Metro Mining says that the agreement means acquiring the shares held by four long-term Gulf shareholders. The acquisition cost Metro Mining A$8.5 million, which was funded by an […]

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Metro Mining Ltd Shareholders Approve Bauxite Hills Financing

Metro Mining Ltd Shareholders Approve Bauxite Hills Financing

Australia’s Metro Mining Limited announced on Tuesday that it has obtained shareholder approval to issue shares to Greenstone Metro Holdings LP. The move is part of Metro’s strategic funding arrangement, allowing it to go forward on its Bauxite Hills project in Queensland. The US$6.7 million in shares issued to Greenstone makes the firm Metro’s largest […]

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Metro Mining Inks Strategic Financing Agreement with Greenstone

Metro Mining Inks Strategic Financing Agreement with Greenstone

Brisbane’s Metro Mining Limited announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement with Greenstone Resources II Ltd that grants Greenstone a 19.98% interest in Metro in addition to providing Metro with assistance in developing its Bauxite Hills Project. The agreement has Greenstone investing an initial US$6.76 million by way of a placement of 105 million […]

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Metro Mining to Open 5 Mtpa Bauxite Mine in QLD Next Year

Metro Mining to Open 5 Mtpa Bauxite Mine in QLD Next Year

Australian exploration and mining company Metro Mining Limited announced last week that it has reached a key milestone in commencing production of a new bauxite mine at Western Cape York, Queensland. According to estimates, the mine may yield up to 65.3 million metric tons over its projected thirteen-year life. Metro’s submission of an Environmental Impact […]

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