Guinean Government Seeks Bauxite Miners’ Plans For Domestic Alumina Refineries
The Guinean government last week asked companies operating bauxite mining operations to present plans for refining alumina within its borders...
Societe Miniere de Boke
Guinean Government Extends Deadline For Alumina Refinery Plans After None Are Submitted
The Guinean government has extended the deadline for bauxite firms to present plans for construction of in-country alumina refineries by another ten days last week, pushing back a deadline that lapsed at the end of last month. According to the country’s ruling...
Bauxite Production Continues In Guinea After Military Coup
A coup that ousted Guinean president Alpha Conde has resulted in a spike in bauxite prices to an 18-month high,...
SMB Opens US$1 Billion Bauxite Railway In Guinea
The west African nation of Guinea is set to become an even bigger player in the global bauxite ore trade...
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Bauxite Operations Back To Normal In Guinea After Deadly Political Protests
Normal operations have resumed at bauxite mines in Guinea after several days of unrest that led to slowed production, as sources in country told Reuters that locals initiated violent protests against a move by the president to extend his term in office. Conakry and several other northern cities were the site of such protests, which […]
Guinea’s New Bauxite Railway To Begin Operation In Summer Of 2021
According to the consortium constructing a new railway in Guinea for transportation of bauxite ore, the line will begin moving product to the coast by June 2021. Such was the message from Guinean miner Societe Miniere de Boke (SMB) and Singaporean shipping titan Winning Shipping on Friday regarding progress on the US$3 billion project. The […]
Guinea To Quadruple Electrical Output Over Next Six Years To Encourage Bauxite Refining: Energy Minister
In an effort at encouraging mining firms to refine bauxite ore harvested in country domestically, the Guinean government announced late last week that it plans to quadruple energy output over the coming half-dozen years. Speaking on the periphery of a mining conference on Friday, Guinea’s energy minister Cheick Taliby Sylla said that the key to […]
Guinea President Alpha Conde Assumes Oversight Of State Mining Company
Guinean’s president Alpha Conde will be taking a more active role in the country’s bauxite industry with the assumption of oversight duties of the national mining firm by his office announced on Friday. Per an announcement read on state-owned media outlet Radio Television Guineene, Alpha Conde’s office now operates Societe Guinneenne du Patrimoine Minier (Soguipami) […]
Guinea Has Set Its Sights On Becoming World’s Premier Bauxite Producer: Mines Minister
Though other metal projects are struggling, the Guinean government has voiced its commitment to becoming a global leader in the aluminium value chain. In comments to Reuters earlier this week, Guinea’s mines minister Abdoulaye Magassouba said the 60 million metric tons of bauxite mined in country is simply a prelude to much bigger ambitions. “We’re […]
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 ...
