- 1. Metro Mining shuts down Bauxite Hills early
- (Latest)
- Brisbane, Australia-based Metro Mining said it will bring forward a planned wet-season shutdown at its flagship Bauxite Hills mine in Queensland, due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on market conditions ...
- Created on 18 August 2020
- 2. Rio Tinto releases second quarter operational update
- (Latest)
- ... “We delivered a strong performance, particularly in iron ore and bauxite, demonstrating the underlying resilience of our business and ability to adapt in difficult conditions. Our iron ore assets are performing ...
- Created on 22 July 2020
- 3. Make money while the sun shines – Indonesia
- (Features)
- ... (being prepared) will give them a floor price to end the predatory pricing practices of some of the nickel smelters. Bauxite miners and smelters are keeping their heads down and keeping out of the lime ...
- Created on 30 June 2020
- 4. Metro Mining releases Bauxite Hills Mine update
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- ... The bauxite shipment is to foundation customer Xinfa, a major Chinese aluminum producer, who will purchase approximately 2.0 million dry metric tonnes (DMT) under existing offtake arrangements ...
- Created on 16 April 2020
- 5. On the Move - Q3 2019
- (People)
- ... has appointed experienced bauxite executive Mr Shannon Green as Managing Director, effective immediately. Mr Green has over 20 years’ resource development and mining operations experience, having managed ...
- Created on 23 January 2020
- 6. Resources industry embraces a renewable future
- (Waste to Energy)
- Rio Tinto plans planning to trial solar at 20 of its global operations. The mining giant is following the earlier success at Weipa, where Rio Tinto Alcan installed a 1.2MW (AC) solar farm at its bauxite ...
- Created on 23 January 2020
- 7. Rio Tinto offers responsibly produced aluminium from Pacific operations
- (Latest)
- ... source ©Rio Tinto Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has granted its Performance Standard and Chain of Custody certifications to Rio Tinto’s Amrun and Weipa bauxite mines, Yarwun alumina refinery, ...
- Created on 18 December 2019
- 8. FYI Resources commences trial HPA production in Perth pilot plant
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- FYI Resources has commenced the trial production of high purity alumina (HPA) at its recently constructed and commissioned pilot plant. FYI’s dedicated pilot plant, located in Welshpool, Western Australia, ...
- Created on 03 October 2019
- 9. FYI receives lead agency support for HPA project
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- FYI Resources has received the support of Western Australian Premier, Mark McGowan, in requesting that the WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation (JTSI) provide lead agency services for ...
- Created on 26 September 2019
- 10. Malaysia firms up on bauxite mining, export operating procedures
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- Malaysia has announced the finalisation of new operating procedures for bauxite mining and export activities based on an earlier draft proposal after discussions with various stakeholders, including miners ...
- Created on 12 September 2019
- 11. Metro’s Bauxite Hills operations resume
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- Following delays due to a late cyclone, Metro Mining has resumed operations at its Bauxite Hills mine. Image ©Metro Mining The Company has reported that installation of duplicate ...
- Created on 14 June 2019
- 12. SE Asia, China and Pacific to dominate bauxite markets
- (Around the Region)
- PMR has released a new market study on “Bauxite Mining Market: Global Industry Analysis 2013-2017 and Forecast 2018–2026”, which does a deep dive analysis of the global bauxite mining market for the next ...
- Created on 11 June 2019
- 13. Rio Tinto completes commissioning of Amrun bauxite mine
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- Rio Tinto has completed commissioning of the US$1.9 billion ($AU2.6 billion) Amrun bauxite mine on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. Image ©Rio Tinto The mine and ...
- Created on 14 March 2019
- 14. South East Asia, China and Pacific to remain dominant bauxite markets
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- PMR has released a new market study on “Bauxite Mining Market: Global Industry Analysis 2013-2017 and Forecast 2018–2026”, which does a deep dive analysis of the global bauxite mining market for the next ...
- Created on 21 February 2019
- 15. Malaysia to end bauxite mining ban despite environment fears
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- As reported in Jakarta Post, Malaysia is preparing to lift a ban in March 2019 on bauxite mining that has been in place for three years, despite warnings the move may cause serious environmental damage. ...
- Created on 21 February 2019
- 16. ANTAM finds its stride
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- ... . Production volume of nickel ore in 9M18 amounted to 6.49 million wet metric ton (wmt), with total nickel ore sales volume amounting to 4.10 million wmt. In addition, bauxite production reached 788,0 ...
- Created on 14 December 2018
- 17. First shipment leaves Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite mine in Australia
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- Rio Tinto's Amrun project in Queensland, Australia, has achieved a significant milestone, successfully making the first shipment of bauxite, six weeks ahead of schedule. First bauxit ...
- Created on 06 December 2018
- 18. Bauxite mining industry gets sustainable mining guidelines
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- To address unsustainable practices by parts of the newly emerging bauxite mining industry, a coalition of global and national aluminium associations and companies have developed Sustainable Bauxite Mining ...
- Created on 19 September 2018
- 19. Lithium: Australia’s new success story
- (Latest)
- ... iron-ore success story, as well as mirror the success of Australia’s aluminium industry which has made an art of turning the country’s rich bauxite resources into localised downstream, value-adding smelting ...
- Created on 07 September 2018
- 20. Further offtake agreements confirm rising demand for Metro bauxite in China
- (Latest)
- Metro Mining has executed two additional binding offtake agreements for sales in 2018 and 2019. Metro’s Bauxite Hills Mine. Image courtesy ©Metro Mining Approximately 90 per ...
- Created on 17 August 2018