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According to a Reuters report, bauxite mining operations in the West African country of Guinea came back to normal after it was disrupted temporarily because of political protests. Protesters were demonstrating against a possible change in the constitution that may let President Alpha Conde continue a third term.
News ID: 6739    Publish Date : 2019/10/19

Metro Mining has announced the completion of the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the Stage 2 expansion of the Bauxite Hills Mine. The press release says that the expansion will reduce unit operating costs and increase production capacity to 6M WMT per annum from 2021 onwards. The DFS also confirms reserves of 109.5Mt at Bauxite Hills and a mine life to 2037.
News ID: 6654    Publish Date : 2019/10/15

The International Committee for Study of Bauxite , Alumina & Aluminium (ICSOBA) organized the 37th International Conference and Exhibition in Krasnoyarsk, Russia from 16 to 20 September 2019 in cooperation with 25th “Aluminium of Siberia” Conference within XI International Congress & Exhibition “Non-Ferrous Metals and Minerals” (NFM). The host sponsor of the event was RUSAL. Other ICSOBA sponsors that contributed to the realization of the event are: Hatch (gold), Nalco Water, Outotec, Solvay (all silver) and GEA (bronze).
News ID: 6611    Publish Date : 2019/10/10

Indonesian government is weighing on the proposal of the bauxite-rich province of West Kalimantan for change in royalty rules after the recent increase in bauxite production.
News ID: 6608    Publish Date : 2019/10/11

Norsk Hydro announced that The Brazilian federal court lifted the final embargo on Alunorte’s new bauxite residue disposal (DRS2) under a criminal lawsuit on Thursday, September 26th. This allows the alumina refinery to resume activities of installation and commissioning at DRS2, ending a 19-month embargo period which has restricted activities at the plant.
News ID: 6532    Publish Date : 2019/09/27

Rio Tinto, Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) and The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Sustainable Minerals Institute have received a recognition for their joint research into technologies that could turn bauxite residue, also known as red mud, into fertile soil.
News ID: 6530    Publish Date : 2019/10/04

Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) is a step closer to selling high-value aluminium fluoride to Australian aluminium smelters, as its subsidiary ALCORE has proven to be able to chemically refine the company’s bauxite and its components into aluminium fluoride and several other valuable co-products.
News ID: 6528    Publish Date : 2019/09/24

Yesterday Norsk Hydro ASA, Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte), and Brazil’s Ministerio Publico Federal together asked the Federal Court in Belem to end the production embargo it placed upon the world’s largest alumina refiner in March of last year.
News ID: 6303    Publish Date : 2019/09/05

Russia has been trying to rekindle Soviet-era relationships with governments across the African continent and build new ties. While China is dominating as an economic power in the African continent spreading its investment in the mining and infrastructure sector, Russia is building up its own role in the continent, currently focusing on relationships with Guinea. After the worsening of Russia’s economic ties with the U.S. due to sanctions, the country is looking at other markets and investment opportunities.
News ID: 6277    Publish Date : 2019/08/29

Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) announced on August 4 that its first ship loaded with metallurgical-grade bauxite sailed from transhipment location near the company’s port in Kamsar to world markets. This marks the first bauxite ore exports from GAC and the beginning of commercial production for one of Guinea’s most important mining projects.
News ID: 5788    Publish Date : 2019/08/06

Lindian Resources Limited has reportedly received approval for raising a fund of up to $1.3 million from professional and sophisticated investors to be used to undertake the company’s inaugural drilling programme at the Gaoual Bauxite Project in Guinea. The $1.3 million includes $200,000 from Lindian’s Chairman Asimwe Kabunga, but subject to shareholders’ approval.
News ID: 5486    Publish Date : 2019/07/25

Canyon Resources Limited has reportedly acquired a fund of $4 million for the pre-feasibility study (PFS) development stage of Minim Martap Bauxite project in Cameroon. Canyon has successfully raised the fund by way of a private placement of shares to sophisticated and professional investors at an issue price of 16 cents per share.
News ID: 5424    Publish Date : 2019/07/23

Tenova TAKRAF is pleased to announce the successful achievement of the 48-hour performance test for a major bauxite expansion project in Guinea. This important project milestone, for this complex greenfield/brownfield project, was achieved on 1 July 2019.
News ID: 5246    Publish Date : 2019/07/17

Fitch Solutions Macro Research just published an update to a previous study looking at the global bauxite market. In the most recent version of the document, the firm states that bauxite production growth will remain high over the coming years, as new projects come online in Australia, Indonesia expands exports, India’s production ramps up, and existing projects in Guinea drive growth.
News ID: 2176    Publish Date : 2018/08/16

Aluminium Corp of China (Chalco) plans to invest $500 million in a project to produce bauxite, used to make aluminium, in Guinea starting next year, the mines ministry said.
News ID: 1209    Publish Date : 2017/08/21

TEHRAN- Over 220,544 tons of aluminum ingots were produced in Iran in the first nine months of current Iranian fiscal year (ending December 20, 2016), IRNA reported on Monday.
News ID: 877    Publish Date : 2017/01/17

A strategic geographic location, abundant reserves of energy and access to seaports give Iran a competitive edge to advance its aluminum industry
News ID: 704    Publish Date : 2016/11/24

MELBOURNE Nov 8 (Reuters) - Iran is looking beyond a long-held project in Guinea to secure bauxite supplies, including from Australia, as the country ramps up its aluminium production, a manager at a state-owned Iranian mining development company said.
News ID: 693    Publish Date : 2016/11/17

Mines and Geology Minister of Conakry Guinea and chairman of the board of IMIDRO defined roadmap and path of the bauxite supply for Iran’s Aluminum projects in long term period.
News ID: 461    Publish Date : 2016/07/18

Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Geology Abdoulaye Magassouba met with the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization, Mehdi Karbasian, to follow up on a protracted project to extract bauxite, the raw material for aluminum production, from the African country’s mines.
News ID: 451    Publish Date : 2016/07/15

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