Sierra Leone to Export 1 mln t of Bx to China
14/08/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News 14th Aug: Sierra Mineral Holdings Limited, a major bauxite producer in Sierra Leone has announced plans to export 1 mln t of bauxite to China by 2020. The company, with bauxite capacity of 2 mtpy, has exported bauxite to an alumina refinery in Romania. According to a…
China’s Domestic Bx Consumption Decreases by 3%
14/08/19 | Bauxite
Cnal News China’s domestic bauxite consumption was 54.2 mln t during the first seven months of 2019, a slide of 5% compared with the same period of last year, with 7.07 mln t in July, down 3% on-month and down 12.2% on-year. The data shows that in July consumption of…
GAC Begins Bx Exports from Guinea
07/08/19 | Bauxite
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News EGA (Emirate Global Aluminium) recently announced that GAC (Guinea Alumina Corporation), its subordinate in Guinea, had begun exporting bauxite from Guinea. GAC’s bauxite mine project in Guinea has 12 mtpy designed capacity. The first batch of GAC’s bauxite exports marks completion of EGA’s strategic upstream expansion…
Tianyuan Chemical to Start Bx Production Next Month
30/07/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News 30th July: Xiaoyi Tianyuan Chemical, with alumina capacity of 400 ktpy, intends to start bauxite production in August this year. A source from the company says they have a bauxite mine located about 65 kilometers from their alumina refiner, covering an area of 0.68 square kilometers. The…
Guinea Kimbo & Co. Port Construction Complete
26/07/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News In early July, construction of the Kimbo & Co. Port project in Guinea was completed. It’s a joint venture project between Guinea Kimbo Bauxite, China Yantai Port and Singapore Top International Holding and began construction at the end of March 2019. A source from Yantai Port said…
Malaysia Kadang Resources to Start Bx Production
25/07/19 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News Malaysia Kadang Resources plans to start bauxite production in Q4 of this year. Last month, they acquired mining rights for iron ore and bauxite in two locations, covering a total area of about 700 hectares. The initial capacity of bauxite is 60 kt per month which will…
President Conde Asks Foreign Miners to Build Aa Refinery in Guinea
13/05/19 | Bauxite
Ministry of Commerce Guinean president Alpha Conde has announced that all foreign bauxite miners operating in Guinea with a minimum bauxite mining capacity of 15 mtpy per annum must invest in development of local alumina refineries in a bid to increase the added industrial value and help industrialization in Guinea.…
State Council: 1,000 Unsafe Non-Coal Mines to Be Shut Down in 2019
06/05/19 | Bauxite
State Government The Security Committee of the State Council issued its ‘Notice to Shut Down Unsafe Non-Coal Mines.’ The Notice stipulates that local governments are to shut down non-coal mines which have unsafe operating conditions according to law, with an aim to prevent major safety risks. In 2019, China is…
China Imports 9.03 mln t of Bx in March 2019
29/04/19 | Bauxite
Fubao News China imported 9.03 mln t of bauxite in March 2019, up 1.6% on-month and up 24.2% on-year. Guinea remained the largest bauxite supplier to China in March, with total exports of 4.65 mln t, up 4.5% on-month; followed by Australia 2.65 mln t and Indonesia 1.15 mln t,…
