China March Imports: Bx, Aa, Al and Al Scrap
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China Customs: China imported 10 mln t of bauxite in March 2020, up 10.63% y-o-y. Guinea, Australia, and Indonesia consolidated their positions as the top three exporters to China with a combined volume accounting for 95% of China’s total bauxite imports. China imported 4.45 mln t…
Yanshan Yunnan Cracks Down on Illegal Mining
27/04/20 | Bauxite
Yanshan Yunnan Local News The Government of Yanshan, Yunnan has launched a campaign to crack down illegal mining from April 14, 2020 to December 31, 2020. During a move aimed to crack down illegal mining in Pingyuan District, a total of 13 allegedly illegal storage sites were found with about…
Xinfa Chemicals Uses 300 kt of Bx in April
24/04/20 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News Xinfa Chemicals, Xinfa’s alumina refinery in Xiaoyi Shanxi, designed with 3.6 mtpy capacity across three lines, resumed operation on one 1.2 mtpy production line two weeks ago. As a result, the company’s bauxite consumption is expected to rise by 67% m-o-m to 300 kt during April. The…
Troubleshooting Tailings Pond Risks
22/04/20 | Bauxite
Baidu News 17th April: MEM (Ministry of Emergency Management) and MEE (Ministry of Ecology and Environment) convened an internet meeting to map out a month-long campaign on troubleshooting and risk mitigation of tailings ponds. The campaign will aim to eliminate hidden dangers by strict implementation of tailings pond rectifications. Joint…
Zunyi Al Mines 100 kt Bx in March
22/04/20 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News Guizhou Zunyi Aluminium, a subordinate of Chalco, produced 100 kt of bauxite from its captive mines in March, up from 75 kt in February. Guizhou Zunyi Aluminium owns five bauxite mines with total resource reserves of 12 mln t. Three of the bauxite mines are active with…
Imported Bx Prices to be Impacted by Inventories, Aa Prices and Domestic Prices
20/04/20 | Bauxite
Cnal News The prices of China’s bauxite imports averaged at USD47.9/t in February 2020, a decline of 12.9% from a high point of US55/t in 2018. Industry analysts take the view that prices of China’s bauxite imports will be impacted by the following three factors over the short-term: Domestic inventories…
Bx Mining Registrations to be Handed over to Provincial Authorities
20/04/20 | Bauxite
Ministry of Natural Resources 17th April, MNR(Ministry of Natural Resources): exploration and mining rights administration of 14 kinds of strategic minerals including: oil, hydrocarbon natural gas, shale gas, natural gas hydrate, radioactive mineral, tungsten, rare earth, tin, antimony, molybdenum, cobalt, lithium, potassium salt and crystalline graphite will be managed by…
275 kt Guinean Bx Arrives at Shandong Yantai
17/04/20 | Bauxite
Cnal News The 300 kt-cargo vessel RIGEL loaded with 275.2 kt of Guinean bauxite arrived at Yantai Port Shandong on 14th April 2020. Unloading work is underway at present. RIGEL is the first 300 kt-cargo used for bauxite transport from Guinea to China. Since the COVID-19 outbreak began…
Guizhou Qiya to Suspend Use of Imported Bx
15/04/20 | Bauxite
Asian Metal News Guizhou Qiya, designed with 1.15 mtpy alumina capacity has stopped using imported bauxite amid a weak market. According to an internal source, current spot alumina prices sitting under RMB2,100/t, sees the company in loss. The company’s two HT lines reliant on domestic bauxite are operational, but the…
