Bauxite Top Stories

Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak

After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.

Frik Els | July 8, 2022 | 2:53 pm

Ghana seeking strategic partner to rebuild VALCO aluminum smelter

Ghana is on a roadshow to find a strategic partner…

Reuters | June 13, 2022 | 9:53 am

Guinea extends deadline for bauxite miners to present refinery plans

Country's junta has given bauxite mining companies 10 days to present a…

Reuters | June 10, 2022 | 7:12 am

Workers at Rusal’s Guinea bauxite mine end strike, obtain salary rise

The workers at COBAD went on strike on May 26…

Reuters | June 6, 2022 | 9:50 am

Ma’aden to use steam from massive solar facility to produce alumina

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company and GlassPoint joined forces to…

Staff Writer | June 6, 2022 | 6:06 am

China’s top bauxite supplier set to boost output as rail starts

Guinea, which has the world’s largest proven reserves of bauxite, is poised to expand production.

Bloomberg News | June 17, 2021 | 9:00 am

Aluminum industry faces big decarbonization challenges — report

An analysis by Wood Mackenzie states that aluminum’s role in the green economy may be dampened by the industry’s steep road to secure low-carbon power.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 16, 2021 | 6:11 am

Commodity ‘supercycle’ a cue for Saudi state miner to cut debt

The new CEO of Saudi Arabia Mining Co. has plans to halve the ratio of debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization over the next five years.

Bloomberg News | May 23, 2021 | 10:01 am

Australia approves A$100m in tax incentives for junior miners

The Junior Minerals Exploration Incentive converts tax losses into exploration credits for investors and provides a tax offset for junior mining companies.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 6, 2021 | 6:06 am

Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

MINING.com Editor | April 8, 2021 | 12:21 pm