Bauxite Top Stories

Mining Indaba: Russia-Ukraine war triggers policy shifts, supply chain disruptions

Increased prices for fossil fuels have shifted the conversation, potentially benefitting oil and gas projects in Africa as importers scramble to diversify supply chains away from Russia.

Henry Lazenby in Cape Town, South Africa | May 12, 2022 | 5:14 am

SRK Consulting unpacks critical opportunities and challenges facing the African mining sector

SRK Consulting believes Africa can be the ‘missing resources link’…

Henry Lazenby | May 4, 2022 | 9:44 am

South32 boosts Brazil green aluminum supply with bauxite mine buy

South32 now owns 33% of the Mineração Rio do Norto…

Henry Lazenby | May 2, 2022 | 5:38 am

Guinea’s coup leader proposes 3-year transition back to civilian rule

Lengthy transition is likely to upset West Africa's political bloc…

Reuters | May 2, 2022 | 4:43 am

Brazil’s mining industry to invest $40.4 billion through 2026, association says

About 10% of the total amount is set to be…

Reuters | April 26, 2022 | 7:29 am

Ghanaian government expects increased gold production in 2020

Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources said this goal is achievable as production hasn’t stopped.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 22, 2020 | 1:30 pm

Ghana high court considers NGO case against bauxite mine

The government claims that mining should go ahead because not all the Atewa Forest Reserve is protected.

China Dialogue | November 2, 2020 | 10:49 am

Aluminum producers’ race to go green may fracture market

Tesla is ordering giant aluminium casting presses for its assembly line in Germany.

Andy Home – Reuters | September 11, 2020 | 4:10 pm

Europe’s critical raw materials plan key to becoming climate-neutral by 2050 – Roskill

The market analyst believes that adding lithium, titanium, bauxite and strontium to its list of critical materials brings the EU one step closer to its goal.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 8, 2020 | 6:20 am

Europe joins global scramble for critical minerals

Europe has belatedly woken up to the fact it has a metals problem.

Andy Home - Reuters | September 4, 2020 | 8:18 am

BHP and Rio Tinto show the swings and arrows of China commodity exposure

It may be a bit of an oversimplification, but in the current situation the world of commodities is effectively split between China and the rest.

Reuters | August 20, 2020 | 8:07 am

Metro Mining to shut mine early as virus chokes sales

The Bauxite Hills Mine in Queensland is expected to cease shipping ore earlier than usual in mid-September and restart next April.

Reuters | August 14, 2020 | 10:22 am

China’s booming copper imports an echo of the last crisis

Every copper trader knows Beijing's stockpiling was a big part of the copper price rally from 2009 lows below $3,000/tonne to over $10,000 two years later.

Reuters | August 13, 2020 | 7:19 am

Glencore copper production drops 11%, cobalt by third

Suspended Mutanda copper and cobalt mine in Congo slashes Swiss miner and commodities trader's first half production.

MINING.com Editor | July 31, 2020 | 7:58 am

First

Last