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Guinea junta turns up the heat on bauxite miners

Guinea shipments at an all-time high but local value-adding a problem – report.

Henry Lazenby | April 12, 2022 | 3:55 pm

Guinea asks bauxite miners to present local refinery plans by May

The interim government of Guinea asked international mining companies to present plans to refine their bauxite production into alumina within the country by May 2022.

Reuters | April 9, 2022 | 11:27 am

Market value of top 50 mining companies surge $335 billion during Q1 2022

Extreme volatility on metal and mining markets continued into 2022 amid historically low stockpiles of metal on global exchanges, but for most […]

Frik Els | April 8, 2022 | 1:46 pm

Rusal exports first Guinea bauxite in nearly a month

Unlike a number of other Russian companies, Rusal is not the target of sanctions, although its billionaire founder Oleg Deripaska is.

Reuters | April 6, 2022 | 7:06 am

Rusal can’t access alumina from Australia JV as pressure builds

Rusal owns a 20% stake in Queensland Alumina, which is operated by Rio Tinto.

Bloomberg News | March 28, 2022 | 9:51 am

Africa’s top bauxite exporter Guinea posts 4% rise in shipments

Despite endemic levels of poverty, Guinea vies with Australia as China’s largest supplier of bauxite.

Bloomberg News | March 26, 2022 | 1:49 pm

Guinea expands role in mining sector with plan to ship exports

The world’s top bauxite exporter has a law that gives it the right to ship 50% of mining companies’ exports, but it hadn’t put it into effect until now.

Bloomberg News | March 25, 2022 | 8:01 am

Australia bans alumina exports to Russia, sources coal for Ukraine

Australia has imposed an immediate ban on exports of alumina and aluminum ores, including bauxite, to Russia.

Reuters | March 20, 2022 | 10:20 am

Rusal’s Jamaica operations to continue as usual, minister says

Rusal, which is not under sanctions by the US, runs a bauxite and alumina production complex in Jamaica.

Reuters | March 15, 2022 | 3:29 pm

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