Rio Tinto new solar farm to power its Amrun bauxite operations
WEIPA, Australia – Rio Tinto has approved a new 12.4MW solar farm and 8.8MVa/2.1MWh of battery storage to provide renewable
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Bauxite
Kennecott’s smelter and refinery to undertake largest rebuild in nine years
Rio Tinto reports mined copper production of 138 thousand tonnes was 10% higher than the third quarter of 2021 due
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High grade refractory bauxite from Bonasika Mine in Guyana
First Bauxite produces high grade, low impurity bauxite with raw ore alumina contents at 63% and, when sintered, up to
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Novel bauxite tailings concept a success in full operation
Hydro’s new method for storing bauxite tailings from its mine in Brazil has proven to be a more-sustainable solution. Following
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Chinese refractory grade bauxite and magnesite in short supply
Since 2017, non-metallurgical bauxite supply has significantly changed in China due to environmental protection regulations and activities which will continue
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Rocksure is strategic partner for Ghana’s $6bn aluminium project
The choice of Rocksure International, a wholly Ghanaian owned company, is a major step forward towards building capacity in Ghana
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Bright future for bauxite industry in Guinea
The bauxite mining industry is booming in Guinea on the back of demand of Chinese, Russian, Gulf and Indian alumina
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Prospects of greenfield alumina plants in Africa
Guinea’s Fria alumina refinery was started in 1960 by Aluminium Pechiney, France followed by Reynolds Company and then Rusal since
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BAUXITE: High alumina and low reactive silica may survive competition
With the given bauxite export forecast of Guinea, there may be fierce competition and countries exporting high silica and boehmitic
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Bauxite mining industry of Guinea and future prospects
Guinea, a small West African country with a population of 12.4 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres, with
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Troubled Guinea’s bauxite mining sector hangs in the balance
A stable political regime is a key consideration when it comes to investing into a mining project. Sadly, however, regime
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REFRACTORIES: Fused alumina and bauxite prices rise in June and July
Roskill says prices for Chinese refractory bauxite increased by 1.5% between May and July to reach US$425-455/t (FOB Xingang, 85-88%
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Bauxite residue activation for sustainable cement production
On the 1st of November 2020 LafargeHolcim, in cooperation with 20 partners across 12 European countries, launched the ambitious 4
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Alumina and bauxite for non-metallurgical applications
The marketplaces for both alumina and bauxite have experienced disruption of supply chains in recent years. Calcined bauxite was primarily
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Hydro Pioneer Solution for Bauxite Tailing Dams
A new solution for storing dried tailings from Hydro’s Paragominas bauxite mine in Brazil replaces the need for raising and
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Hydro resumes bauxite pipeline operation in Brazil
Hydro has resumed operation of the pipeline transporting bauxite from Hydro Paragominas bauxite mine to the alumina refinery Alunorte in
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