Bauxite: A brief history

Based in Brisbane, Metro Mining owns the 1,900km 2 Bauxite Hills Mine in northern Queensland, which is in the latter stages of an expansion program designed to lift bauxite production to almost 7 million tonnes a year. "People owned integrated supply chains. That didn't necessarily mean the refinery was sitting on top of the bauxite ...

Mining and Refining – Home

Case Studies . Examples of best practice from around the world. Sustainable Bauxite Mining. Guidelines for sustainable bauxite mining (2018) Bauxite Residue Management. A key sustainability issue for the alumina refining industry

Mining and Refining – Process

The aluminium-containing bauxite ores gibbsite, böhmite and diaspore are the basic raw material for primary aluminium production. Proven, economically viable reserves of bauxite are sufficient to supply at least …

Brazil miner MRN gets initial licence to extend life …

Brazilian miner Mineracao Rio do Norte (MRN), backed by Glencore and Rio Tinto, said on Tuesday it had received an initial licence from environmental agency Ibama to extend the useful life of its ...

Mining for bauxite in Ghana's Atewa Forest will have

Three global manufacturing companies—BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schüco International—have signalled concern over the use of bauxite sourced from Ghana's Atewa Forest for aluminium if mining ...

Marcventures to develop bauxite mine in Samar

MHI acquired the bauxite mine in Samar in 2016 after a merger with Asia Pilot Mining Philippines and the holding company of Brightgreen Resources Corp. Asia Pilot owns two mineral production sharing agreements (MPSAs) covering 12,129 hectares while the Brightgreen group owns a separate MPSA with an area of 4,860 hectares.

Global Bauxite Mining Outlook

Global Bauxite Mining Outlook. Mining / Global / Tue 04 May, 2021. Key View. New projects coming online in key producers Guinea, Indonesia and Australia as …

Harnessing the power of the desert sun: BMW …

EGA has supplied the BMW Group with primary aluminium since 2013. EGA is an integrated aluminium producer, with operations ranging from bauxite mining to refineries and electrolysis, all the way to …

Bauxite Boom: Mighty Earth urges producing countries to …

A new Mighty Earth report, "The Impact of the Bauxite Boom on People and the Planet" examines the environmental and social impacts of bauxite mining for aluminum used in …

BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schüco International Express …

Three global manufacturing companies—BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schüco International—have signaled concern over the use of bauxite sourced from Ghana's …

Major manufacturing companies oppose mining in Atewa …

Three global manufacturing companies—BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schüco International—have signaled concern over the use of bauxite sourced from Ghana's Atewa Forest for aluminium, stating that they would be unwilling to accept these supply chains due to the catastrophic and irreversible effects on the people and wildlife that depend on the …

Bauxite Mining and Alumina Refining

splashes of the skin/eyes. Other risks of note relate to fatigue, heat, and solar ultraviolet and for some operations tropical diseases, venomous/dangerous animals, and remote locations. Exposures to bauxite dust, alumina dust, and caustic mist in contemporary best-practice bauxite mining and alumina refining operations have not been demonstrated to be …

Light weight, big impact.

Das ist ein Zukunftsbild der Logistik bei der BMW Group: nachhaltig durch Innovationen. ... high proportion of secondary materials and full transparency in the supply chain through blockchain technology from the bauxite mine to the factory – all factories involved in the process chain are ASI (Aluminium Stewardship Initiative)-certified and ...

Ghana's bauxite for infrastructure deal with China's Sinohydro faces

"By calling out the risky nature of mining bauxite in the Atewa Forest, BMW Group, Tetra Park and Schüco International have certainly put the business community on notice and at the minimum ...

BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schűco International raise …

Three global manufacturing companies – BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schűco International KG have responded to concerns over the use of aluminium made from bauxite mined in the Atewa Forest.. Their positions have been communicated in letters to the Concerned Citizens of Atewa Landscape (CCAL), the grassroots movement advocating …

World's ten largest bauxite mines in 2020

The brownfield mine produced an estimated 16.506 mtpa of bauxite in 2020. The expected mine closure date is 2038. 5. Gove Mine. The Gove Mine is a surface mine situated in Northern Territory, Australia. Owned by Rio Tinto, the brownfield mine produced an estimated 12.299 mtpa of bauxite in 2020. The mine is expected to operate until …

Bauxite Boom: Mighty Earth urges producing countries to …

A new Mighty Earth report, "The Impact of the Bauxite Boom on People and the Planet" examines the environmental and social impacts of bauxite mining for aluminum used in electric vehicle (EV) production in four key producing countries: Indonesia, Brazil, Guinea, and Australia. In the first global analysis of the bauxite boom across four continents, the …

Sustainable Bauxite Mining Guidelines Second Edition 2022

These Guidelines build on the 2018 First Edition and set out good practices for sustainable bauxite mining operations. The aluminium industry's objective is a long-term, sustainable bauxite mining industry with acceptably low social and environmental impacts during operation and post-closure. Sustainable bauxite mining is not a "one-size fits all" …

MRN secures approval for $1bn bauxite mining project

MRN's bauxite mining operation in Pará: company has received preliminary approval for new project this week — Foto: Julio Bittencourt/Valor . Mineração Rio do …

Profiling the top four bauxite exporting countries in Africa

Better known for its diamonds, Sierra Leone also has a significant bauxite mining operation and exported about 1.73Mt of the ore in 2019 – placing it second on the list. Sierra Minerals, the nation's second-largest mining employer, is the sole owner of Sieromco Bauxite – the only bauxite mine in the country.

Sustainable Bauxite Residue Management Guidance

This Guidance explores and explains the sustainable management of bauxite residue. Bauxite residue – also known as 'red mud' – is produced when extracting alumina from bauxite during the Bayer Process. Approximately 1.2 tonnes of residue is generated per tonne of alumina produced. To manage this residue sustainably, the industry continues …

Ghana's irreplaceable Atewa Forest

Ghana, 3 February – Three global manufacturing companies—BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schüco International—have signaled concern over the use of bauxite sourced from Ghana's Atewa Forest for aluminium if mining …

Brazil miner MRN gets initial licence to extend life of bauxite …

The proposal to acquire a 10% stake in the Quebrada Blanca mine from fellow state firm Enami is reportedly before the latter's board. Bloomberg News | September 3, 2024 | 4:15 pm Cerro de Pasco ...

Industry

In 1961, a fourth company, Alcoa, began mining bauxite in the island. The production of alumina also increased, especially after the mid-1960s. By 1968, Alcan had brought the capacity of its two refineries to more than 1 …

Rights groups call on carmakers to address aluminium abuses

In Guinea, which has the world's largest bauxite deposits, a government study in 2019 projected that over the next 20 years, bauxite mining would remove about 858 square kilometres (331 square ...

Quest for coveted EV battery metals yields misery in Guinea

Correspondent Rachel Chason and photographer Chloe Sharrock traveled together to the heart of Guinea's bauxite-mining region, a day's journey from the capital, Conakry, along partly flooded roads.

PT ANTAM Tbk | Bauxite

Bauxite from Bintan Island has been mined and exported since 1935. In 1968 ANTAM acquired the mine. Thus, ANTAM is Indonesia's longest running producer of bauxite. ANTAM Bauxite commodity is produced in Tayan Bauxite Mining, West Kalimantan, its operated by West Kalimantan Bauxite Mining Business Unit.

Environmental Impact of Bauxite Mining: A Review

Lad R. J. and Samant J. S., Impact of Bauxite Mining on Soil: A Case Study of Bauxite Mines at Udgiri, Dist-Kolhapur, Maharashtra State, India, International Research Journal of Environment ...

Tan Rai bauxite mining in Central Highlands, Vietnam

Morris, J. (2013). The Vietnamese Bauxite Mining Controversy: the Emergence of a New Oppositional Politics. A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the Requirements for the degree of Doctor in Philosophy In Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management In the Graduate Division Of the University of California, Berkeley Click …

[Latest] Bauxite Mining Market Size to exceed USD 26.9 …

The global bauxite mining market size is projected to reach $26.9 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2023 to 2032. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, September 4, 2024 /EINPresswire ...

A Booming Bauxite Mining Industry of Guinea and Future …

4. Leading Bauxite Mining Companies . There are at present 10 active bauxite mining companies in Guinea, the oldest among them is CBG and the largest producer is SMB-Winning Group. From a resource point of view, the CBG concession area is endowed with more than 4 billion tons of bauxite and this is the highest among all the …

Our History

Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) was incorporated on the 13th day of February, 1975 as "National Mining Company Limited." The change of name was effected on the 20th of June, I975. Initially, JBM was a subsidiary of the Jamaica National Investment Company Limited (JNIC), a private Company wholly-owned by the Government of Jamaica, until it …

Fighting for a Just Energy Transition: Respecting human …

BMW has also said publicly that if bauxite mining occurs in Ghana's Atewa Forest in contravention of Ghana's obligations under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, BMW will not accept aluminum in its supply chain originating from the forest.

Rights groups call on carmakers to address …

In Guinea, which has the world's largest bauxite deposits, a government study in 2019 projected that over the next 20 years, bauxite mining would remove about 858 square kilometres (331 square ...

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