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Bauxite News
Rio Tinto approves renewable energy project for bauxite operations
By: Creamer Media Reporter 4th December 2023 Diversified miner Rio Tinto has approved a new 12.4 MW solar farm and 8.8 MVa/2.1 MWh of battery storage to provide renewable energy for the Amrun bauxite operations near Weipa, Queensland. The 12.4 MW solar farm and battery storage are part of Rio Tinto’s global decarbonisation strategy and... →
Greenfield investment lagging badly, mining’s contribution to economy halved 
By: Martin Creamer 1st December 2023 The growth of investment in fresh new greenfield mining projects is lagging badly and the contribution of the South African mining industry to the national economy has more than halved in the last two decades, Minerals Council South Africa’s latest Facts and Figures 2022 points out. Net fixed... →
New Utshalo has potential to boost mining IPOs, enliven public markets
By: Martin Creamer 24th November 2023 South Africa has a pressing need to reawaken its public markets and the new Utshalo must be complimented for setting out to do just that. New mining capital raisings have become too few and far between, liquidity is drying up, and the delisting trend on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) must... →
Metro hits record output at Queensland bauxite mine
By: Mariaan Webb 23rd November 2023 The Bauxite Hills mine at Skardon River, in Queensland, has achieved a record production milestone of four-million tonnes, ASX-listed Metro Mining said on Thursday. The record production stands the miner in good stead to achieve its 2023 sales target of 4.5-million to 5-million tonnes, said CEO... →
African Rainbow Minerals provides R20-million for Wits University research
By: Martin Creamer 23rd November 2023 Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) is supporting postdoctoral research into water, energy and digitalisation at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg. The investment is firmly located within the university’s mining precinct and dovetails with the... →
Imperative that exploration plan be implemented as matter of urgency – Khoza
By: Martin Creamer 17th November 2023 If South Africa is not to be left out of the exploration boom, spurred by the immense mineral resources required to develop technologies needed to achieve net zero, it is imperative that the recommendations of South Africa’s Exploration Implementation Plan be implemented in full as a matter of... →
Rio Tinto fires former head of aluminium division on info breach
By: Reuters 15th November 2023 Rio Tinto on Wednesday dismissed the former head of its aluminium division Ivan Vella with immediate effect, an email to all employees sent by CEO Jakob Stausholm and seen by Reuters showed. Vella, who has spent two decades at the mining giant, was already due to leave the company in December,... →
Renewables now critical part of metal mining thinking, says Sibanye-Stillwater 
By: Martin Creamer 14th November 2023 Renewables have become a critical part of metal mining thinking, the Sibanye-Stillwater Battery Metals Investor Day 2023 audience heard on Tuesday. “If you look at electricity, renewables are expected to account for between 80% and 90% of global power generation. So, renewables have become a very... →
Hydrogen plant buildout plan under way at metals smelter in Rustenburg
By: Martin Creamer 1st November 2023 Work has begun on the development of a hydrogen plant at the smelting site in Rustenburg of Ironveld, the London Aim-listed speciality metals producer. The required funds have been raised to proceed with the manufacture and installation of a commercial demonstration plant that will produce... →
South32 continuing to investigate reducing Hillside Aluminium’s emissions intensity 
By: Martin Creamer 26th October 2023 The long-term energy transition solutions on which South32 is focused are renewable energy and electrification. The Sydney-, Johannesburg- and London-listed diversified mining company has transitioned to 100% renewable electricity supply at Sierra Gorda copper mine in Chile and is deploying... →
South32 annual general meeting.
First boiler at South32's Worsley Alumina converted to natural gas
By: Chanel de Bruyn 19th October 2023 Diversified mining and metals company South32's Worsley Alumina operation, in Western Australia, has completed the conversion of the first of its coal-fired boilers to natural gas, helping to reduce the operation’s greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. The operation includes a bauxite mine, near the... →
Rio posts another strong quarter
By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th October 2023 Diversified miner Rio Tinto has delivered another strong quarter of results, with a production increase reported across all of its commodities, apart from titanium dioxide slag. “We delivered another quarter of progress and maintainedmomentum at our Pilbara iron-ore operations. We continued to... →
Essential integration of mining with circular economy highlighted at FT Mining Summit
By: Martin Creamer 9th October 2023 Circularity is already practised at many mine sites, which use circular principles to reduce waste and conserve water. But to achieve full circularity for products – from production to consumption to reuse - requires collaboration between designers, policymakers and industry, the FT Mining Summit... →
Approving outstanding permits could shift economy in 12-18 months, says Mzila Mthenjane
By: Martin Creamer 6th October 2023 If the 5 066 outstanding mining and exploration permits were approved, South Africa could begin to see a shift in the economy within 12 to 18 months, new Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane told this week’s Joburg Indaba. In response to questions put to him by ENSafrica’s COO Otsile... →
Conservation: if business-as-usual continues, world’s doomed – Oppenheimer conference hears
By: Martin Creamer 4th October 2023 World-renowned conservationist Jane Goodall reminded hundreds of scientists present at the 12th Oppenheimer Research Conference in Midrand that if the world carries on with a business-as-usual approach to conservation, the planet is doomed. “Forests, wetlands, peatlands grasslands, all of which... →
Bell placing strong new emphasis on underground mining equipment advance
By: Martin Creamer 22nd September 2023 With a legacy spanning decades and a reputation for pioneering advancements, South Africa’s Bell Equipment is now placing strong new emphasis on advancing underground mining equipment. Currently a producer of low-profile underground mining trucks as well as underground rockscalers, Bell is... →
New railway to include Zambia minerals line
22nd September 2023 Inclusive of a stretch of railway extending into Zambia’s copper-producing district, the start of the transfer of the concession of railway services and support logistics of the Lobito Corridor to joint venture (JV) Lobito Atlantic Railway was announced in July during a ceremony hosted by the... →
New mining school nurturing human capital in anticipation of major upcoming demand
By: Martin Creamer 12th September 2023 Copper mining company Copper 360, which announced in August that its School of Mining was under development at Concordia operation in the Northern Cape, has launched its first set of courses, aimed at nurturing human capital in anticipation of an expected provincial minerals development surge.... →
ABx strikes bauxite offtake
By: Esmarie Iannucci 11th September 2023 Bauxite miner ABx Group has reached a five-year bauxite supply deal with cement manufacturer Adelaide Brighton Cement (ABCL), a subsidiary of ASX-listed Adbri. The agreement forecasts the supply of between 90 000 t and 120 000 t of cement-grade bauxite from ABx’s DL130 bauxite project, in... →
ICMM publishes guidance to improve the mining, metals industry’s disclosure of Scope 3 emissions
By: Creamer Media Reporter 7th September 2023 Global metals and mining industry body ICMM has published a 'Scope 3 Emissions Accounting and Reporting Guidance', which provides a standardised framework for mining and metals companies to calculate and disclose their value chain emissions. With this document, ICMM aims to improve transparency... →
Lindian enters into MoU to expand bauxite supply in Guinea
By: Darren Parker 4th September 2023 Mining company Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG), which is 49% owned by the Guinean State, alongside US-registered Halco Mining, a consortium comprising Rio Tinto-Alcan, Alcoa and Dadco Investments, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ASX-listed Lindian Resources. The... →
It’s getting harder to find mining engineers a green world needs
By: Bloomberg 1st September 2023 Digging up the metals that go into power grids and electric cars is crucial to the energy transition. While the mining industry has plenty of reserves to tap, it faces a worrying shortage of young workers needed to get materials out of the ground. In regions like Canada and the US, enrollment or... →
Coal major navigates green transition
By: Bridget Lepere 25th August 2023 One of South Africa’s top five coal-producing mining companies, Exxaro Resources, with a diversified portfolio of major projects in the minerals and energy sectors, is driving its plans to boost its environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials to move away from coal mining and towards... →
Pathways being laid to secure lower carbon electricity supply for Hillside Aluminium
By: Martin Creamer 24th August 2023 During the 12 months to June 30, diversified mining company South32 has progressed initiatives to support its target of halving operational greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. At Worsley Alumina in Australia, which supplies South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium smelter in Kwazulu-Natal, conversion of... →
Much more to come from Exxaro on the renewable energy front
By: Martin Creamer 18th August 2023 Probably by the middle of next year, if things go well, Exxaro will likely achieve financial close on a renewable energy project, which, from a sizing perspective, will probably be north of 100 MW, and located in Mpumalanga. This was made clear by Exxaro MD for energy Leon Groenewald in response... →
Exxaro MD for Energy Leon Groenewald.
Decarbonisation is urgent imperative, says coal mining company Exxaro
By: Martin Creamer 17th August 2023 Decarbonisation of coal mining company Exxaro’s operations and entire value chain is an urgent imperative to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, which will result in the additional benefits of avoiding market barriers, fines and the loss of social licence to operate. Exxaro Resources CEO Dr Nombasa... →
Canyon gets more investment from EEA
By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th August 2023 ASX-listed Canyon Resources has announced a subscription agreement with Singapore-based Eagle Eye Asset Holdings (EEA) which could result in the investment of up to A$59.7-million. EEA has agreed to subscribe for A$10.5-million of new fully paid shares in Canyon, at a price of 7c each, and to... →
Glencore returns $9.3bn to shareholders, highlights transition metals and recycling
By: Martin Creamer 8th August 2023 In addition to the interim dividend of $2.8-billion, diversified mining company Glencore on Tuesday announced a top up of $2.2-billion, which lifted this year’s total announced shareholder returns to $9.3-billion. “If you look at the results as a whole for 2023 versus some of our history, and if... →
Aus could miss critical minerals opportunities - BHP
By: Esmarie Iannucci 28th July 2023 Mining major BHP has warned that Australia could miss its opportunity to capitalise on the global demand for critical minerals, if it was unable to compete for global investment capital. Speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia, BHP Australia president Geraldine Slattery said... →
Australia to add to critical minerals list
By: Esmarie Iannucci 27th July 2023 The federal government has launched consultations with industry members and stakeholders to update Australia’s critical minerals list. An updated critical minerals list was made a priority with the June release of Australia’s Critical Minerals Strategy, which highlighted six focus areas to help... →
Challenge of producing green hydrogen economically has been met – Natascha Viljoen
By: Martin Creamer 26th July 2023 The challenge of producing green hydrogen economically is now done and dusted. “That box has been ticked,” Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen assured Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) →
South32 finishes year strong
By: Esmarie Iannucci 24th July 2023 Triple-listed South32 has set three annual production records during the year ended June, with growth in aluminium, copper and manganese reported. “We had a strong finish to the year, with group copper equivalent production growing 9% in the quarter. Our strong operating results included record... →
South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for platinum
By: Martin Creamer 19th July 2023 South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for its ‘incredible’ platinum group metals (PGM) endowment, the Hydrogen Economy Discussion heard on Wednesday. Anglo American Platinum projects and environment executive head Prakashim Moodliar outlined the widespread marketing effort under... →
Rio adjusts some of its full year targets
By: Esmarie Iannucci 19th July 2023 Diversified major Rio Tinto has continued to increase its iron-ore production in the Pilbara, with the miner now expecting full year production to be at the upper-end of the guided 320-million to 335-million tonnes. Iron-ore production from the Pilbara reached 81.3-million tonnes in the quarter... →
Water power in underground mining has gone mainstream, says HPE
By: Martin Creamer 6th July 2023 The long-standing use of water to cool underground mines is increasingly providing the opportunity to apply the free water pressure head that this offers to energise mining equipment. High-pressure water technology, a proudly South African technology, has advanced markedly over the last couple of... →
South African regulator not doing enough to promote junior mining – mining lawyer
By: Martin Creamer 4th July 2023 The major theme of the recent Junior Indaba was the concern that the South African regulator is not doing enough to promote junior mining in South Africa. Government’s role should be to cut red tape from the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act to bring the application system for... →
Clean hydrogen could be virtually zero cost, US energy diplomat tells London Indaba
By: Martin Creamer 30th June 2023 The main founders of the Inflation Reduction Act envision the US legislation as a clean energy bill to lower the costs of green energy technologies for everyone around the world as well as being emulated by especially those countries that have benefitted from emitting carbon into the air since... →
Private sector working with government on multiple work streams to end loadshedding
By: Martin Creamer 29th June 2023 The private sector is so far working with government on six of the ten energy crisis work streams, for which business raised R100-million to procure skills and expertise for donation on an arm's length basis to the Presidency, within which the National Energy Crisis Committee (Necom) is housed.... →
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