Alumina

Research university Colorado School of Mines and mid-stream minerals processing company ElementUSA have been awarded $67-million in funding from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to build a plant... 

Aluminum Corp of China, the country’s largest State-owned producer of the lightweight metal, has agreed to invest $1-billion in an alumina plant in Guinea to tap local bauxite resources. Chalco, as... 

Rio Tinto is advancing a research and development project to extract primary gallium from its alumina refining process. 

ASX-listed Brazilian Rare Earths (BRE) has announced plans to demerge its 100%-owned Amargosa bauxite/gallium project in Brazil, into a newly formed ASX-listed company called Alurion Resources.... 

Canyon Resources has further strengthened the logistics platform. 

ASX-listed Canyon Resources’ in-country subsidiary Camalco Cameroon has increased its equity holding in Camrail from 9.1% to 26.9% through a cash consideration of about A$23.8-million, representing... 

Diversified miner South32 lowered its full‑year forecast on April 22 for its Australia Manganese unit after wet-season rainfall and Tropical Cyclone Narelle disrupted operations. The company also... 

Peter Secker has tendered his resignation as CEO of ASX-listed Canyon Resources CEO, citing personal reasons. He will, however, remain in his role over the coming months to lead Canyon through the... 

The surface miner has been mobilised to site and mining operations are scheduled to start before the end of March.  

Rio Tinto, the Queensland government and the Australian federal government have announced a A$2-billion partnership to secure the long-term future of the Boyne aluminium smelter in Gladstone, while... 

Canyon Resources has reported that a surface miner has been mobilised to the project, with mining expected to start before the end of March. 

ASX-listed Canyon Resources has reported that a surface miner has now been mobilised to site at its Minim Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon, with mining operations scheduled to begin before the... 

Mining major Rio Tinto is advancing a research and development project to extract gallium from its alumina refining process in Quebec, supported by funding from the Canadian government. The... 

Aluminum prices surged to the highest since 2022 after Aluminium Bahrain suspended deliveries of metal to some customers under so-called force majeure clauses in its supply contracts. The company,... 

Nigeria has signed a $1.3-billion investment deal with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to build an alumina refinery and fund nationwide mineral exploration, the government said late on Sunday, in... 

Canyon Resources has reported that the project is advancing to the mining phase, with commissioning of the surface miner scheduled for February 2026 as a key operational milestone. 

Australian diversified miner South32 reaffirmed it would put its Mozambique aluminium plant on care and maintenance next month after a drought hit power supply, as it posted a higher first-half... 

ASX-listed Canyon Resources has said its Minim Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon, is transitioning into the mining phase, with commissioning of the surface miner scheduled for February, while... 

Diversified miner Rio Tinto reported robust production results for 2025, highlighted by an 8% year-on-year increase in copper-equivalent output. The strong performance was driven by the company’s...