Bauxite mining and alumina refining are the upstream operations of primary aluminum production. This review article describes the industrial processes of bauxite mining and …Web
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We have already eliminated the need for permanent storage of bauxite tailings in the bauxite mine, using a pioneering technology called Tailings Dry Backfill, where bauxite tailings are dried and brought back to the mined out areas prior to rehabilitation. I am excited to get the bauxite residue processing plant in operation at …Web
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In 1943, more than 6 million long tons (2,240 pounds/longton) of bauxite were mined. Due to changes in both domestic and world economic market conditions, …Web
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Amrun, our newest mine, was completed in 2018 and will extend our Weipa bauxite operations by decades, significantly building on our 55-year history on the Western Cape, and providing jobs and supporting business growth in …Web
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A mining operation in Solomon Islands owes millions in unpaid taxes and royalties, ... Bauxite mining on Rennell Island has been controversial since it first began, ...Web
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Benefits of Amrun bauxite project. The project generated approximately 1,200 jobs during the peak construction phase and supports the existing workforce of roughly 1,400 employees and contractors at Rio Tinto's Cape York bauxite operations. Direct economic benefits from the project include the annual generation of A$108m …Web
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Solar ultraviolet exposures in surface bauxite mining operations and alumina refineries are likely to contribute to the occurrence of squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas, although this is an inference drawn from studies of outdoor workers in other industries.9–11 Control measures include the use of enclosed mobile equipment cabins, …Web
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The largest single producer of bauxite (aluminium ore) in the world, Cie des Bauxites de Guinée's (CBG) operations are located in the west of Guinea, close to the border with Guinea-Bissau. Since opening …Web
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Mining Operations, Kwinana Alumina Refinery and Point Henry Smelter celebrate 50 years of operation Jun: Alcoa of Australia becomes the first mining company in the world to receive a United Nations Award for Environmental 2001 2006 McCoy bauxite mine operations commissioned at Huntly Alcoa joined Alinta Ltd and DUET to purchaseWeb
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During digestion, the bauxite is dissolved in caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) at high pressure (40–220 bar) and at high temperature (120–300°C). The resulting liquor …Web
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However, Australian Bauxite actually began operations in late 2014, resulting in Bald Hill becoming the first new Australian bauxite mine in 35 years. To date, Bald Hill has supplied bauxite for use by the cement and fertiliser industries, shipped from the Bell Bay Port, 100 km away on Tasmania's north coast.Web
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Guinea's bauxite-aluminum industry is undergoing significant expansion of investment, concession agreements, and in-country mining and refining operations. In 2018, UNDP-Guinea and Columbia ...Web
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Meanwhile, bauxite dust drifts towards the neighboring town of Kamsar, where residents link the bauxite plant's operations to health effects such as respiratory diseases. Trains rest on tracks near Kamsar's port after completing their 120-km long journey from the mining area in Sangaredi.Web
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Following this operation, the bauxite is loaded into 77- to 100-tonne trucks and transported to the homogenisation stocks, where it is then placed onto trains (120 wagons at 82 tonnes each) and taken to the company's Kamsar plant. ... Bauxite mining generates considerable challenges, including social, environmental and human rights …Web
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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. …Web
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Keywords: tailings, bauxite residue, dams, filter press. 1. Introduction Hydro currently owns two major operations in Brazil: the Paragominas bauxite mine and the Alunorte alumina refinery. Paragominas is located in the municipality of Paragominas, state of Pará, Northern Brazil. The mine production capacity is approximately 11 Mtpy and it has ...Web
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Bauxite mining and alumina production in Jamaica immediately ramped up and reached a peak by the mid-1970s. In 1952 when the industry started, 346,000 tons of ore was mined which represented 2.7% of the world's production. ... two bauxite mining operations, and the shipping dock. Glencore had also acquired Kaiser's 65% stake in …Web
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The operation has become one of the largest bauxite mining sites in the world. Rio Tinto Alcan, First Solar, and the Australian Government Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) reached a joint agreement to develop a 6.7-MW solar PV facility at Weipa in 2014. There are 18,000 thin-film solar panels provided by First Solar.Web
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Not only have Chinese companies and banks invested in bauxite mining operations, which they own and operate, but they have also provided much of the financing and construction of infrastructure and energy supply needed to support the mining industry's growth. This has enabled the swift expansion of bauxite mining in Guinea, which has, in turn ...Web
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Bauxite mining companies are applying for licenses near Kuantan, the capital of Pahang state, and tensions between miners and locals have erupted over environmental destruction and a devastating …Web
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Solar ultraviolet exposures in surface bauxite mining operations and alumina refineries are likely to contribute to the occurrence of squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas, although this is an inference drawn from studies of outdoor workers in other industries.9–11 Control measures include the use of enclosed mobile equipment cabins, …Web
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Bauxite mining operations upstream have turned the Fassalywol River a reddish-orange color. Orange sediment from mining has rendered the water in the Fassalywol uninhabitable for most fish and ...Web
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Operations at Weipa consists of two continuous mining operations at East Weipa and Andoom, two beneficiation plants, 19 kilometers of railway to transport mined bauxite to the port area, two …Web
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The average thickness of the bauxite ore zone is about 6 to 8m, which makes mining operation quite simple and cost-efficient. Guinea ore is natural low silica (2.5%), medium alumina (44-46%) gibbisitc bauxite, where reactive silica is only 1.2 to 1.5%, which makes this one of the best aluminium ore in the world.Web
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Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA) today welcomed decisions from the Western Australian (WA) Government that will allow the Company to continue bauxite mining and downstream alumina refining in the …Web
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We expect our bauxite mining operations in the Gove Peninsula will cease later this decade and we are doing significant work to support closure of the operation. Exploring the Gove closure programme As part of the closure activities, in December 2022, the Gumatj clan held a Welcome to Country onsite at our Aluminium Refinery for its demolition. ...Web
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Bauxite mining operations are increasingly sited on Indigenous-owned land, particularly in tropical areas, including northern Australia. The environmental …Web
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Bauxite is a sedimentary rock mineral that is the primary source of aluminum. It is formed through the weathering of aluminum-rich rocks in tropical and subtropical regions. The name bauxite is derived from the French village of Les Baux, where it was first discovered in 1821 by geologist Pierre Berthier. Bauxite is typically found in layers …Web
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Bauxite mining operations are increasingly sited on Indigenous-owned land, particularly in tropical areas, including northern Australia. The environmental impacts of bauxite mining are significant. Native vegetation, including commercially valuable forests, is cleared and typically windrowed and burnt.For many Indigenous Australians, mining of …Web
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Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA) today welcomed decisions from the Western Australian (WA) Government that will allow the Company to continue bauxite mining and downstream alumina refining in the State, while also pledging to enhance the way it operates to meet evolving requirements and expectations. The government has …Web
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Guinea's bauxite-aluminum industry is undergoing significant expansion of investment, concession agreements, and in-country mining and refining operations. In 2018, UNDP-Guinea and Columbia …Web
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The mining operation will extract commercial value from mining bauxite over a period of 15 years. Production will ramp up from 100,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 500,000 tpa over the first four years and is anticipated to …Web
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WA's environmental watchdog will look at Alcoa's bauxite operations, south of Perth, amid concerns about the impact of its mining on drinking water, jarrah forests and animals that live in the area.Web
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Water is critical to the mining operations at Escondida and to the communities in the Atacama Desert and, to reduce groundwater usage, desalination plants have been installed. ... It is the country's largest bauxite mine, with an installed capacity of 18 million tonnes of bauxite per year. MRN is a joint venture owned by Rio Tinto (12%), Vale ...Web
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An environmental regulator will examine alumina giant Alcoa's mining operations and its plan to clear ancient Jarrah forest. ... parts of the US-listed …Web
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Bauxite Mines. On Panchpatmali hills of Koraput district in Odisha, a fully mechanized opencast mine is in operation since November, 1985, serving feedstock to Alumina Refinery at Damanjodi located on the foothills. Present capacity of Mines is 68.25 lakh TPA. Panchpatmali plateau stands at elevation of 1154 m to 1366 m above mean sea level.Web
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A second bauxite mine is in operation on the Dhupuma Plateau, immediately south of the Gove mineral lease, and is operated by the Aboriginal-owned Gulkula Mining Company Pty Ltd. The operation opened in August 2017 and is expected to ramp up to full annual production of 500,000 tpa bauxite within the first four years, and …Web
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Likewise, China is the second largest producer of bauxite in the world, owing to its extensive mining operations. Other major bauxite producers include China, Brazil, Indonesia, and India among ...Web
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The Bauxite Mining operation in West Rennell has been dubbed "Messed up" by the country's highest mining official. The new Director of the Ministry Mines, Nicholas Biliki told SIBC News that the process of land acquisition and the eventual granting of the mining lease to Asia Pacific Investment Development Ltd (APID),was done in haste.Web
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Bauxite ore is the primary raw material that is refined into alumina and later sent to our smelters where it is processed into aluminum. Our leading position in mining is built on our ability to meet customer-specific needs …Web
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