Bauxite transhipper terminal makes home in Queensland
Metro Mining’s offshore floating terminal, dubbed Ikamba, has landed on the Skardon River in Queensland with a plan to triple its transhipping capacity.
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South32 tallies quarter of extremes
South32 achieved major milestones across its operations in the March quarter but said Tropical Cyclone Megan has put its Groote Eylandt manganese operation in the Gulf of Carpentaria out of action until 2025.
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Alcoa locks in growth
Alcoa has welcomed a steady first quarter for the 2024 financial year (Q1 FY24), which was defined by its $3.4 billion takeover of Alumina Limited.
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Rio starts off 2024 with mixed bag
Rio Tinto has revealed dampened iron ore shipments for the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 but is optimistic its full-year forecast will remain unchanged.
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Dust settles on Alcoa’s $3.4 billion takeover
Alcoa is set to acquire Alumina Limited in a deal that will cement the major as one of the world’s largest alumina producers.
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Alcoa launches $3.4 billion takeover of Alumina
Alumina Limited announced today it will back an exclusive takeover bid from joint-venture partner Alcoa in a deal worth $3.4 billion.
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Lava Blue eyes HPA production
Lava Blue is on-track to advancing its Predictive Research into Speciality Materials (PRiSM) centre into small-scale commercial production.
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Glencore outlook bright for 2024
Glencore has released its 2023 full-year financial results with an outlook of expansion in 2024.
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Alcoa and Nexans team up for green aluminium
Alcoa is set to supply global cable giant Nexans with low-carbon aluminium produced from the miner’s ELYSIS technology.
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Rio Tinto to power up Gladstone with solar
Rio Tinto has signed a 25-year deal to buy all power generated by the proposed 1.1 gigawatt Upper Calliope solar farm for its Gladstone alumina operations in Queensland.
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A mixed bag for Alcoa
An alumina production drop and a bauxite mining approval have contributed to Alcoa’s mixed fourth quarter and full year 2023 results.
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What effect will the Kwinana refinery closure have on WA?
As Alcoa begins the curtailing process of its Kwinana alumina refinery in WA, questions remain as to how the WA economy and job landscape will be impacted.
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Alcoa to reduce Kwinana production
Production at Alcoa’s Kwinana alumina refinery in WA will be fully curtailed in 2024, with the process set to begin in the second quarter of this year.
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EPA to assess Alcoa mine plan
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is set to launch an assessment of Alcoa’s bauxite mining operations in the Darling Range in Western Australia.
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WA Government steps in to keep Alcoa jobs
The Western Australian Government has issued a conditional exemption for Alcoa under section 6 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 to protect local jobs and ensure environmental standard compliance.
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Rio locks in green aluminium deal
Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group have struck a $US700 million ($1.05 billion) deal to form the Matalco recycled aluminium joint venture in Canada.
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Glencore completes $1.2 billion aluminium acquisition
Months after being first announced, Glencore has closed its transaction with low-carbon aluminium company Norsk Hydro.
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Rio Tinto chief to join IGO board
Ivan Vella, former chief executive aluminium at Rio Tinto, will join the IGO leadership team as managing director and chief executive officer.
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Meet Australia’s only pure-play bauxite producer
Metro Mining has produced four million tonnes (Mt) of bauxite at its Bauxite Hills mine, securing both a record for the company and the title of Australia’s only pure-play bauxite producer.
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Rio gives Gove steel a new life
Rio Tinto is undertaking what is says will be the largest demolition project in Australia’s history at its Gove alumina refinery site in the Northern Territory.
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