India’s mineral production rose by 7.8 per cent in April 2022 over the same month a year ago. The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month stood at 116, which was 7.8 per cent higher as compared to the level in April last year, the mines ministry said in a […]
State-owned Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) is planning to seek joint venture partners in alumina and solar plants, as part of a diversification plan. GMDC over the last one year has been trying to improve the performance across bauxite, power, limestone, manganese and its silica sand business that failed to grow as per their expectations. The miner […]
Australia’s bauxite production is seen growing over the next few years thanks to expansion plans by Rio Tinto and Alcoa, allowing it to remain the world’s largest producer, according to Fitch Solutions. Rio Tinto is the largest bauxite producer in Australia and reported production of 54.3 million tonnes (mnt) from all its mines for 2021, […]
India’s mineral production rose 2.6 per cent in December 2021 over the same month a year ago, the mines ministry said. The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector at 120.3 was 2.6 per cent higher in the month under review as compared to the level in the same period of 2020, the […]
India’s mineral production rose five per cent in November 2021 compared to the year-ago period, according to the mines ministry. The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for November 2021 stood at 111.9, which was five per cent higher compared to the level in November 2020. The cumulative growth for the April-November […]
United Arab Emirates (UAE)’ Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) said it has signed a three-year deal to supply China’s Bosai Group with “several million tonnes” annually of bauxite from Guinea. Bauxite, the main aluminum ore, is refined into alumina, which is then used to make aluminium metal. China is the world’s biggest aluminum producer and Guinea […]
The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for September 2021 stood at 95.1, which was 22.3 per cent higher as compared to the year-ago month, the mines ministry said. The cumulative growth for the April-September period over the corresponding period of the previous year has decreased 15.2 per cent, the ministry said […]
All three domestic aluminium producers of the country – Hindalco, Balco and Nalco –have decided to undertake major capacity expansion programmes in primary metal and Value Added Products (VAPs). Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta has said it will make BALCO a nearly 1 million tonnes per annum smelter by building new capacity of 414,000 tonnes over the […]
For decades, mining has eaten into the forests of mineral-rich Chhattisgarh. But as the state moves away from opening coal mines, authorities have introduced measures to boost output of forest goods – from tamarind to cashew nuts and medicinal seeds. In the forests of Bastar in Chhattisgarh, women have been busy plucking the tan-coloured fruits […]
The mines ministry has amended the mineral auction rules to remove end-use restrictions for mines to be allocated in future through the competitive bidding route, a move that is expected to enhance production and attract private investments into the sector. “The state government shall not reserve any mine for captive purpose or any specific end […]
