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...They say the government must ensure mining is limited to the mining arc only and is halted in parks....
...Better administrative measures can guarantee unprocessed minerals, such as iron ore and bauxite, are exported at market prices....
...But a patched-together network of companies in Australia and the EU with limited public support is going to struggle to compete against Chinese producers....
...The aluminium sector also imports around 60 per cent of its domestic bauxite needs and the majority of its copper needs in various forms....
...It also bought a stake in New Day Aluminum, the parent of Noranda Alumina — owner of the Gramercy refinery and St. Ann Bauxite operations....
...“In the past they have shown an extremely high willingness to pay, but very limited ability,” she said....
...Alumina is a key ingredient in the production of the lightweight metal, along with bauxite....
...Russian aluminium producer Rusal owns bauxite mines in Guinea, while Kremlin-controlled diamond miner Alrosa has assets in Angola and Botswana....
...His interests span iron ore, bauxite, aluminium, copper, zinc, power and oil....
...Bauxite earnings evaporated, tourism earnings nosedived and 9 per cent of private sector jobs were lost. In 2010, Jamaica again turned to the IMF....
...Halma’s cyclicality is limited given the diverse and innovative nature of the group, hence very sustainable....
...In India, the Supreme Court ordered that local people be given the chance to vote on access to the bauxite....
...Rusal owns a 20 per cent stake in Rio’s Queensland Alumina Limited refinery in Australia. “Rio Tinto is fully committed to complying with US sanctions,” the company said....
...Rio Tinto on Friday said it was reviewing arrangements with Rusal including the company’s 20 per cent stake in Queensland Alumina Limited as well as bauxite sales to Rusal’s refinery in Ireland to comply...
...Other assets Citic Resources holds but plans to gradually sell off include a partial interest in Alumina Limited, which invests in bauxite mining, alumina refining and selected aluminium smelting operations...
...Yet the government’s ability to force Freeport to comply is limited....
...A larger quota of 20m tonnes is expected for bauxite ore, against national output capacity of roughly 50m tonnes, with annual domestic demand of only about 3m tonnes....
...The West African country’s exports to China are rather limited at present, but it boasts the largest bauxite reserves in the world, with an estimated 7,400m tonnes....
...As well as the option to buy Alcoa’s assets, it is also seeking the right to market independently its share of AWAC’s bauxite — aluminium ore — and alumina, the intermediate material used to produce the...
...The company generates most earnings from iron ore but its phase of investing in the commodity is largely at an end, while Rio has approved its next investment in bauxite, the raw material for aluminium....
...The copper industry counters that investments by Chinese miners overseas mean that globally, Chinese corporations control more reserves of copper ore than of bauxite, the raw material for aluminium....
...We expect corporate earnings in the sector to diverge over the next 12–18 months due to a wide range of cost curves, reflecting such factors as access to bauxite, power costs and distance from customers....
...And with limited nickel processing facilities in Indonesia at present, the new law will encourage Chinese and other investors to build new refineries....
...Problems and maintenance shutdowns at smelters in China in the first half of the year have limited refined copper production....
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