Bauxite ore, a key component in the production of aluminum, was first discovered in the United States near Hermitage, Ga., in 1883; the largest deposits, however, were soon to be found in Arkansas. In ...

A quiet but significant shift is taking place in Nigeria’s solid mineral landscape, and at the centre of this development is Ekiti State. Long known for its serene environment and intellectual capital ...

Clashes in Odisha’s Rayagada district over a bauxite mining project bring the mineral into focus. What is bauxite’s composition and distribution in India and globally? What role does it play in ...

BAUXITE -- This is now a placid Saline County community, population around 600. But Bauxite bustled with as many as 7,000 workers and their families while playing a key role from 1942 to 1945 in the ...

A global mining leader, Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO), reviewed the first half of the year and evaluated progress across key projects such as Simandou in Guinea, Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia, and Jadar in Serbia.

“This is the greatest contribution to aluminum metallurgy since the Hall process of 1886—if it is cheap as the inventor says.” So commented the Aluminum Co. of America on a new process for extracting ...

Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo yesterday announced that the country will ban exports of bauxite starting in June 2023, underlining his government’s determination to develop a domestic ...

If Guinea bauxite imports fall to 132 million tons in 2026, Australian bauxite imports remain largely stable, and non-mainstream bauxite imports edge down to around 12.5 million tons, the total ...

The Indonesian bauxite market in 2026 is being shaped by three concurrent developments that, when read together, point toward a meaningful and potentially rapid price recovery. Individually, each is ...