Tag: Bauxite Hills

Metro Mining had completed 17 shipments from its Bauxite Hills mine by September. Image: Metro Mining.   BY AMY BLOM   METRO Mining is continuing its successful ramp up of Bauxite Hills mine, bolstered by strong alumina prices and high Chinese demand.    Metro Mining is shaping up to finish the year on a strong note following a number of major successes coming out of its flagship Bauxite Hills mine in QLD. The miner began first production at Bauxite Hills in April, 10 months after construction commenced, with most construction taking place in just five months. First shipment left the Port of Skardon in early May. Then in August, Metro was named the leading emerging company at the 2018 Diggers and Dealers...

An operator stands next to plant machinery on a bauxite plateau at Rio’s Amrun project, Far North QLD. Image: Rio Tinto.   BY CAMERON DRUMMOND   GROWING Chinese demand is driving big investment into the bauxite-rich northwest tip of the Cape York Peninsula, with almost 30mtpa of extra supply due to come online by the end of 2019.   An estimated 53 per cent of Australia’s vast bauxite resources come from the Cape York Peninsula in Far North QLD. The region’s operating bauxite mines are known for their high quality ore; determined not just by the aluminium content, but also by minerals such as iron oxides and titanium oxides, as well as the low amount of reactive silica which reduces...