June 13, 2022 Ghana seeking strategic partner to rebuild VALCO aluminum smelter Ghana is on a roadshow to find a strategic partner to rebuild state-owned smelter.
June 10, 2022 Guinea extends deadline for bauxite miners to present refinery plans Country's junta has given bauxite stage.mining.companies 10 days to present a timeline for the construction of alumina refineries.
June 6, 2022 Workers at Rusal’s Guinea bauxite mine end strike, obtain salary rise The workers at COBAD went on strike on May 26 to demand better pay and conditions.
June 6, 2022 Ma’aden to use steam from massive solar facility to produce alumina The Saudi Arabian Mining Company and GlassPoint joined forces to develop the world’s largest solar process heat plant.
May 26, 2022 Rusal calls strike at Guinea bauxite mine ‘illegal’ The workers at COBAD are demanding better working conditions and a salary increase.
May 12, 2022 Mining Indaba: Russia-Ukraine war triggers policy shifts, supply chain disruptions Increased prices for fossil fuels have shifted the conversation, potentially benefitting oil and gas projects in Africa as importers scramble to diversify supply chains away from Russia.
May 4, 2022 SRK Consulting unpacks critical opportunities and challenges facing the African mining sector SRK Consulting believes Africa can be the ‘missing resources link’ as the world prepares for an accelerating energy transition.
May 2, 2022 South32 boosts Brazil green aluminum supply with bauxite mine buy South32 now owns 33% of the Mineração Rio do Norto bauxite mine.
May 2, 2022 Guinea’s coup leader proposes 3-year transition back to civilian rule Lengthy transition is likely to upset West Africa's political bloc that has called for a swift return to constitutional order.
April 26, 2022 Brazil’s mining industry to invest $40.4 billion through 2026, association says About 10% of the total amount is set to be invested in socio-environmental projects, it said.
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