…  have taken stakes in Australian miners of iron ore, bauxite, uranium and other metals, offering cash for drilling and exploration in return for a supply of the material. The increased take-up by …

…  Minerals Corporation (UMC) to explore the possibility of bauxite mining and alumina refining in the Kimberley region of Western …  ore and bauxite. It holds a number of granted and pending exploration licences in the region, Hydro said. In 2006, Norsk Hydro …

…  the Project Manager and Chief Geologist of the Port Loko Bauxite Project, Ebo Bakker that they are suspending operations in Sierra Leone as a result of the non-renewal of their exploration license. The Port Loko Bauxite project is managed by Shankill …

…  and operation of a 3Mtpa alumina refinery, 9Mtpa bauxite mine, and associated infrastructure. A mining concession covering …  been secured and a mineral resource of 233 million tonnes bauxite (39% Available Alumina and 1% Reactive Silica) has been …  sufficient to support the development, but further exploration work is underway to increase the resource size. The proposed …

…  in geological exploration in the Krasnoyarsk region will quadruple this year, to …  Funding will increase substantially for exploration of gold, bauxite, molybdenum, tungsten and rare-earth metals, the official …

…  and Reform Commission (NDRC) for approval to develop bauxite mines in and around the Mamou Region of the African country of …  report 2006 released this March, Chalco has submitted an exploration plan to the Ministry of Mines of Guinea. The Ministry of Commerce …

…  Gold Inc., a gold exploration, property acquisition and mining development company, reported …  of the gold potential on the concession and further exploration will be conducted on other areas of the concession in 2007. We …  BHP-Billiton and Alcoa to strike a multi-million bauxite mining deal. Also negotiations are planned for later this year with …

…  Alumina Co Ltd, has increased exposure to the Australian bauxite mining industry by acquiring additional 7.5 pct in Cape Alumina Ltd, to …  Cape Alumina which owns an undeveloped bauxite project and exploration licences in the Weipa region in Australia’s far north-east where …

…  Billiton’s [NYSE:BHP] interest in a very early stage DRC bauxite project, Marius Klopper, an executive director, says his company is …  with first production in 2009. The company has a heavy exploration focus on Africa, including diamonds in Angola and mineral sands in …

…  Co., was set up in August to engage in mining investment, exploration and development. Monterrico’s board unanimously recommended that …  Bosai Minerals Group bid $60 million to win an auction for bauxite mines in Guyana, in South America. The purchase of a controlling stake …