Latest Bauxite News

VBX Limited has completed extensive drilling programs at its Wuudagu Bauxite Project and strengthened its development team, positioning itself strongly amid rising Chinese demand and supply risks in Guinea.

ABx Group is set to begin drilling at its T8 Rare Earths discovery in northern Tasmania, targeting expansion of high-grade dysprosium and terbium mineralisation critical for advanced technologies.

Arrow Minerals Limited has suspended all field activities in Guinea due to unresolved questions over exploration permit renewals, maintaining a cautious financial stance while awaiting government clarity.

Western Yilgarn has launched ground exploration at its Ida Holmes Junction and New Norcia projects, aiming to expand high-grade gallium mineralisation critical for semiconductor and green energy technologies.

Metro Mining Limited achieved record quarterly bauxite shipments with improved cost efficiency, yet a recent operational outage and river constraints have prompted a downward revision of its 2025 production forecast.

Rio Tinto reported robust third quarter 2025 production results, highlighted by record outputs in bauxite and copper, and an upgraded bauxite production forecast. Key projects like Simandou and Oyu Tolgoi continue to progress on schedule, underpinning the company’s growth trajectory.

ABx Group reports outstanding impurity removal results from bulk sample tests at its Deep Leads rare earth project, retaining over 98% of critical rare earths and advancing towards a mixed rare earth carbonate product sample in late 2025.

ABx Group’s subsidiary ABx3 has received a $2.7 million investment from Good Importing International, granting GII 70% ownership to develop the Sunrise Bauxite Project in Queensland. This funding kickstarts a 12–24 month program targeting regulatory approvals and mine planning, with further investment options on the horizon.

Brazilian Rare Earths Limited (ASX – BRE) has announced a maiden JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate for its Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project in Bahia, Brazil, revealing a substantial deposit with high-quality bauxite and significant gallium content.

Western Yilgarn Limited has raised $698,000 through a share placement to fund exploration and development at its key bauxite-gallium projects, backed by updated resource estimates confirming substantial alumina deposits.

Power Minerals confirms a high-grade carbonatite hard rock intrusion at its Santa Anna Rare Earth Elements Project in Brazil, with promising grades and ongoing drilling aimed at defining a maiden resource estimate.

WestStar Industrial’s subsidiary SIMPEC has landed a $115 million contract to expand residue filtration capacity at Alcoa’s Pinjarra Alumina Refinery, marking a key growth milestone.