The socio-political implications of bauxite mining in Guinea: A
However, due to the high capital intensity and the low spin-off effects of the aluminum industry, the actual number of workers in these towns only constitutes a small fraction of the entire population. 15 CBG, the largest operator, only prepares its bauxite for export from Kamsar to a wide range of ports in Europe and the US and only involves a ...
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EGA signs three-year agreement to supply bauxite from GAC to …
Conakry, Republic of Guinea, Thursday 9 December 2021 ---Guinea Alumina Corporation S.A. (GAC) parent company Emirates Global Aluminium today announced the signature of a three-year agreement to supply China's Bosai Minerals Group with Guinean bauxite.Under the agreement, EGA will supply Bosai Minerals Group with several million tonnes of bauxite ore produced by …
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Environmental and Occupational Health Impact of Bauxite …
Impact Of Bauxite Contents And Bauxite Mining On The Environment Bauxite mining has a direct impact on the environment by polluting air, water sources and soil (Table 1). The environmental pollution exerts indirect effects on the health of miners and nearby communities. Air Pollution
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Bauxite Mining in the Boké Region (Western Guinea): …
This study assesses the environmental impact of bauxite mining and the attempts at managing those impacts around the three different bauxite …
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Socio-environmental impact of mining activities in Guinea: The …
Guinée holds the largest bauxite reserves in the world. Its region Boké is known for the rich deposits of bauxite. The main environmental impacts caused by bauxite mining are air …
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Socio-environmental impact of mining activities in Guinea: …
Guinée holds the largest bauxite reserves in the world. Its region Boké is known for the rich deposits of bauxite. The main environmental impacts caused by bauxite mining are air and water pollution and land degradation. Disadvantaged people have been underrepresented in social science research.
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Bauxite Mining in the Boké Region (Western Guinea): Method
This study assesses the environmental impact of bauxite mining and the attempts at managing those impacts around the three different bauxite mining communities "zones" (Sangarédi, Boké, Fria) in the western Guinea. Mining sector is important to the country's economy; it represents 75 to 85% of resources exports by year, especially bauxite and figures …
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Bauxite Mining in the Boké Region (Western Guinea): …
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is also called "Guinea -Conakry" the name of its capital to differentiate from Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea, is a West African country. It became ...
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Guinea's Bauxite Sector: Growth and Key Challenges
Guinea's bauxite sector fueled 7.1 percent economic growth in 2023, driving GDP to $23.6 billion with a 22 percent production surge (World Bank, 2024). As aluminum demand rises, bauxite remains crucial for financial …
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Analysis of Bauxite Ore Beneficiation Methods
Bauxite, also known as bauxite, is generally a finely dispersed colloidal mixture composed of three minerals, diaspore, boehmite and gibbsite, in various proportions.Bauxite is often symbiotic with iron oxides and hydroxides, anatase and clay minerals such as kaolinite and chlorite. Bauxite ore can be divided into three categories: high-alkali bauxite, high-titanium …
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Socio-environmental impact of mining activities in Guinea: The …
This study had the objective of outlining the problematic issue of bauxite mining activity in Boké, Guinea, where exploitation of the land contributes to the diversification of its …
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Is Guinea taking a leaf out of Indonesia's bauxite playbook?
Alumina is the latest in a long string of commodities this year to enjoy a spontaneous boost, with prices on the Shanghai Metal Exchange jumping 6.4% on Friday last week to 4,630 yuan ($971) a tonne following concerns over bauxite supply disruptions in Guinea. Bauxite is the precursor ore for the production of alumina, which is then further ...
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Bauxite boom: Mighty Earth urges producing countries to commit …
A new Mighty Earth report, "The Impact of the Bauxite Boom on People and the Planet" examines the environmental and social impacts of bauxite mining for aluminum used in electric vehicle (EV) production in four key producing …
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Impacts Of Surface Mining on Guineas' Industrial Development
Abstract: Guinea is a country located in the western part of Africa, richly endowed with abundant natural resources. The mining of bauxite alone contributes to about 85% of Guinea's exports and approximately 20% of its GDP. This study aims to identify the impacts of surface mining on Guinea's industrial development.
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(PDF) Bauxite Mining's Environmental Impacts in Guinea
This study assesses the environmental impact of bauxite mining and the attempts at managing those impacts around the three different bauxite mining communities "zones" (Sangarédi, …
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Bauxite mining and economic growth in Guinea over the period
Given its tremendous natural resources, on the one hand, and its poor economic performance, on the other hand, the role of mining resources in the Guinean economy is often seen as a paradox. Guinea is one of the world's major bauxite producers for several decades. Based on this fact, this study aims to investigate the relationship between bauxite mining and …
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Bauxite: In Guinea, Government Pressure Leads to New Alumina …
Yearly, Guinea exports over 100 million tons of bauxite. However, the country has only one alumina refinery; alumina is necessary to produce aluminum. Since 2022, the government led by Mamadi Doumbouya has been pressuring mining companies to process bauxite locally. In December 2024, Guinea signed a deal with China's State...
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Assessing the environmental footprint of the mining industry: A …
This study employs a mixed-methods approach to evaluate the environmental impact of bauxite and iron mining projects in Boke and Kerouane, Guinea. Primary data were …
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GAC bauxite exports begin in milestone for Guinea's mining industry
Kamsar, Monday 5 august 2019--- Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) today announced its first export of bauxite ore, marking the completion of major construction and the start of commercial production for one of Guinea's most important mining projects.. The GAC project is one of the largest greenfield investments in Guinea in the last 40 years and cost some $1.4 billion to …
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App Will Track Harmful Dust From Bauxite Mining in Guinea
Meanwhile, bauxite dust drifts towards the neighboring town of Kamsar, where residents link the bauxite plant's operations to health effects such as respiratory diseases. Trains rest on tracks near Kamsar's port after completing their 120-km long journey from the mining area in …
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Bauxite Mining in the Boké Region (Western Guinea): Method …
This study assesses the environmental impact of bauxite mining and the attempts at managing those impacts around the three different bauxite mining communities "zones" …
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Bauxite Mining Conflicts in Guinea: Causes Identification, …
mining in Papua New Guinea, or violent protests against bauxite mining industries in Guinea which have often caused serious impacts to companies, communities and the governments around the world. Though, according to SMB Community Relation Service in Guinea, from 2015 to 2018, the Boké prefecture recorded
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Fluor Bauxite Project in Guinea Achieves First Ore | Fluor
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) has achieved first ore at its Bauxite Production Expansion Project in Kamsar, Guinea safely, on budget and on schedule. Fluor is providing engineering, procurement and construction management services on the project. "From developing the local craft workforce to …
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PROJECT: BOKE MINE RAIL & PORT PROJECT …
Bauxite Mine development: a conventional open pit operation which, at full capacity, will be capable of producing 12 mtpa (dry) of export grade bauxite ore; GAC Port Terminal: the port terminal will initially be developed to handle and export 12 mtpa of bauxite, with initial production during the last quarter of 2017. The GAC Port Terminal is
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"What Do We Get Out of It?" The Human Rights Impact of Bauxite …
The region now has dozens of open-sky bauxite quarries, whose red earth makes them hard to miss in Guinea's often verdant landscape. Mining companies use heavy machinery to remove any earth covering the bauxite and dynamite blasting to break up the ore found underneath.
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Aluminum Jumps as EGA Says Bauxite Exports Suspended in Guinea
Aluminum prices jumped more than 2% in London after a key supplier of the mined ore needed to make the metal said exports from its operations in Guinea had been suspended.. Emirates Global Aluminum is seeking clarity from customs authorities in Guinea after exports of bauxite were halted, the company said in a statement. The raw material is fed to refineries …
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Social impacts of bauxite mining and refining: A review
Through the overview presented, one can conclude that in most situations, the bauxite miningat the Poços de Caldas plateau mitigates its negative social and environmental impacts in a ...
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Impact of Bauxite Mining in Guinea-Observations From The …
• To promote positive impact, engaging and creating opportunities for young people in bauxite mining areas is critical • Academic collaboration can help address key gaps and offer a better …
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The Impact of the Bauxite Boom on People and Planet
The initial material, bauxite, can be found in many areas of the world, but this report focuses on bauxite mined in Australia, Brazil, Guinea, and Indonesia. Together, these countries produced 148 million metric dry tons of bauxite in 2023, and they have 14.6 billion metric tons of bauxite in
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Bauxite Mining in the Boké Region (Western Guinea): Method …
This study assesses the environmental impact of bauxite mining and the attempts at managing those impacts around the three different bauxite mining communities "zones" (Sangarédi, Boké, Fria) in the western Guinea. ... which is later smelted into aluminum. The CBG (Guinea's bauxite company), which exports about 14 million tons of high-grade ...
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