KINGSTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Jamaica-based West Indies Alumina Co, whose majority shareholder is United Company RUSAL of Russia, has suspended bauxite mining as part of a plan to temporarily shutter ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica's government says it will protect nearly 75,000 hectares (185,000 acres) in a northwest region dotted by mines that features forests, rivers and cultural sites. Prime ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A global rush for bauxite, the ore of aluminum, is underway led by Chinese and U.S. companies. In the South American country of ...

KINGSTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc will pull out of Jamaica within two years and sell its mining interests to Noble Group Ltd, Alcoa and the Jamaican government said on Friday. Sign up here.

Steel and aluminum are two of the world’s most in-demand materials, feeding numerous sectors — including construction and transportation — with demand forecast to grow in the coming decades. Aluminum ...

METLEN Energy & Metals has signed two long-term strategic agreements with mining giant Rio Tinto to bolster its supply chain for bauxite and alumina. The first agreement will see Rio Tinto supplying ...