bauxite mining Vietnam opens door to China Vietnam has invited a Chinese company to mine a massive bauxite reserve beneath its Central Highlands, despite growing opposition to mining and a deep-rooted suspicion of China. Deputy Industry Minister Le Duong Quang said the state-owned Vietnam National Coal would go ahead with a US $460 million venture with a subsidiary of China
BHUBANESWAR: Exactly a month after the Naxal attack, National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) resumed full operations at its bauxite mines at Panchpatmali in Koraput district.
Debabrata Mohanty Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 0327 hrs IST
Bhubaneswar:
A month after a daring Maoist attack claimed the lives of 11 CISF jawans and over 20 rebels, Public sector Navratna company Nalco on Tuesday resumed full-fledged operations at its Panchpatmali bauxite mine in Damanjodi area of Koraput district.
BHUBANESWAR: A month after about 300 armed left wing extremists mounted attack on bauxite mines of National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) at Panchpatmali in Koraput district, the company said it resumed full-fledged operations on Tuesday
If the mining operations are below capacity, it would affect refinery output
DAMANJODI (ORISSA): National Aluminium Company (Nalco) on Monday expressed fears that its alumina production might come down by 35 per cent following a drop in bauxite supply from its Panchpatmali mines in the aftermath of the Maoist attack.
In the wake of 35 per cent drop in bauxite production in the aftermath of the Naxalite attack on its Panchapatmali mines, National Aluminium Company (Nalco) fears a one-third drop in its alumina output after 16 days, when the navratna PSU will run out of bauxite.
Vietnam is pressing ahead with efforts to lure Chinese mining firms despite facing at home an increasingly bold environmental lobby and a deep-seated suspicion of the country's larger, more prosperous northern neighbor.
