Industrial Minerals


Guyana refractory bauxite costs placed at $211/tonne – study

24 November 2011

by Jessica Roberts

First Bauxite to produce 100,000 tpa sintered bauxite, five-year payback period

Keywords: First Bauxite, Resource Capital Funds, Guyana, refractories, sintered, Bonasika

A bankable feasibility study prepared for First Bauxite Corp.’s refractory bauxite project in Guyana has confirmed that a new mine life of 36 years for its Bonasika 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 deposits could support sintered bauxite production of 100,000 tpa.

 

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