St. Ann Bauxite Mine in Saint Ann, was the largest surface mine in Jamaica, producing approximately 5.55 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of-Mine (ROM) in 2021. The St. Ann Bauxite Mine is owned by New Day Aluminum LLC;The Government of Jamaica. The second largest surface mine with an estimated 2.4 mmtpa of ROM, was
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Jamaica contains some of the largest known deposits of bauxite in the world. The mining areas are located in the western and central parts of the island. After mining, most of the
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Abstract. Jamaica in the early 1950s. Bauxite was first exported by Reynolds Metal Company. Shortly after this, Kais. r and Alcan also set up mining operations and began
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· Horace Levy, 1. 2. The social impact of the bauxite-alumina industry on Jamaica’s small rural communities has been, for the most part, very hurtful. Communities were directly impacted by being forced to relocate or face mining pits literally in their front gardens. Relocation meant loss of community as not all members were moved to the
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At Jamaica Bauxite Mining (JBM), we are committed to fostering talent and providing opportunities for growth and development. Our Summer Work and Internship Programme is designed to bridge the gap between education and employment, offering school leavers, skilled workers, and students a chance to gain valuable experience in the mining industry.
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· The company adds that its management is also experienced in bauxite-mining and alumina-refining operations in Jamaica. In October 2016 DADA Holdings, though its affiliate New Day, bought the upstream operations of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation, including the Gramercy and St Ann works for US$24.4 million in a
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· The Full Story. As the country’s third highest earner of foreign exchange, with approximately US$1 billion in annual gross earnings, the bauxite and alumina industry continues to be a vital contributor to the Jamaican economy. According to Chairman of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Dr. Carlton Davis, mining of the precious resource is
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:Bauxite Mining in JamaicaMining IndustryJamaica GleanerOn June 5, 1952, the first shipment was made by Reynolds Jamaica Mines from its port in Ocho Rios to the parent company's alumina plant at Hurricane Creek, Arkansas. The Daily Gleaner 'jumped the gun', so to speak, by announcing the impending shipment in the next day or two in its issue of May 28, 1952, with a front page headline: 'Red Gold
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· Of interest, a 2007 study revealed that since 1952 only about 7,400 hectares, or less than 0.75 per cent of Jamaica’s over one million hectares land space, had been disturbed by bauxite mining
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· The evolution of Jamaica’s bauxite industry is explored. Jamaican bauxite was seemingly a subeconomic resource until innovative research upgraded it to a valuable commodity which provided great financial benefit to the country. The aluminium industry is global, highly political, and complex, and Jamaica’s journey of 70 years of
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Jamalco is a joint venture between Century Aluminum (55% interest) and Clarendon Alumina Production Limited (CAP) (45% interest). The bauxite mining and alumina refining operation has grown over the years, but its first shipment of bauxite came in 1963, while the first shipment of alumina came in 1972. The original capacity of the refinery was
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Bauxite residue is the iron-oxide rich mine waste from the processing of bauxite ore for the extraction of alumina through the Bayer process. The Bayer process uses caustic soda, high pressure
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:Bauxite Mining in JamaicaBauxite Company in JamaicaMining IndustryAlumina Partners of Jamaica (ALPART) has its bauxite mining and alumina processing plant located at Nain, St. Elizabeth, in the south of Jamaica. The company was first
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:Bauxite Mining in JamaicaBauxite Company in JamaicaJamaica Bauxite Industry · As 2022 progresses, we have seen the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) issue environmental permits to Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II
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Promise Institute Symposium 2023: ‘An International Crime of Ecocide: New Perspectives’ 3 Capitalizing on Colonialism-A Brief History of Bauxite Mining in Jamaica The origins of Jamaica’s bauxite-alumina industry can be traced to the 1940s, when North
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· In spite of potential long-term deforestation, bauxite mining in the Cockpit Country is likely to offer a game-changing fillip to the Jamaican economy, at least in the short term, if the Government allows Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II (NJBP II) to mine 8,335 hectares of land, an environmental impact assessment (EIA) has said.
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This publication takes a hard look at mining operations that have devastated Jamaican communities and landscapes since the 1950s. “Jamaica’s air-quality standards are known to be outdated and, with respect to particulate matter (PM), are inadequate to protect public health – the bauxite-alumina industry could and should be held to a higher standard,” the
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· Jamalco is a joint venture between General Alumina Jamaica Limited and Clarendon Alumina Production Limited (CAP) with a focus on bauxite mining and alumina production. The entity started as a bauxite mining venture by Alcoa in 1959 and exported its first shipment of bauxite in 1963. The venture began alumina production at a new
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· Since then, the region has been safe from mining, logging and other interests. Cockpit Country is a biodiversity hotspot that’s home to several endemic plant and animal species. The 500-square-mile region contributes to roughly 40 percent of the country’s fresh water. Image by Kash Burrell. Jamaica, 2022. But in 2021, Jamaica’s
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Jamalco is a joint venture between General Alumina Jamaica Limited and Clarendon Alumina Production Limited (CAP) with a focus on bauxite mining and alumina production. The entity started as a bauxite mining venture by Alcoa in 1959 and exported its first shipment of bauxite in 1963. The venture began alumina production at a new refinery in
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· Environmental impact of mining. THE EDITOR, Madam: In the last five decades, mining activity, particularly bauxite mining, has led to the loss of tree cover in 5,099 hectares of land and the loss of 3,214 hectares of forest cover. A hectare is 107,639.104 square feet or, put another way, an acre is about 0.405 hectares, and one
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:Bauxite Mining in JamaicaJamaica Bauxite Mining Limited · A bauxite mining pit in Jamaica.-File. Cartlon E Davis, Contributor. TWO NOTABLE developments led to the emergence of two US companies, Reynolds Metals
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Jamaica Bauxite Institute Mission. The mission of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute is to maintain an unwavering commitment to effective regulatory enforcement, good scholarly and market-based research as well as the facilitation of investment in plant expansion and renewal, without degrading the environment.
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lines have had to be constructed there are environmental impacts associated: changes of slope and drainage, emission. of exhaust gases, spillage of alumina, and risks of derailment. Transfer of dry bauxite or processed alumina from rail cars to storage bins and from storage bins to ships is accom.
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· Projected to earn $77b for the economy after pandemic decline. The Jamalco refinery in Clarendon. The Jamaican Government expects the value of mining exports from bauxite and alumina to improve to US$507 million ($77 billion), seven per cent higher than last year, with the pending reopening of the Jamalco plant but there’s still
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· In Jamaica, ALCOA (Aluminum Company of America), the largest producer of aluminum in the world, has been mining bauxite since 1963, converting Jamaica in the sixth largest bauxite producer in the world, right after Australia, Guinea, Brazil, China and India. Since 2004, ALCOA has been prospecting for bauxite in Cockpit Country, a
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· The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), a Government agency, is charged with overseeing the development of the industry and as such, standards fall under its purview. In 1990 the JBI established an Environmental Technical Committee comprising members from the bauxite/alumina companies and the government agencies responsible for
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· Bauxite production in Jamaica accounts for about 10% of the world's output each year. Bauxite deposits in Jamaica lie close to the surface. They can be extracted using standard surface mining
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In 1959, a second refinery was built by Alcan at Ewarton, St Catherine, Jamaica. In 1961, a fourth company, Alcoa, began mining bauxite in Jamaica. The production of alumina also increased in the mid-1960s. By 1968, Alcan had brought the capacity of its two refineries to more than 1 million tonnes a year. In 1969 a new plant was commissioned at
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:Bauxite Mining in JamaicaJamaica Gleaner · Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) will be undertaking a multi-million dollar commercial and industrial park development project in Lydford, St. Ann, where the
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