Noting China's domestic bauxite project approvals
There are several bauxite mining projects in China with approved or ongoing EIA notices, including:
- Henan: 1 Mtpa under public notice (June 2025)
- Shanxi: Multiple projects (30k t/a, 50k t/a, and 60k t/a)
- Guizhou and Guangxi: New mines or expansions
I’ll compile the details with exact numbers and statuses as I work on these for each country.
Summarizing mining projects' capacities and statuses
For clarity, each project line will include its capacity and status, like "核准", "环评公示", or "早期工程":
- Australia: For South32 Worsley, no capacity figure, but phrase as "扩展至新采矿区,保障精炼厂产量至FY36" starting Q4 FY25.
- Guinea CBG: target 27.5 Mtpa.
- SMB-Winning: +10 Mt exports (logistics capacity).
I’ll present this in Chinese, keeping it concise and citing according to the rules.
Compiling the summary
I will condense the key facts into a table, including the key expansions, capacities, and sources. For the Guinea section:
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CBG expansion: 27.5 Mtpa target, ongoing incremental expansions (mine, railway, port). Source: ESIA Addendum 2018, BAP 2021, CBG website.
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SMB-Winning: $1 billion investment to increase exports by 10 Mt/y by end of 2024. Sources: Mining.com, Reuters, Alcircle.
Additionally, I'll include disambiguation on tonnage units and unify wording.
Verifying capacity and expansions
I’ll check the "increase by 10 Mt" figure from the Mining.com article, where the CEO mentioned exports would rise by 10 million metric tons per year starting later this year. For Chalco Guinea Boffa, there’s no capacity expansion, but I’ll mention stable operations and ongoing environmental work. For GAC (EGA), exports were suspended, indicating no expansion.
I’ll also mention RUSAL CBK investigating locomotive expansion but without specific capacity figures.
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