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Canadian Company to Mine BauxiteA Canadian company has signed an agreement with Guyana to mine bauxite in a western region of the country.
First Bauxite Corporation of Vancouver expects to mine more than 11 Mt/a of refractory bauxite in unexplored deposits in the Essequibo region. CEO Hilbert Shields said the company hopes to build a plant within 18 months. He said initial production levels will stand at 90 700 t/a. The western Essequibo region has an estimated 1,45 Mt of bauxite (11/2011). |
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