2020-11-6 The Solomon Islands Minister of the Environment has upheld a decision that had refused the development of an open-cast bauxite mine on Wagina Island. “This is a hard-won victory for Wagina Island residents who rely on their island and waters around the proposed mining site for their livelihoods,” said Richard Pearshouse, Amnesty ...
More2020-11-30 The bauxite mining operation in West Rennell has been dubbed “messed up” by the Solomon Island's highest mining official. Ministry of Mines Director Nicholas Biliki told SIBC News that the process of land acquisition and the eventual granting of the mining lease to Asia Pacific Investment Development Ltd (APID) was done by the previous government in haste.
MoreThe Bauxite-Solomon Islands Aluminum Prospect is near Honiara, Solomon Islands. Preliminary development has taken place such as surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, or geological mapping. Enough data has been gathered to estimate grade and tonnage. The ore mined is composed of bauxite.
More2016-3-31 Mining Company Eyes Bauxite in Solomon Islands. The company reported on Wednesday that it had signed an option agreement to acquire a 50% stake in privately-held Au Capital Mining, which held two prospecting licences in the Solomon Islands. Junior explorer Iron Mountain Mining has secured an option over two bauxite projects in the Solomon Islands.
More2020-11-7 Wagina Island residents win bid to stop bauxite mining plan in Solomon Islands. The mining project would have affected 60 per cent of the tiny island's
More2014-6-23 Commercially viable bauxite deposits found on Rennell island in the Solomon Islands . by Staff-Monday, June 23, 2014. ... “The method proposed for the mining of the bauxite is a simple one and does not involve high or sophisticated technology,” it said in its report to the ministry..
MorePacific Bauxite will appeal to the Solomon Islands High Court against the cancellation of its 50%-owned prospecting licence over the Nendo bauxite project. The Australian-based explorer says the grounds for the "completely unexpected" decision, that it's not carried out sufficient prospecting or established amicable relations with the local communities, are factually incorrect.
More2021-11-10 A Guardian report has revealed that a mining operation owes millions in unpaid taxes and royalties to the Solomon Islands. According to information garnered from a senior governmental official, the Asia Pacific Investment Development (APID) company and its subcontractor, Bintan Mining Solomon Islands Ltd (BMSI), have not paid taxes or royalties on over one-third of their exports over the past ...
More2020-12-3 The bauxite mining operation in West Rennell has been dubbed “messed up” by the Solomon Island’s highest mining official. Ministry of Mines Director Nicholas Biliki told SIBC News that the process of land acquisition and the eventual granting of the mining lease to Asia Pacific Investment Development Ltd (APID) was done by the previous ...
MorePacific Bauxite will appeal to the Solomon Islands High Court against the cancellation of its 50%-owned prospecting licence over the Nendo bauxite project. The Australian-based explorer says the grounds for the "completely unexpected" decision, that it's not carried out sufficient prospecting or established amicable relations with the local communities, are factually incorrect.
More2016-3-31 Mining Company Eyes Bauxite in Solomon Islands. The company reported on Wednesday that it had signed an option agreement to acquire a 50% stake in privately-held Au Capital Mining, which held two prospecting licences in the Solomon Islands. Junior explorer Iron Mountain Mining has secured an option over two bauxite projects in the Solomon Islands.
More2015-5-14 A second Bauxite Mining company operating on Rennell Island in Solomon Islands was given a 14 days’ notice to respond to the government or face cancellation of its mining lease for failure to meet conditions. The Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification Hon. Samson Maneka has issued a 14-days notice to Asia Pacific Investment ...
More2014-6-23 Commercially viable bauxite deposits found on Rennell island in the Solomon Islands . by Staff-Monday, June 23, 2014. ... “The method proposed for the mining of the bauxite is a simple one and does not involve high or sophisticated technology,” it said in its report to the ministry..
More2020-11-6 The Solomon Islands Minister of the Environment has upheld a decision that had refused the development of an open-cast bauxite mine on Wagina Island. “This is a hard-won victory for Wagina Island residents who rely on their island and waters around the proposed mining site for their livelihoods,” said Richard Pearshouse, Amnesty ...
MoreThe Bauxite-Solomon Islands Aluminum Prospect is near Honiara, Solomon Islands. Preliminary development has taken place such as surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, or geological mapping. Enough data has been gathered to estimate grade and tonnage. The ore mined is composed of bauxite.
More2012-12-1 Concept: Mining Alternative Names. Gold Ridge; Details. In the sixteenth century, the Mendãna expedition, searching for the source of King Solomon's fabled wealth, found traces of gold on Guadalcanal, the first incidence of Europeans exploring the Solomon Islands for mineral wealth.
More2020-12-8 The mining industry in Solomon Islands has experienced a turbulent recent history, as all production ceased in 2000 due to civil strife and land ownership disputes. Gold has been an important source of GDP for the country and in 1999 production peaked at 150,000 ounces; the Gold Ridge mine in Guadalcanal was the source of much of this.
More2021-11-16 Solomon Enterprise PTE Limited owns NESI, a Private Company Limited by Shares, incorporated on October 12, 2017 in Singapore. Bintan Mining SI Ltd is owned by Bintan Mining Corporation, incorporated in British Virgin Islands, and registered in Hong Kong as a ‘foreign company’. Bintan’s two directors are Grace Mercado Aquino and Kwok Fung Wai.
More2019-7-24 Situated on the volcanic Pacific Ring of Fire, the Solomon Islands are rich in valuable minerals like gold, copper, nickel, and bauxite. Yet the landowners living atop this mineral wealth often lack basic services and are overwhelmingly cash poor,
More2020-11-9 The Solomon Islands Minister of the Environment has upheld a decision that had refused the development of an open-cast bauxite mine on Wagina Island. “This is a hard-won victory for Wagina Island residents who rely on their island and waters
More2016-3-31 Mining Company Eyes Bauxite in Solomon Islands. The company reported on Wednesday that it had signed an option agreement to acquire a 50% stake in privately-held Au Capital Mining, which held two prospecting licences in the Solomon Islands. Junior explorer Iron Mountain Mining has secured an option over two bauxite projects in the Solomon Islands.
More2019-3-31 Solomon Islands stops bauxite mine. THE Solomon Islands Environment Advisory Committee (EAC) has revoked a development consent for a bauxite mine on Wagina Island in a ground-breaking decision following the first-ever merits appeal
More2021-11-16 Solomon Enterprise PTE Limited owns NESI, a Private Company Limited by Shares, incorporated on October 12, 2017 in Singapore. Bintan Mining SI Ltd is owned by Bintan Mining Corporation, incorporated in British Virgin Islands, and registered in Hong Kong as a ‘foreign company’. Bintan’s two directors are Grace Mercado Aquino and Kwok Fung Wai.
MorePacific Bauxite will appeal to the Solomon Islands High Court against the cancellation of its 50%-owned prospecting licence over the Nendo bauxite project. The Australian-based explorer says the grounds for the "completely unexpected" decision, that it's not carried out sufficient prospecting or established amicable relations with the local communities, are factually incorrect.
More2021-6-16 The Solomon Islands is blessed with natural resources – gold, nickel and bauxite are some of the non-renewable resources that lay below the surface. Also, below the surface lies the dirty dealings associated with the mining sector. Speculative investors seem to dominate the industry.
More2015-5-14 A second Bauxite Mining company operating on Rennell Island in Solomon Islands was given a 14 days’ notice to respond to the government or face cancellation of its mining lease for failure to meet conditions. The Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification Hon. Samson Maneka has issued a 14-days notice to Asia Pacific Investment ...
More2020-12-8 The mining industry in Solomon Islands has experienced a turbulent recent history, as all production ceased in 2000 due to civil strife and land ownership disputes. Gold has been an important source of GDP for the country and in 1999 production peaked at 150,000 ounces; the Gold Ridge mine in Guadalcanal was the source of much of this.
More2019-7-24 Situated on the volcanic Pacific Ring of Fire, the Solomon Islands are rich in valuable minerals like gold, copper, nickel, and bauxite. Yet the landowners living atop this mineral wealth often lack basic services and are overwhelmingly cash poor,
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