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Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, has assured that the Government and the owners of the St. Elizabeth-based bauxite alumina company Alpart, have been working together to ensure that a 2011 reopening of that operation is possible. "The partners in Alpart have shown true interest in this asset, and their desire to get the plant reopened. They have...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has lauded the safety record of the local mining industry. Speaking at the National Minerals Industry Safety Awards banquet, recently at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston, Mr. Broderick pinpointed the work ethnic in the sector in terms of discipline and safety. He said that, visiting...

Students from several primary and secondary schools across the city, and representatives of various interest groups turned out for the Mines and Geology Division's 150th anniversary Open Day, at Hope Gardens today (November 5). The Open Day provided a close up look at the work of the division and a wide wealth of information offered by several related agencies and...

A number of communities in St. Elizabeth are benefitting from support from the Alpart bauxite company despite the closure of mining operations in the parish. The company, through its Community Council, is providing more than 300,000 gallons of water per day to residents from its St. Elizabeth wells, while maintaining a number of its social programmes in education, agriculture, sports,...

The Manchester Chamber of Commerce will, on October 20, stage another in the series of 'Life After Bauxite' seminars, at the Golf View Hotel, in Mandeville. Slated to begin at 5:15 p.m., the seminar will expose persons in attendance to the current and potential scope of community tourism, the requisites for entering the sector, what it takes to be an...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has praised workers at Jamalco, in Clarendon, for beating the odds and rising above adverse conditions to make their organisation one of the most productive bauxite/alumina plants in the world. "You would never know how close Jamalco came to closure. Alcoa sent a representative to Jamaica to formally advise me of their intention to...

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) is rigorously monitoring the island's bauxite plants, to ensure that these operations are maintained and poised for maximum marketability. Executive Director, Parris Lyew-Ayee, gave this assurance at a press conference called by Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, at his New Kingston offices, recently. "We are busy working with the Commissioner of Mines...

Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, is expressing confidence that the tide is turning for the bauxite industry, as there is some indication of an upturn in the sector. He was speaking against the background of the resumption of full work scheduled by December at St. Ann Bauxite Partners, Discovery Bay St. Ann. Operations there will take production...

Employees of St. Ann Jamaica Bauxite Partners (SAJBP) will resume the full work schedule by December as the company, yesterday (Sept. 2), announced plans to boost production. Chief Operations Officer at Noranda Intermediate Holding Corporation, Kyle Lorentzen, addressing a meeting of workers, government officials and industry stakeholders at the Kaiser Sports Club in Discovery Bay, said that production will be...

The Ministry of Energy and Mining is pursuing the productive utilisation of rehabilitated mined out bauxite lands for agricultural initiatives, State Minister, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has announced. This comes against the background of concerns resonating "over several decades" and heightened by the onset of the global economic recession, of the need to find solutions to improve the standard of living,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has said that the Ministry is working to promote synergies among the various segments of the minerals industry. Making his contribution to the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 21), Mr. Broderick said this is necessary to build a strong, integrated and...

The Ministry of Energy and Mining is proposing the creation of a comprehensive township development plan, incorporating the use of rehabilitated mined-out bauxite lands. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Laurence Broderick, in his contribution to the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Tuesday (July 21), said that the move would help to address the demand for housing solutions, especially...