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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, highlights a matter of importance while making his contribution to the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 17.

No Mining in Cockpit Country Protected Area

Mining and related activities will not be allowed in the segment of the Cockpit Country which has now been designated as a protected area. This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness who informed that to prevent...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), in dialogue with (from left) Deputy Commissioner of Mines, Leighton Williams; Head of Corporation Secretariat, European Union Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz; Deputy Commissioner of Mines, Stacey Plummer and Representative, United Nations Development Programme, Multi-Country Office, Denise Antonio, at the Launch of the Jamaican Mining Cadastre (JAMINCAD) at the Mines and Geology Division, Hope Gardens, on Friday (March 11).

Digital Platform Now Ready to Manage Mining Operations

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 8.

Operations At Jamalco To Resume June

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw.

New Areas In Mining Sector To Be Targeted

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), speaks to farmer Leister Burton (left) before tasting a cherry tomato from Mr. Burton’s greenhouse farm in Manchester. Occasion was a recent tour of the Greenhouse Cluster and Water Harvesting Project in Content in the parish. Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, and Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, were also on the tour.

Minister Shaw Hails Use Of Reclaimed Bauxite Lands For Agriculture

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), listens while Jamalco’s Powerhouse Reconstruction Manager, Natalie Sparkes (right), points out aspects of the restoration work at the company during Wednesday

4 years ago Mining

Jamalco Lauded For Resilience After Major Fire

Bauxite and alumina company, Jamalco, has been lauded for retaining its full workforce, despite a halt in production due to a fire that destroyed its powerhouse last September. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, who commended the company, noted that “insight and foresight” are being demonstrated in keeping its 1,000 employees, despite “the fact that you are not...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and State Minister, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), are briefed by Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited’s (JBM) Managing Director, Donna Marie Howe (second right), on the multi-million dollar commercial and industrial park development project which the entity will be undertaking in Lydford, St. Ann, where its operational sites are located. The occasion was a tour of the locations on Friday (February 4). Looking on (from left) are JBM’s Deputy Port and Estate Manager, Kary Neale, and Port and Property Manager, Kenneth Anglin.

4 years ago Mining

Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited To Undertake Multi-Million Dollar Development Project

Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) will be undertaking a multi-million dollar commercial and industrial park development project in Lydford, St. Ann, where the entity’s main activities are concentrated. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure following a tour of JBM’s operational sites in the parish on Friday (February 4), along with State Minister, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on February 1.

4 years ago MiningWorks / Construction

Reconstruction Process At Jamalco On Track – Minister Clarke

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the reconstruction process at Jamalco is on track and will take place over three phases. He said that in phase one, which should occur by June 2022, Jamalco expects the recommencement of operations at up to 50 per cent of capacity using steam from a set of...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left); Country Manager for UC Rusal Alumina Jamaica Limited, Sergey Kostyuk (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Stevie Barnett, cut the ribbon to officially launch the bauxite and alumina company, WINDALCO’s US$4-million project to control caustic effluent from impacting the environment, on January 6, in Ewarton, St. Catherine.

4 years ago Mining

Windalco Constructing Second EHP To Prevent Spillages

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has officially launched the bauxite and alumina company, WINDALCO’s US$4-million project to control caustic effluent from impacting the environment. Under the programme, the Ewarton, St. Catherine-based company is constructing a second Effluent Holding Pond (EHP), and increasing the capacity of the old pond to prevent spillages into a nearby river. Minister Montague...

Chief Executive Officer and Government Town Planner, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, addressing Monday’s (January 3) virtual stakeholder briefing on the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) approval for the release of approximately 1, 324 hectares of lands in St. Ann to Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, for mining.

4 years ago EnvironmentMining

NCRA Approves Release of Lands In St. Ann to Noranda For Mining

The Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) has approved the release of approximately 1,324 hectares of lands in St. Ann for mining to Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners. Chief Executive Officer and Government Town Planner, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, made the disclosure during a virtual stakeholder briefing on the ‘NRCA’s Decision on Noranda’s Application for Mining in Special...

Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Robert Montague, addresses a press conference held Thursday (December 30), at his Maxfield Avenue offices in St. Andrew, to update the country on exploration work being done by Geophysx Jamaica Limited. Photo: Mark Bell

4 years ago Mining

Mining Minister Hopeful For Commercial Finds

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague is reporting that exploration work being done by Geophysx Jamaica Limited, is showing positive indications. The company is licensed by the Ministry and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), to explore for copper, zinc, gold and other minerals. Geophysx is a mineral exploration group which operates with modern, yet economically, ecologically...