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 Jamaican Mining Cadastre (JAMINCAD) was officially launched on Friday March 11 at the Mines and Geology Division of the Ministry of Transport and Mining. The Mining Cadastre is a...

Operations at bauxite and alumina company, Jamalco, are expected to resume by June 2022. Production at the Clarendon-based plant was halted due to a major fire last August that destroyed...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he will be aggressively targeting new areas of potential opportunity within the mining sector. In an interview with JIS News, Minister...

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI)/Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Greenhouse Cluster and Water Harvesting Project is being hailed as an example of sustainable land use in post-mining areas. The project,...

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...

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...

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...