There are potentially large deposits of rare earth elements at a location in Jamaica, says Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague. Speaking in the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in...

The Government has committed to recover the approximately US$2.8 million that is owed to the Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited for Jamaicans who should benefit from these funds. Minister of Transport...

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says mining operations accounted for the most foreign exchange earned in 2020, the year in which the COVID-19 pandemic caused havoc for numerous...

The Government has revised the agreement for mining in the Cockpit Country, says Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague. The modifications include the removal of 6,000 hectares of...

Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) is looking to commence work to upgrade the Ocho Rios Port during the current fiscal year. This is according to the 2021/22 Public Bodies Estimates...

For March 2021, output prices for producers in the Mining and Quarrying industry increased by 3.7 per cent and by 2.8 per cent in the Manufacturing industry as released today...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), for implementation of the second phase of the Rural...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has disclosed that mining communities across the island will benefit from more than $60 million allocated under the Bauxite Community Development Programme...