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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third from left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C Hutchinson (centre), participate in the breaking of ground for Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners’ plant nursery, on reclaimed bauxite lands in St. Ann on Thursday, March 31. They are joined by (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry; Vice President and Country Manager for Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, Delroy Dell; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South West, Hon. Zavia Mayne; Managing Director of Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM), Donna Marie Howe; and Acting Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Sheldon Scott.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third from left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C Hutchinson (centre), participate in the breaking of ground for Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners’ plant nursery, on reclaimed bauxite lands in St. Ann on Thursday, March 31. They are joined by (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry; Vice President and Country Manager for Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, Delroy Dell; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South West, Hon. Zavia Mayne; Managing Director of Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM), Donna Marie Howe; and Acting Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Sheldon Scott.

Noranda Breaks Ground For Plant Nursery To Support ‘Operation Discovery Tree’

By: Okoye Henry, April 1, 2022
Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners broke ground for a plant nursery in St. Ann on Thursday (March 31), which will support the entity’s ‘Operation Discovery Tree’ project that is aimed at...
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

By: ALECIA SMITH, March 19, 2022
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

By: PETA-GAY HODGES, March 12, 2022

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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.
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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
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Mining Minister Hopeful For Commercial Finds

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