Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited, which was incorporated in 1975, is a Government-owned entity with a business enterprise mandate. The company holds 51 per cent equity, on behalf of the Government ...

(Javier Blas and Jack Farchy, The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources, Chapter 3) By 1957, Jamaica was the world's leading producer of bauxite, but over decades it dropped to tenth place as bauxite mining took off in other parts of the globe.

Minister of Mining, Audley Shaw (right), and State Minister, J.C. Hutchinson (centre), are briefed by Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited's (JBM) Managing Director, Donna Marie Howe (second right), on the multimillion-dollar commercial and industrial park development project which the entity will be undertaking in Lydford, St Ann, where its …

Projected to earn $77b for the economy after pandemic decline. The Jamalco refinery in Clarendon. The Jamaican Government expects the value of mining exports from bauxite and alumina to improve to US$507 million ($77 billion), seven per cent higher than last year, with the pending reopening of the Jamalco plant but there's still …

No one can question the enormously positive impact that the bauxite/alumina industry has had on the Jamaican economy over the last 53 years. The sector is today the second largest foreign exchange earner, raking in some US$901 million last year (an 18 per cent increase over 2003), and creating significant linkages in the economy as well as …

The ultimate responsibility for bauxite land reclamation rests with the Commissioner of Mines, in accordance with the country's Mining Regulations. The Bauxite Lands …

Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) is a Government-owned company (a Public Body) with a business enterprise mandate. In addition to being the custodian of over 4,000 acres of Government properties in …

Decades of bauxite mining have taken a toll on Jamaica's land, and with the primary reserves depleted, the government wants to move mining operations for the major export ore into one of the ...

Photo: Okoye Henry 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 …

Bauxite production in Jamaica and major projects. According to GlobalData, Jamaica is the world's seventh-largest producer of bauxite in 2022, with output up by 22% on 2021. Over the five years to 2021, production from Jamaica decreased by a CAGR of 8.42% and is expected to rise by a CAGR of 2% between 2022 and 2026.

How it all started . . . The year 2019 commemorates 160 years since the first Government-commissioned geological survey of Jamaica. In the early 1850s the Island Government made an urgent request to Britain for a complete and systematic evaluation of the mineral potential of the colony following the decline of the sugar industry.

The Mining Act provides for a royalty of US$ 0.5 per ton of bauxite mined. There are also fees for prospecting, exploration and quarry licenses and mining leases. The corporate income and general consumption tax (sales tax) are applied to the mining sector are similar to those applied to non-mining entities operating in Jamaica.

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This publication takes a hard look at mining operations that have devastated Jamaican communities and landscapes since the 1950s. "Jamaica's air-quality standards are known to be outdated and, with respect to particulate matter (PM), are inadequate to protect public health – the bauxite-alumina industry could and should be held to a higher standard," …

Mined-out land in south Manchester. - Photo by Angelo Laurence. When the first load of bauxite weighing 10,000 tons left the shores of Jamaica from Port Kaiser, on the south Manchester and St Elizabeth border, during the night hours of February 9, 1953, for the United States, life changed. But no thought was given to when life would change …

Building businesses and restoring communities, from the earth up, through mineral export

The Jamalco alumina refinery at Halse Hall, Clarendon. Century Aluminum Company, a United States-based associate of Glencore, will acquire the majority stake in Jamalco for US$1, stripping former …

Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) will be undertaking a multimillion-dollar commercial and industrial park development project in Lydford, St Ann, where the entity's main activities are concentrated. Minister of Mining Audley Shaw indicated that the project is slated to commence this year, noting that the proposed commercial and industrial ...

Bauxite-alumina producer JISCO Alpart is looking to mine more ore for the company's plant, which is expanding at a cost of US$1.1 billion. It will be digging through 700 acres in an area referred to as as …

Building businesses and restoring communities, from the earth up, through mineral export

File. In this Gleaner photo dated April 28, 2023, the Donald M. James cargo ship is being loaded with limestone that's being shipped by Lydford Mining Limited through Reynolds Pier in St Ann to markets in the United States. Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited, JBM, expects to max out capacity at the Reynolds Pier if, as expected, limestone ...

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) will be undertaking a multimillion-dollar commercial and industrial park development project in …

Jamalco is a joint venture between Century Aluminum and Clarendon Alumina Production Limited with a focus on bauxite mining and alumina production. Jamalco started as a bauxite mining venture by Alcoa in 1959 and exported its first shipment of bauxite in 1963. The venture began alumina production at a new refinery in Halse Hall, Clarendon in ...

It must be noted, however, that bauxite isn't really versatile. In fact, the use of bauxite is somewhat limited to aluminium production. Hence, the main use of bauxite in Jamaica is to convert it to alumina for exportation. However, let's not detract its importance, as aluminium plays a vital role in creating a number of items.

Bauxite or 'red dirt', the raw material used in the production of aluminium, has been extracted in Jamaica by open-cast mining since 1952. In the 1960s Jamaica was the leading producer in the world and …

Bauxite and alumina companies to issue over 300 Jamaican land titles. The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) has made significant strides in channeling the …

Unearthing value and supporting sustainability. Jamalco is our bauxite mining and alumina refinery located in Jamaica. Jamalco is committed to being "The Best Alumina …

The Jamaican Government expects the value of mining exports from bauxite and alumina to improve to US$507 million ($77 billion), seven per cent higher …

expansion of bauxite mining. • Through the Jamaica Bauxite Institute, the government can focus considerable attention on the island's primary exploited ore and keep current developments for bauxite mining aligned. • There is a strong need to update the country's geological database of known and predicted metalliferous and non-

Jamalco is a joint venture between General Alumina Jamaica Limited and Clarendon Alumina Production Limited (CAP) with a focus on bauxite mining and …