Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
| Commodities |
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| Mining Method |
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| Processing |
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| Mine Life | 2058 |
Source:
p. 76
Maaden Bauxite and Alumina Company (MBAC) was incorporated on 22 January 2011 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is also its principal place of business and is owned:
- 74.9% by Saudi Arabian Mining Company (“Ma’aden”) and;
- 25.1% by AWA Saudi Limited (“AWA”), a foreign shareholder, which is owned 60% by Alcoa Corporation and 40% by Alumina Limited.
Summary:
Bauxite occurs as a paleolaterite profile developed at an angular unconformity between underlying late Triassic to early Cretaceous sediments (parent rock sequence Biyadh Formation) and the overlying late Cretaceous Wasia Formation (overburden sequence).
Summary:
Al Ba’itha is the only bauxite mine in the Middle East. It is an open pit mine.
Source:
Summary:
Ma'aden feedstock comes from large bauxite deposits in Al Ba’itha Mine, which includes the mine as well as the ore-crushing and handling facilities. The mine’s estimated production is 5 million tonnes per year of dry weight bauxite. The ore is then transported via the new North-South railway line to Ras Al Khair Industrial City, feeding the Ma’aden’s Refinery. The Refinery is the first alumina refinery in the Middle East; it can produce 1.8 million tonnes per year of alumina, all of which almost 80% are processed in Ma'aden’s Smelter, while the rest exported globally. The bauxite and alumina is under the operation of Ma’aden MBAC. The technology used in Ma’aden’s Refinery is using Bayer Process Technology, while our Boilers use Natural Gras for heat generation.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|
Bauxite
|
M dmt
| ...... | ...... | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
All production numbers are expressed as ore.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|
Annual mining capacity
| ...... | 4.6 Mt of bauxite | 4.6 Mt of bauxite | 4 Mt of bauxite |
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Annual production capacity
| ...... | 1.8 Mt of alumina | 1.8 Mt of alumina | 1.8 Mt of alumina |
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Reserves at December 31, 2020:
TAA = T.Al2O3 = total available alumina.
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade | Contained Metal | Recoverable Metal |
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Proven
|
60.5 Mt
|
TAA
|
50 %
|
|
|
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Probable
|
122.8 Mt
|
TAA
|
47.3 %
|
|
|
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Proven & Probable
|
183.4 Mt
|
TAA
|
48.2 %
|
183.4 Mt
|
183.4 Mt
|
|
Measured
|
68 Mt
|
TAA
|
49.8 %
|
|
|
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Indicated
|
138 Mt
|
TAA
|
49.6 %
|
|
|
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Inferred
|
28 Mt
|
TAA
|
50.8 %
|
|
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Total Resource
|
233 Mt
|
TAA
|
49.8 %
|
233 Mt
|
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