Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
| Commodities |
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| Mining Method |
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| Mine Life | 2059 |
Al Ba’itha is the only bauxite mine in the Middle East. It is an open pit mine with an annual capacity of over 4Mt of bauxite ore. The bauxite ore is refined in the GCC’s first alumina refinery at Ras Al Khair to produce 1.8 million tonnes of alumina per year, which is processed in the smelter to produce aluminium. |
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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 with an annual capacity of over 4Mt of bauxite ore.
Summary:
The mine and refinery are connected by road and rail. Ore is transported to the refinery at Ras Al Khair by rail.
The mine includes fixed plants for crushing and train loading; workshops and ancillary services; power plant; and water supply.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
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Bauxite
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M dmt
| ......  | ...... | ...... | 0.6 |
All production numbers are expressed as ore.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2017 |
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Annual mining capacity
| ...... |
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Reserves at December 31, 2018:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade | Contained Metal |
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Total Resource
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242.7 Mt
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TAA
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49.8 %
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242.7 Mt
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