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Minerals Processing Plant of the Year: Alcoa's Kwinana Refinery

Thursday 20 November 2008

Alcoa's Kwinana Refinery located in Western Australia is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.


$500 million refinery contract

Monday 03 November 2008

WR Carpenter No 1 Pty Ltd a company of The Griffin Group, on behalf of Worsley Alumina, has issued a contract to AE&E Australia for the design, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a multi-fuel circulating fluidised bed cogeneration power plant to be built at Worsley


Monadelphous wins $140 m contract

Friday 10 October 2008

Monadelphous Group has won a contract with Worsley Alumina worth $140 million.


Worsley stacks it on

Friday 15 August 2008

FL Smidth Minerals has been awarded the contract for the design and supply a two new slewing and luffing stackers at the Worsley alumina refinery at Collie in south-west WA.


Maintenance at a new level

Thursday 03 April 2008

An initiative developed by Worsley Alumina employees has revolutionised the way maintenance is carried out on the 52km overland conveyor used to transport bauxite from the Boddington mine to the refinery, near Collie.


Finding the flaw in the flow

Friday 28 December 2007

RESEARCHERS using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) have identified a large recirculating vortex as the cause of performance variations in precipitation tanks being used at an alumina refinery.


Strong demand drives bauxite mining

Monday 12 November 2007

GROWTH in the global demand for aluminium and alumina over the period to 2011-12 will support an expansion in Australia’s bauxite production


Health and safety a winner

Friday 02 November 2007

A WESTERN Australian (WA) Alumina and bauxite miner has won the National Minerals Industry Safety and Health Excellence Award


Iluka tops emergency response

Tuesday 23 October 2007

ILUKA Resources ‘Sandstormers’ emergency response team won the overall best at the South West Emergency Response Skills Challenge at Australind Senior High School over the weekend.


Strong demand drives bauxite mining

Friday 19 October 2007

GROWTH in the global demand for aluminium and alumina over the period to 2011-12 will support an expansion in Australia’s bauxite production.


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